Spring 2019 Publication of the Pa. Council of Trout Unlimited www.patrout.org Coldwater Heritage Partnership distributes $75,000 in grants The Coldwater Heritage Partnership has announced that more than $75,000 in grants have been awarded to local organi- zations to protect and conserve Pennsyl- vania’s coldwater streams. Grant funds for the Coldwater Heritage Partnership are provided by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation Partnerships Program Environmental Stewardship Fund, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds and Pennsylva- nia Trout Unlimited. Kelly Williams Photo The purpose of the CHP is to provide Fishery surveys revealed that native brook trout are present in many areas of the Potts Run watershed. Once AMD restoration activities are complete, these popula- leadership, coordination, technical assis- tions should be able to expand as they utilize restored habitat. tance, and funding support for the conser- vation and protection of Pennsylvania’s coldwater streams. The program awards Perseverance pays off in See , page 5 GRANTS the Potts Run watershed Annual PATU By Rachel Kester find a stream that had at least a few tolerant TU Project Coordinator macroinvertebrate species present despite award nominations the AMD influences. As a college intern at the Clearfield I remember thinking that if any streams due by July 31 County Conservation District, I first sam- in the Clearfield Creek watershed could Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlim- pled Potts Run in the summer of 2002 as be restored, Potts Run was one of them. ited will present its annual awards during part of an assessment of Clearfield Creek, a It had relatively good water quality, intact the fall meeting at the Shavers Creek Fire- tributary to the West Branch Susquehanna habitat, and at least some aquatic life. But man’s Park, 4811 Shavers Creek Road, River in northcentral Pennsylvania. Petersburg, PA 16669 on Saturday, Sept. Potts Run sticks in my mind because af- funding was limited, so in-depth sampling 14. There is a huge amount of extraordi- ter spending all summer sampling streams was focused on other more severely de- nary work being accomplished by PATU degraded by abandoned mine drainage and graded streams. See AWARDS, page 10 completely devoid of life, it was exciting to See POTTS, page 7 IN THIS ISSUE Collegiate Fly Fishing Championships...... 2 Minutes...... 8 EXCOM Actions...... 3 Chapter Reports...... 12 Headwaters...... 4 PATU Merchandise Order Form...... 14 PA COUNCIL OF TROUT UNLIMITED PO Box 5148 Bellefonte, PA 16823 PRESIDENT – Greg Malaska 218 W. 13th St. Jim Thorpe, PA 16229 Phone: 570-657-7169 Email: [email protected] Contributed Photo EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – Competitors in the Pennsylvania Collegiate Fly Fishing Championships gather John Leonard with organizer Charlie Charlesworth from the beats during the first section of the 222 Brindle Road event. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Phone: 717-512-4620 Email: [email protected] 2nd PA Collegiate Fly Fishing EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – Monty Murty Championships another success PO Box 55 Laughlintown, PA 15655 On Friday, April 5, 28 students from Cortland Line, Syndicate Rods, Mansfield Phone: 724-238-7860 eight college and university 5 Rivers Clubs University and the Louis Koch Foundation. Email: [email protected] convened at Port Matilda’s Godspeed If April 5 was any indication as to how TREASURER – Bob Volkmar Hostel for the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania the weekend would turn out, fortunately it 1443 West Br. Fishing Creek Road Collegiate Fly Fishing Championships. didn’t work out that way. The day was cold Roulette, PA 16746 Currently, 11 colleges and universities in and rainy, and the students spent the entire Phone: 814-544-7174 Pennsylvania support Trout Unlimited 5 Email: [email protected] evening confined to the activity room at Rivers Clubs on their campuses. Godspeed, either tying flies or just getting SECRETARY – Bob Pennell This event came about when Charlie 2319 Valley Road to know their competition. Harrisburg, PA 17104 Charlesworth, then-president of PATU, Saturday turned out to be totally dif- Phone: 717-395-5124 invited students from those schools to take ferent, and a perfect day to fish. It was Email: [email protected] part in a retreat/rally at Penn State’s Lake overcast, and Bald Eagle Creek was run- PA TROUT EDITOR & DESIGNER – Perez. During a brainstorming session ning somewhat high and a bit stained, but Brad Isles with the students, it was suggested that that didn’t appear to affect the outcome a P.O. Box 23 holding a fly fishing competition might bit. On the contrary, for some it was their Grove City, PA 16127 be a good way to get students from the Phone: 724-967-2832 best day of fishing ever. Ethan Daviau Email: [email protected] different schools to connect with each (York College) set the bar for the day with other. Charlesworth invited Ryan Heisler a total of 27 fish for both sessions to win PA TROUT ADVERTISING – (Juniata College) and Dan Collins (Mans- Brad Isles the individual portion of the competition. P.O. Box 23 field University) to present their proposal For the second year in a row, Mansfield Grove City, PA 16127 to PA Council. University took top honors in the team Phone: 724-967-2832 Council approved the idea and estab- portion of the competition. Email: [email protected] lished an agreement with the PAFish and Individual Rankings WEB EDITOR – Bob Pennell Boat Commission to sponsor the first-ever 1. Ethan Daviau (York) 2319 Valley Road PA Collegiate Fly Fishing Championship. 2. Dan Collins (Mansfield) Harrisburg, PA 17104 Charlie, Ryan and Dan collaborated on Phone: 717-395-5124 3. Tyler Olrogg (Mansfield) Email: [email protected] plans to ensure that the inaugural fly fish- ing championship would be a success. Team Rankings COPYRIGHT 2019 This year, with Ryan having graduated 1. Mansfield University (Dan Collins, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited from college, it was now Dan’s respon- Ryan Shaw, Andrew Wilson, Tyler No portion may be reproduced without permission. sibility to put the whole thing together. Olrogg) This year’s event was sponsored by PFBC, Continued on next page... 2 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 www.patrout.org PATU seeks Treasurer candidates PA COUNCIL After serving as Council Treasurer for Heritage Program, assisting the chapters OF TROUT the past 16 years, George Kutskel has in filing financial reports and tax forms, decided to step down effective April 1 and handling Council’s merchandise sales, UNLIMITED and hand over the treasurer’s duties to to name just a few of his responsibilities. 2019 COMMITTEES someone else. We wish George well in his retirement In the interim, the Executive Committee from Council’s Executive Committee, and Awards – Ed O’Gorman has appointed NC Region VP Bob Volkmat know that he will continue to contribute 717-580-3186 / [email protected] to serve as interim treasurer. his expertise to TU as president of the Al- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Admin. – George’s long-term commitment as legheny Mountain Chapter. Ashley Wilmont treasurer involved a host of other duties in If you or someone you know is interested 814-359-5233 / [email protected] addition to keeping the books and handling in serving as Council Treasurer, please Coldwater Heritage Partnership TU Delegate – the financial needs of Council. He worked contact President Greg Malaska at greg- Ken Undercoffer tirelessly coordinating the Coldwater [email protected] or 570-657-7169. 814-765-1035 / [email protected] College/5 Rivers – Charlie Charlesworth Actions Taken by EXCOM since Feb. 9, 2019 570-954-5042 / [email protected] Communications – February 13 – Approved Council to sign on to a letter to the PA Governor and Brad Isles legislators objecting to redirecting funds from the Environmental Stewardship Fund 724-967-2832 / [email protected] (Growing Greener) and Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund for other Delaware River – non-conservation uses. Lee Hartman February 18 – Approved the filing of IRS Form 990 for FY2018 as prepared by the 570-224-6371 / [email protected] accounting firm of Mauthe, Yutzey, Gabler & Troxell. Jeff Skelding February 25 – Approved adding Council’s name to a letter from the state’s sports- 410-245-8021 / [email protected] men’s groups expressing opposition to Gov. Wolf’s proposal to make transfers from Development – the Environmental Stewardship Fund for general operations instead of on-the-ground OPEN projects. Diversity Initiative – Approved adding Council’s name to 3 letters from the Choose Clean Amidea Daniel February 25 – 814-359-5127 / [email protected] Water Coalition outlining its FY20 Congressional Appropriations requests for the Kelly Williams Chesapeake Bay, as well as a letter opposing rollback of the Clean Water Rule. 814-765-2624 / [email protected] February 25 – Approved adding Council’s name to a letter from the Coalition for the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture – Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) requesting FY20 Congressional Appropriations Ken Undercoffer of $10 million for the Delaware River Watershed. 814-765-1035 / [email protected] March 3 – Approved an expenditure of $1,535.89 for the purchase of a display booth Environmental – to be used for Council meetings and participation in various events. Jeff Ripple March 20 – Approved sending letter to National TU recommending Charlie Charles- 814-267-4086 / [email protected] Membership – worth for Grassroots Trustee position. Russ Thrall 570-620-8677 / [email protected] ...Continued from previous page volunteers to cope with our growing pains. National Leadership Council Rep. – 2. York/Keystone Next year’s championships will again Brian Wagner 484-894-8289 / [email protected] 3. Penn State/Behrend be held at the Godspeed Hostel and run from Friday, April 3rd through Sunday, Trout in the Classroom – Awards were handed out Saturday night Ashley Wilmont April 5th. For more information on the PA 814-359-5114 / [email protected] after dinner. A straw poll was conducted Collegiate Fly Fishing Championships or Trout Management – regarding the popularity of the event, and 5 Rivers Clubs in general, contact Charlie the response was overwhelmingly in sup- Len Lichvar Charlesworth at 570-954-5042 or email 814-659-7057 / [email protected] port of repeating it for a third year in 2020. to [email protected]. Charlie will be glad Dave Rothrock After the awards ceremony, everyone had to help you organize a 5 Rivers Club at 570-377-9712 / [email protected] a great time socializing, with many of the your school. Veterans Service Partnership Initiative – students making new lifetime friends. Charlie is co-chair of the PATU Youth Ernest Demastus (VSP) As the event grows in popularity, some Education Committee, working with the 216-647-2152 / [email protected] additional logistics will have to be worked college portion of Council’s youth initia- Youth Education – Judi Sittler out. With Dan Collins graduating this year, tives. He also serves as advisor for the 814-861-3288 / [email protected] it will now be up to Ethan Daviau and other Keystone College 5 Rivers Club. www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 3 Headwaters A message from PATU President Greg Malaska

East-bound and down Take a look at the picture to the right. Beautiful, isn’t it. Potter County? Smok- ies? New England? Nope – it’s Dunbar Creek in Fayette County. Surprised? I was too. In anticipation of the April 6 regional training in Westmoreland County, I decid- ed to embark on a roadtrip to unchartered territory-SOUTHWEST PA. The goal was to meet with our SW chapters and learn about an area I had never experienced. I began the trip with many preconceived notions, yet came home with none. The trip chapters. The former seeks to prevent for all their help in making this training a was full of pleasant surprises, including the damage, while the later tries to fix what success. One mea culpa. I did not realize accompanying photo. has been damaged, usually by extractive that we were competing with several TU Leaving Jim Thorpe before dawn, I spent industries. Growing up in the anthracite chapter banquets, the LJRA river cleanup, the first day with Bill Anderson, president region, I can relate to the efforts of restore and the statewide mentored youth fishing of the Little Juniata River Association. The chapters like CRTU. These folks showed day. My bad. Won’t happen again. LJRA has been a great partner of PATU’s me several projects which enhanced fish My last stop was in Johnstown for the and his leadership has drawn national rec- passage, improved habitat and managed Mountain Laurel TU banquet; great folks ognition to this waterway. Bill showed me the massive impact of acid mine drainage. doing great work. MLTU set an attendance LJRA’s many projects and identified future At the risk of sounding sappy, I was really record and I had the pleasure of watching areas for protection. One characteristic of inspired. Trout Management Committee Co-Chair great leaders is that they are never satis- I then drove north to Ford City to meet Len Lichvar inhale four pieces of cake in fied and are always looking for the next with volunteers from the Arrowhead one sitting. Great event that raised lots of opportunity. Partners make projects and I Chapter. Driving along the Monongahela money for a successful “restore” chapter. look forward to partnering more with Bill and Kiskiminetas Rivers, I saw the lasting So…what is the relevance of the above in the coming years to protect this world impact of the exodus of industry from the title? After the MLTU dinner, I had to drive class fishery. region. My meeting with ATU was one of to Burnham in Mifflin County, as I wanted That evening, I met with several officers the most valuable in that I asked for, and to fish the DHALO section of Honey Creek from the Penns Woods West Chapter. It was provided with, candid feedback on the next morning. The trip was about 120 was my first trip to Pittsburgh and I was how PATU can better work with chapters. miles, a two-hour night ride that I was re- surprised by the lack of major traffic and It’s something I needed to hear and gave ally dreading. Fortunately, my spirits were the attractive North Shore neighborhood. me a new perspective on State Council’s lifted by an unexpected source. Over a few drinks with Dale Fogg, Walt role. MLTU hired a bluegrass band, Meat Po- Reineman and Josh Weiland, I got a better I then headed to Ligonier to fish the tatoes and Gravy, which covered perhaps feel for what makes our largest chapter Loyalhanna and spend the day with Execu- the greatest road trip song of all time, “East tick, especially in a trout-absent metro tive VP Monty Murty. We toured much of Bound and Down” by Jerry Reed (Note: area. Westmoreland County and discussed the For any millennials who don’t know what I then visited with Chestnut Ridge TU. importance of developing relationships I’m talking about – Google it). Singing Ben Moyer, Eugene Gordon, Joe Gudac with funding partners. These relationships that song in my head along a dark and and Dale Kotowksi gave me a grand tour have allowed Forbes Trail TU to do mag- monotonous Route 22 East, really made of Fayette County. I had heard many nificent work in the Loyalhanna watershed. the trip easier. Thanks, MP&G! rumors about this region, few of which Monty and I then went to the Fly Tyers So that’s it. Eight-hundred and ninety- were flattering. To the contrary, I found Reunion in Seven Springs, where we saw five miles, tough fishing, great people, the landscape rugged and beautiful and its some old friends and met some new ones. valuable restoration work, and way too people dedicated and passionate. Saturday’s training was incredibly valu- much caffeine and truck stop food. Next I’ve often said there are two types of TU able to the attendees. We had good lectur- year’s destination – the Great Northwest chapters: “protect” chapters and “restore” ers and quality interaction. Kudos to FTTU (during hatch season, though). 4 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 www.patrout.org GRANTS Creek (Monroe County) Assessment • Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited – from page 1 of water quality, fish surveys, macro- $8,000 for Hendricks Creek – Florek invertebrate study, chemical analysis Farm (Westmoreland County) stream planning and implementation grants to and to identify and recommend future habitat improvement for trout and conservation organizations in an effort project sites. Hellbender salamanders. to protect and conserve Pennsylvania’s • Western Pennsylvania Conservancy – • Heritage Conservancy – $7,310 for coldwater resources. $5,000 for Big Run (Jefferson County) Cooks Creek (Bucks County) stream The planning grant is awarded to organi- Assessment and Coldwater Conserva- buffer improvements. zations to create a coldwater conservation tion Plan development. • Bushkill Stream Conservancy – $8,000 plan that evaluates the biological, physi- Coldwater Implementation Projects for Bushkill Creek (Northampton cal, and chemical features of the stream • American Rivers – $8,000 for Garmin- County) riparian buffer installation, or watershed to identify potential threats, stream bank stabilization, stormwater town Dam removal on West Branch impacts, and opportunities and compile runoff reduction and aquatic habitat of Susquehanna River (Cambria recommendations for future protection. improvements. County). The implementation grant is awarded to • Western Pennsylvania Conservancy – • Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited organizations to complete projects listed as $8,000 for Keal Run (Indiana County) recommendations in Coldwater Conserva- Chapter – $8,000 for Hosensack Creek aquatic organism passage restoration tion Plans or similar documents. Potential (Montgomery County) stream bank and in-stream habitat improvements. reconstruction and in-stream habitat projects must conserve, protect, or enhance Contact Program Director Ashley Wilm- restoration. the resources. ont at 814-359-5233 or c-awilmont@ Grants have been awarded to the follow- • Delaware Riverkeeper Network – pa.gov for project information or how to ing organizations: $8,000 for Pickering Creek (Chester apply to the Coldwater Heritage Partner- Coldwater Conservation Plans County) Experimental Eel return to ship. Additional info as well as plans, • Eastern Coalition for Abandoned control invasive crayfish and restore reports, and photographs from previous Mine Reclamation – $4,750 for structure and function of a healthy grant awardees can be found on the CHP Huntsville Creek (Luzerne County) cold-water stream. website www.coldwaterheritage.org. Assessment of naturally reproducing trout population, aquatic connectivity, Chapter Donations High Quality $500 to $999 macroinvertebrates, culvert assess- • Allegheny Mountain ments and identification of potential The following chapters have made a • Doc Fritchey restoration and improvement projects. commitment to PATU within the last 12 • God’s Country • Cumberland Valley Trout Unlimited months. • Neshannock Chapter – $5,000 for Letort Spring Exceptional Value $1,000 or more Brook Trout $250 to $499 Run (Cumberland County) Cold-water • Cumberland Valley • Adams County Conservation Plan between I-81 over- • Mountain Laurel • Buck’s County pass and headwaters. • Penns Woods West Wild Trout $100 to $249 • Brodhead Watershed Association – $5,000 for Mill Creek and Rattlesnake • Valley Forge • Hokendauqua

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www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 5 Aid trout, habitat: Consider new voluntary permits By Lenny Lichvar toward supporting lake, stream, wetland Trout Management Committee Co-Chair and riparian habitat projects and can be used to match funding from other sources As co-chairmen of the PATU Trout Man- to further improve water quality. agement Committee Dave Rothrock and I also must emphasize that these volun- I, along with the committee members, are tary permits were derived through signifi- putting together implementable concepts cant time and effort of both Commissioners that we believe could be assimilated into and Commission staff while I was on the future PA Fish and Boat Commission de- board. I supported and voted for them as cisions and initiatives to benefit the wild an innovative method to secure funds that trout resource and the habitat they require do not require legislative approval in order to exist. Lenny Lichvar Photo Voluntary permits can be a least a part to try to maintain and actually enhance As this cooperative effort progresses and of the solution to the concerns that wild important programs. to add to the momentum and empowerment trout supporters have themselves identi- Through these voluntary permits the of it coldwater anglers and conservationists fied as a priority. PFBC is providing the opportunity for would do well to seriously consider sup- financial limitations those activities have those that often emphatically informed porting PFBC’s new voluntary program not been to the level many, including the me for years that they would support and that among others includes a Habitat/Wa- PFBC, would like to see. contribute money to water quality im- terways Conservation Permit and a Wild A very specific example I often heard provement and enhancement of the wild Trout and Enhanced Waterways Permit. was to find methods to upgrade wild trout trout resource if only they had more op- During my 12 years as the District 4 waters from Class C to Class B or Class portunity to do so. These permits can be a Commissioner for the PFBC I lost count B to Class A. Certainly that is an excel- least a part of the solution to the concerns of the comments I received from anglers lent priority. Well, according to PFBC that wild trout supporters have themselves across the state, while attending countless Executive Director Tim Schaeffer that is identified as a priority. meetings and other public events, ask- exactly one of the uses that the funding I purchased my permits and I encourage ing why the PFBC does not do more to derived from the Wild Trout Permit will TU members and all those interested in improve the wild trout resource. Truth be be used for. contributing something positive for our told the PFBC has actively pursued that Also according to Schaeffer, the Habi- coldwater resource to consider doing the goal for many years, but due to severe tat and Waterways Permit funds will go same. Register now for National TU’s Northeast rendezvous Join fellow anglers and TU volunteer chance to network and build relationships Seminars leaders from across the Northeast on May with fellow TU volunteer leaders. Saturday’s full-day session will include 31 to June 2 at the Allenberry Resort in SCHEDULE breakfast and lunch networking, group Boiling Springs for some great fishing, Friday, May 31 - Hosted Fishing Day discussions, concentrated workshops and enlightening presentations, inspiring Sample some of the finest fly fishing opportunities for TU members and volun- dialogue and engaging camaraderie with around in the Cumberland Valley region teers to share ideas, celebrate successes, those who share your dedication to TU during the peak of mayfly hatches in this and discuss common challenges. and our mission. fabled fishing destination! Your local Saturday Night, June 1 – Streamside Located on the banks of the world- Pennsylvania TU hosts will take you to Pig Roast, PA Council Fundraiser and famous Yellow Breeches Creek, with hun- some of their most special waters – wheth- Networking dreds of miles of incredible fishing water er boulder-hopping after native brook trout Following the day’s meetings, join your within a short drive, this is the perfect loca- in a small stream or chasing larger browns fellow TU members, volunteers and staff tion to join us for the weekend – and even in big water. Once registered for the fishing from for a great streamside pig roast with stay longer or make a family trip or fishing day, you will be sent a short questionnaire the sound of conversation mingling to the buddies escape out of this great event! asking about your fishing preferences. murmur of the nearby Yellow Breeches. TU regional rendezvous are occasions The $20 registration fee includes a boxed You can even wander away to find some to be inspired – by the work of TU staff, lunch. quiet water and rising trout! A fun raffle lessons from volunteer leaders, and con- Following fishing, all attendees can and auction will be offered and opportuni- versations with newfound friends. They are gather for a no-host meal and networking ties abound to network with one another. also an excellent opportunity to discuss the event at a location TBD. Spend time talking shop and trading stories unique issues facing the region as well as a Saturday, June 1 – Workshops and Continued on next page... 6 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 www.patrout.org POTTS from page 1

I headed back to college that fall not really giving Potts Run a second thought, but now knowing that I wanted to pursue a career in watershed restoration, it’s on my mind a lot. Fast forward a decade, and my husband and I bought a home just one mile from the mouth of Potts Run. I hadn’t been to the stream or thought much about it since my college days, but here I was, now work- ing for Trout Unlimited and exploring the woods and streams around my new home. Rachel Kester Photo We hiked, we fished, and we soon came TU’s contractor spreads crushed limestone with a high calcium carbonate content to realize that Potts Run was not meet- on the Potts Run No. 3 project site to neutralize acidity and help prevent leaching of ing its full potential as a wild brook trout heavy metals from the coal refuse into the stream. fishery. There seemed to be areas of the Run, degrading just over three miles of and ice blanketing the landscape. Winter stream where trout were thriving, but there stream. We hired an engineer and set to held off long enough that we were able were also several abandoned deep mine work designing a treatment system that to get much of the Potts Run No. 3 treat- discharges that were polluting Potts Run would remove the mine drainage and ment system constructed this past fall and in its lower reaches. restore Potts Run to a thriving brook trout we’re on track to complete it by the May Fortunately, my supervisor, Amy Wolfe, fishery. deadline. happens to be an AMD restoration expert, Over the next few years, I pursued Our experience cleaning up AMD in after spending her early career at TU multiple grants – state, federal, private Kettle Creek has shown that it won’t be restoring trout to Twomile Run as part of – to no avail. Funding for AMD cleanup long after the treatment system goes online the Kettle Creek Home Rivers Initiative. was dwindling, and it looked as though that we can expect a response in the bug Amy encouraged me to pursue funding we would never get funding to build the and trout populations. to assess Potts Run and develop a restora- treatment system. Since there are multiple tributaries tion plan. Finally, late last summer, we were containing wild brook trout, I suspect that Over the next several years, we partnered awarded $1.2 million from Pennsylvania’s within a year or two, we will see the trout with local landowners, state and federal share of the federal Abandoned Mine Land population take off. agencies, private funders, and the county Reclamation Economic Development Pilot We’ll be conducting post-construction conservation district to perform water sam- Program. monitoring to see how the stream (and pling, macroinvertebrate surveys, habitat I was thankful and overjoyed, but there trout) recover, so stay tuned. And if you assessments and fishery surveys. This was one caveat – the money had to be spent ever find yourself passing through this assessment culminated in an AMD resto- by the end of May 2019. Building a nearly part of Pennsylvania, hit me up and I’ll be ration plan for the Potts Run watershed. four-acre treatment system in less than a glad to show you around my home waters. The Potts Run No. 3 Mine complex, year is a daunting task, but I talked it over Rachel Kester is a project coordinator for abandoned in the 1950s, was identified as with Amy and we decided to go for it. Trout Unlimited’s Pennsylvania Coldwater a priority for restoration as it contributes Now, here we are in the middle of winter Habitat Program. She can be reached at high levels of acid and aluminum to Potts in the Pennsylvania mountains with snow [email protected].

...Continued from previous page your eyes and expand your understanding The total cost is $125 and includes: with people who share your passion for of stream restoration practices you can • Participation in all seminars and work- conservation and enjoy a fun evening. take home to your chapters and councils. shops on Saturday and Sunday Sunday, June 2 – Morning Workshops LODGING • Breakfast and lunch on Saturday and and Half-Day Conservation Tour Accommodations and meeting venues Sunday Have you ever wondered why a stream for the Northeast Regional Rendezvous • A dinner and fundraiser hosted by the needs restoration? Are you curious about are provided by: PA Council on Saturday night the role insects play in these decisions? The Allenberry Resort, 1559 Boiling Please register at https://gifts.tu.org/ Join us for a special Sunday afternoon spe- Springs Road, Boiling Springs, PA 17007. northeast-regional. cial session at the Northeastern Regional (717) 258-3211. For questions and additional details, Rendezvous for a conservation tour to open REGISTRATION email Jeff Yates at [email protected]. www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 7 has offered financial regarding the details PA Council of assistance to chapters and implementation Trout Unlimited to help cover the cost of the PATU Policy on of professional tax pre- Trout Management. A Minutes of the March 30, 2019 parers in filing IRS motion was made and Executive Committee Meeting Form 990s during this carried to approve and PFBC Centre Region Office, Bellefonte, PA transition to the new support redesignation fiscal year period. of the current PFBC list Officers Attending: Greg Malaska, Bob Treasurer’s Report: of proposed Wild Trout Pennell, John Leonard, Monty Murty, After serving 16 years and Class A Waters. Brian Wagner, Brian McGuire, Ken Un- as Council Treasurer, Development Com- dercoffer, Russ Collins, Chuck Winters, George Kutskel has mittee: Report sub- Bobby Hughes, Bob Volkmar announced his resigna- mitted. The Yearend Others Attending: Ashley Wilmont, tion, effective April 1, 2019. Malaska has Annual Appeal has yielded a total of Judi Sittler, Dave Rothrock, Dave Kinney, prepared and prioritized a list of tasks to $16,400 in donations through the end of Rob Shane, Joe Greco, Joe Kovacic be addressed in the interim until a new February. With the recent resignation of The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. treasurer is appointed. George Kutskel, a new committee chair by President Malaska. He referenced his Financial Reviewer’s Report: Leonard must be appointed. written report as submitted. A motion was reported that he found no irregularities in Delaware River Committee: No report made and carried to approve the Minutes any of the accounts/charges and everything submitted. of our February 9, 2019 EXCOM meeting is well documented for the months of Janu- Environmental Committee: No report as submitted. ary and February, 2019. Russ Thrall will submitted. Coldwater Heritage Partnership assume the role of Financial Reviewer, Women/Diversity Initiative: Report (CHP) Grants: An extension has been effective April 15, 2019. submitted. A motion was made and carried requested for submitting the Round 23 Regional Reports: to approve an expense of $750 in addition Progress Report. Application is 90% com- • South Central – All seven chapters to the $1,000 previously approved to sup- plete for the Round 25 CHP Grant which submitted reports. Collins reported port the Women’s Leadership Retreat to be is due April 10. that the Falling Spring Chapter has held on April 26-28. It is understood that Keystone Coldwater Conference scheduled a meeting for April to deal whatever amount that is not needed from (KCWC): The theme of the next Key- with the election of new officers. the total of the $50 per person entry fees stone Coldwater Conference scheduled for • Southeast – All seven chapters sub- will come back to Council and applied to February 28, 2020 will be, “Resiliency in mitted reports. McGuire reported that the Women/Diversity Initiative budget. a Changing Environment.” Sponsors are the Delco-Manning Chapter has a de- Youth Education Committee: Report needed to help fund the $15-20K cost of sire to establish a Special Regulation submitted. Sittler’s budget request in sup- the conference. area on Chester Creek. port of the STREAM Girls program was Trout in the Classroom (TIC): The • Southwest – Seven of eight chapters praised by Malaska as a model for other contract with Stroud Research has been submitted reports; Ken Sink did not committees to follow, but explained that signed. A motion was made and carried report. approval would be deferred until further to approve allowing Stroud to review the • North Central – No chapter reports evaluation of the Council’s overall budget TIC grant applications and submit their were submitted, but Volkmar expects structure can be completed in the transition recommendations to Wilmont for approval. to have these by April 6. to a new treasurer. Forever Wild Grants: Malaska ap- • Northeast – Four of 10 chapters College/5 Rivers Initiative: Report pointed Volkmar and Winters to assist submitted reports; Hokendauqua, submitted. A motion was made and car- Wilmont in the evaluation of grant appli- Monocacy, Pike Wayne, Schuylkill ried to match the $500 pledge from the cations, with April 30 as the deadline for County, Shehawken and Stanley Louis Koch Foundation in support of the announcing recipients. The next round of Cooper did not report. PA Collegiate Fly Fishing Championships. grant applications will occur 15 months • Northwest – All nine chapters submit- Proposal for Mission-Focused Com- from now. ted reports. mittee Structure: Murty submitted a pro- National Leadership Council (NLC): Trout Management Committee: posal for evaluation and possible renaming Wagner reported that he has assumed the Report submitted. The committee has of certain committees with a goal of struc- role of Climate Change Coordinator for created a revised Hatchery and Stocked turing them on a more mission-focused Council. Charlesworth has submitted his Trout Policy, to be reviewed further before basis. Further discussion is needed at the request to serve as a Grassroots Trustee, finalization and submission to EXCOM for next EXCOM meeting. one of three such positions to be filled this approval. Collins has created a PowerPoint OLD BUSINESS: year. Wagner announced that National TU presentation to educate and inform chapters 2019 PATU Annual Meeting: A mo- 8 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 tion was made and carried to approve an coordinating the use of the display booth Constant Contact Renewal: A motion expenditure of $425 to reserve the Shavers for Council and chapter activities. was made and carried to approve an expen- Creek facility for September 14 (Annual Project Healing Waters & MOUs: diture of $1,638 to renew our contract for Meeting) and September 15 (EXCOM). A Regional VPs need to advise any chapters Constant Contact email service, effective motion was made and carried to approve who plan on establishing a separate Project for one year beginning April 4, 2019. Dave Allbaugh as our speaker for the An- Healing Waters (PHW) chapter not to sign Resignation of Treasurer: A motion nual Meeting, with the understanding that any Memos of Understanding (MOUs) was made and carried to accept the resigna- he will receive a T-shirt and decal from with PHW before seeking direction from tion of George Kutskel as Treasurer, CHP Council. Council. Administrator and Chair of the Develop- PATU Regional Trainings: Everything NEW BUSINESS: ment Committee, effective April 1, 2019. is set to conduct our Western Regional Status of Shehawken Chapter: The Additional Presenters at Regional Training on April 6 in Ligonier, and the chapter has recently elected Joe DeMal- Trainings: A motion was made and car- Eastern Regional Training on April 27 in deris as its new president. ried to allow 15 minutes during lunch for Bloomsburg. Embrace-A-Stream Grants: Any presentations by PSU Extension Services National TU Northeast Regional Ren- chapters planning on applying for a TU at the Western Regional Training and the dezvous: A motion was made and carried Embrace-A-Stream-grant need to contact Lehigh Coldwater Alliance at the Eastern to host a “happy hour” at the Allenberry Malaska for approval no later than April Regional Training. Resort on June 1 and allow National TU 15. PFBC Quarterly Meeting on April to bill Council approximately $1,500 to Advocacy Initiative: Kinney announced 29-30: A conference call will be scheduled cover the cost. that the Sportsmen’s Policy Workgroup prior to April 29 to review the Commis- Status of Falling Spring Chapter: A will be holding a Sportsmen’s Day at the sion’s agenda to determine if there are notice has been sent to the chapter mem- PA State House on April 10, from 8 to items that need to be addressed by Council. bers announcing an annual meeting on 9:30 a.m. He also stated that about 75 TU The regular session of the Executive April 8 for the purpose of electing new members across the state have signed up Committee meeting was adjourned by mu- chapter officers. as advocacy representatives. Kinney and tual consent at 1:15 p.m., followed by a dis- Status of Northwest PA Chapter: Elec- Shane explained that their time is spent cussion of the tasks to be completed during tion of new chapter officers will take place mainly on advocacy efforts, but they the transition leading to the appointment of at this chapter’s next membership meeting. are proposing that Council appropriate a new treasurer. The Executive Committee Status of Perkiomen Valley Chapter: $20,000 to support an increase in their time meeting was reconvened at 3:05 p.m. and Everything is reported to be in good work- devoted to wild trout issues. No action was a motion was made and carried to adopt a ing order after this chapter’s restructuring taken at this time. resolution prepared by Malaska, including the appointment of Bob Volkmar as interim last year. API at PATU Regional Trainings: The treasurer and outlining 15 items to be acted PA TROUT Advertising Sales: A mo- American Petroleum Institute (API) has on, effective immediately. tion was made and carried to approve a requested an opportunity to participate in The meeting was adjourned by mutual 10% commission to be paid to Charlie our upcoming PATU regional trainings, but consent at 3:18 p.m. Charlesworth to act as our advertising sales since the agenda is already set, that will rep for the newsletter. not be possible. – Bob Pennell, Council Secretary Budget Committee: Malaska appointed Murty as chair, and Leonard, Hughes, Mc- Guire, Collins and Sittler to serve on the newly-formed Budget Committee. Save the Date June 22 EXCOM Meeting: Arrange- ments have been finalized to hold the sum- The 2020 Keystone Coldwater mer EXCOM meeting at Sinnemahoning Conference will be held Feb. 27-28, State Park. The God’s Country and Seneca 2020 at the Ramada Inn Conference chapters will serve as hosts for the meeting. Center in State College, PA. Clean Water Rule Update: Shane reported that to date 35 PA chapters have The conference theme is: signed on to TU’s letter supporting the Resiliency in a Changing Environment. reinstatement of the Clean Water Rule. PATU Display Booth: A motion was Sponsorship details and more made and carried to approve storing the information and can be found at new PATU display booth at Wilmont’s www.coldwaterconference.com. workspace at the PFBC Centre Regional Office. Wilmont will be responsible for PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 9 AWARDS recognizes an exceptional initiative, tractive, clear, up-to-date and easy to from page 1 project, or effort on the part of a TU navigate? If so, send nominations to chapter which demonstrates efficient Brad Isles at [email protected]. chapters, as well as many individuals, and use of resources and which utilizes ef- • Samuel Slaymaker Award for Best that work should be recognized. If you are fective partnerships with other organi- Chapter Newsletter –​ If your news- aware of a group, chapter or individual zations such as government agencies, letter includes information about your you feel is worthy of a nomination, please other non-profits, schools, etc., and chapter’s activities that is current, which had a notable impact on the consider filling out a nomination well-presented and clear, and is visu- community and/or environment., form. Nominations are due by July 31. ally attractive, your chapter may very Forms may be emailed to Ashley Wilmont • Doc Fritchey Award for Outstand- well win this award. Send nomina- at [email protected] or mailed to her ing Coldwater Conservationist, TU tions, with a few copies of the newslet- at PATU P.O. Box 5148, Bellefonte, PA Member – This award recognizes ter, to Brad Isles at PO Box 23, Grove 16823 Please note: nominations for Best a TU member with a history of ex- City, PA 16127. A digital copy can also Newsletter and Best Chapter website (de- emplifying PATU’s core values and be sent to Brad at [email protected] scribed below) should be sent to Brad Isles mission- conserving, protecting, and • Dr. Jack Beck Award for Outstand- at [email protected]. restoring PA’s coldwater fisheries and ing Youth Outreach – This award Below is a brief description of each watersheds – and who demonstrates a recognizes an individual who has award with eligibility criteria: commitment to volunteerism. shown exceptional leadership and • Chapter with greatest member- • Outstanding Coldwater Conserva- commitment to youth outreach, pro- ship increase – Nominations not tionist, Professional – This award grams, and activities. accepted; Recipient determined based recognizes an individual, either from • Ken Sink Award for Outstanding on data collected from National TU. a governmental agency, private en- Service to PATU – This award is terprise, or non-profit organization, • Chapter with greatest percent- given to a person who contributes to who has made an exceptional effort age increase in membership – PATU’s mission in a notable way. It to help fulfill the TU mission of con- Nominations not accepted; Recipient is intended to recognize a person who serving, protecting, restoring, and determined based on data collected has been involved for a significant pe- sustaining PA’s coldwater fisheries from National TU riod of time and who has demonstrated and watersheds. steadfast dedication to coldwater con- • Edward Urbas Award for Best PA • Outstanding Volunteer – This award servation, protection, restoration, as Chapter – This award is given to recognizes a person who, while not well as volunteerism and leadership. It the chapter that best exemplifies the necessarily a member of TU or a con- is not necessarily presented every year. work of TU, including involvement servationist professional, was particu- • Inky Moore Award for Outstanding in conservation efforts, community ac- larly helpful and who contributed time tivities, outreach, youth activities, etc. Service to State Council – This award and effort to supporting a TU chapter recognizes a person who through his • Best Small Chapter Award – The or project. Their efforts on either a or her recent efforts shows promise same criteria used in the Edward Urbas single project or on an ongoing basis as a future leader of the organization. Award will applied to this award, but can be considered and described in the it is limited to chapters with 150 or nomination. fewer members. • Best Chapter Website – Is your • Best Chapter Project – This award Chapter’s website particularly at-

PATU Program Director Ashley Wilmont extends thanks to Donegal Trout Unlimited Chap- ter for this wild brown trout she caught by jigging a black rabbit strip streamer at the Fishing Creek Herr/Beiler Project. The Donegal TU members partnered with multiple state agencies and conservation orga- nizations to complete this cold- water conservation project. The fresh erosion control straw from the stream bank stabilization can be seen in the background. (Ashley Wilmont Photo) 10 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 PATU Awards 2019 Nomination Form Fill out, clip and except where otherwise indicated mail this nomination form to: Ashley Wilmont, P.O. Box 5148, Bellefonte, PA 16823. You may also download it from www.patrout.org and mail to the same address. Scanned submissions can be emailed to [email protected]. Call 814-359-5233 with questions. The deadline for nominations is July 31.

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______(Continue on a separate page if necessary.) bass. The chapter also participated in Stockertown a fly tying course at Salt Springs State Park in Rod & Gun Club’s flea market in March. Our Feb- winter of 2020. He will also be attending the NORTHEAST CHAPTERS ruary membership meeting featured Rich DeFebo, Northeast Regional Rendezvous and the PATU Brodhead 289 a farmer who has been raising grass-fed beef in meeting this year. TU Teens President Hunter Forks of the Delaware 482 Upper Mounty Bethel Township for about 15 Langman has been accepted into the Wildlife Hokendauqua 535 years. He has been using sustainable techniques Leadership Academy in July. On June 22, the Fly that help protect water quality. Our March mem- Girls will be helping with the women’s Intro to Lackawanna Valley 414 bership meeting featured Rob Shane, TU Mid- Fly Fishing course at Francis Slocum State Park. Monocacy 491 Atlantic organizer, presenting on the Unassessed We are pursuing grant money for our Roaring Pike-Wayne 462 Waters Initiative, the Clean Water Rule and other Brook project from Growing Greener and the wild trout advocacy issues. The chapter tied flies Chesapeake Bay Foundation. We anticipate the Schuylkill County 537 and displayed at two outdoorsmen dinners, one in project to cost roughly $200,000, so multiple Shehawken 81 January at Grace Bible Fellowship Church and the grants will be needed. Stan Cooper Sr. 251 other in March at St. John’s U.C.C. Church, both ______in Nazareth. The chapter sent a letter of support to Western Pocono 203 Monocacy Chapter #491 Nazareth Middle School for a TIC grant. Erik Broesicke ______610-909-2652, [email protected] REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Hokendauqua Chapter #535 www.monocacytu.org Robert Hughes Art Williams No report. 610-266-1788, [email protected] 394 E. Washington St. http://hokendauqua.tu.org Nanticoke, PA 18634 No report. Email: [email protected] ______Phone: 570-239-3909 Lackawanna Valley Chapter #414 Jacob Bliss Brodhead Chapter #289 570-833-2091, [email protected] Eric Baird www.lackawannavalleytu.org 570-396-4647, [email protected] Our annual pancake breakfast fundraiser was www.brodheadtu.org GET A CUSTOM Feb. 2, with funds raised earmarked for our up- Our annual banquet was March 29. The chapter coming macroinvertebrate follow-up study on the TROUT UNLIMITED received word that the NWFW grant we partnered Lackawanna River this year. We are measuring the on has been approved, which opens the door to effect of 2018’s high water events on the insect PENNSYLVANIA finishing in-stream work on Cherry Creek and life in the river. Three representatives of LVTU proceeding with planning for the next stage. attended a Habitat Mixer in Dallas, Pa. on Feb. LICENSE PLATE! Our TIC release day was April 10 at the Cherry 23, where we spoke with other local conservation Want to show others that you’re a proud Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Stroudsburg. organizations to find common ground in order to The chapter is planning a women’s Introduction achieve goals in the region. On March 1, three member of PATU and support the mission to Fly Fishing Class in July with the PFBC. We members plus our 5 Rivers Club (Keystone of Trout Unlimited? Well, you can, and it are holding an Introduction to Fly Fishing class Creekwalkers) and TU Teens initiatives attended will only cost you a onetime charge of $26 on April 28 at Pocono Environmental Education the Fly Fishing and Wing Shooting Expo at Split for a specialty PA license plate. The cus- Center. A stream cleanup is May 4 in Tanners- Rock Lodge and Resort. On March 23, we had tom plate fee is in addition to your annual ville. Our meeting on the Brodhead is May 9 at a booth at the annual J&B Sportsmen’s Show in Brodhead Creek Heritage Center. Brodhead Fly Tunkhannock. The Creekwalkers are currently registration fee, and the plate is available Tyers meetings are May 20 and June 17 at Eastern selling wristbands and T-shirts as a fundraiser. Our for passenger cars and trucks 14,000 lbs. Monroe Public Library, Stroudsburg. Our annual TU Teens are considering a stocked trout fishing or less, motor homes and trailers. members picnic is June 8 at Brodhead Creek contest next year on Tunkhannock Creek to raise Heritage Center. money. Our Roaring Brook stream restoration To order your Pennsylvania Council of ______project is going smoothly. The permit applica- Trout Unlimited PA state license plate, Forks of the Delaware Chapter #482 tions are in the approval process, and we expect send your name, TU membership num- to begin ground work in 2020. The Creekwalkers Joe Baylog ber and current PA license plate number have conducted one stream cleanup at Keystone 610-751-9116, [email protected] by email to [email protected] or College so far this spring. A large dump site was forksofthedelaware.tu.org discovered along the Lackawanna River in Janu- mail to: President Joe Baylog published a letter in the ary. After contacting local PFBC Officer Walter Bob Pennell Morning Call in response to the proposed new Buckman, the person responsible was contacted 2319 Valley Road EPA Clean Water Rule. The chapter held three and cleaned up the trash in exchange for a reduced Bugs & Suds fly tying events at Riverside Barr fine. On Feb. 24, we held our first “Fly Tying for Harrisburg, PA 17104 & Grill. The chapter also participated in the 18th Vets” event at Happy Valley Sports Bar in Dickson In return, you’ll receive an application annual Spring Event along with the Hokendauqua, City. On March 10, we held a fishing day on the Little Lehigh and Monocacy chapters. The guest Lackawanna River that was televised on the local form to complete and send with your $26 speaker was Chris Gorsuch from Reel River Ad- FOX56 news station. A stream cleanup is set for payment to PennDOT. ventures with a program on fishing for smallmouth April 27. President Jake Bliss will be teaching 12 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 ______on his innovative stream improvement projects We are working with the Columbia County Pike-Wayne Chapter #462 known as Chop and Drop, where he uses natural District Conservation Office to plan for grant ap- Tony Capitano woody debris to create habitat in headwater trout plications and projects during the spring and sum- 570-676-9994, [email protected] streams. In April, guide Adam Nidoh discussed mer for the benefit of Fishing Creek. The chapter www.pwtu.org the recovery of the previously-AMD polluted attended The Fly Fishing Show in Lancaster on Lackawanna River and tips on fishing for its tro- March 9. We held a chapter fishing outing to No report. Spring Creek on March 16. Tom Gilmore pre- phy trout. WPTU will again assist students from ______sented Pennsylvania’s Blue Ribbon Trout Streams the Hazleton Area STEM School in releasing Schuylkill County Chapter #537 at our meeting on March 12. Our next chapter their TIC trout at Nescopeck State Park. Chap- Brian Lengel meeting is May 14 at the Columbia County ter members continue to monitor the situation 570-573-7076, [email protected] District Conservation Office, Bloomsburg. Our www.schuylkillcountytu.org regarding wild brook trout tributaries at Penrose chapter family picnic is June 11 at Kocher Park Swamp. Plans are being made to further explore on Route 487 just north of downtown Lightstreet. No report. this unique area with scientific experts this spring. ______Shehawken Chapter #81 God’s Country Chapter #327 C.C. (Craig) Felker Joe DeMalderis NORTHCENTRAL 814-544-5063, [email protected] 914-475-6679, [email protected] CHAPTERS https://www.facebook.com/Shehawken- The chapter began publishing a quarterly Trout-Unlimited-811023349070239/ Columbia County 038 newsletter – The Headwaters Herald. The second No report. God’s Country 327 issue was sent to members in April. The chapter is ______Lloyd Wilson 224 sponsoring a student for the Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp in June. In February, Stanley Cooper, Sr. Chapter #251 Penns Creek 119 three members instructed fly tying for a “Women Scott Brady Raymond B. Winter 124 in the Wild” event at Sinnemahoning State Park. 570-479-6106, [email protected] Spring Creek 185 Also in February, our Diversity chair participated www.sctu.org at a women’s Intro to Fly Fishing in State College. No report. Susquehanna 044 GCTU held a tree planting on April 27 on Sartwell ______Tiadaghton 688 Creek. We’re holding a women’s outing May Western Pocono Chapter #203 3-4 in Wellsboro. The chapter’s TIC release day is May 16 at Austin-Costello Sportsmen’s Club. George Hludzik The GCTU Project Healing Waters event is May 570-788-2121, [email protected] REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT 21-24 at Moores Run Fish and Game Preserve. www.tu.org/connect/groups/203-western-pocono Bob Volkmar We’re assisting with Potter County Youth Day on In February, WPTU invited members of Brod- June 8 at the Lumberman’s Museum. head TU to join in presenting a program that 443 West Br. Fishing Creek Rd. ______emphasized trout fishing opportunities in the Roulette, PA 16746 Poconos, and the good work TU has done in the Lloyd Wilson Chapter #224 Email: [email protected] Bill Bailey area. Brodhead TU members showed stream im- 570-748-6120, [email protected] provement work done on Brodhead Creek, Pocono Phone: 814-544-7174 www.lwtu.org Creek and Cherry Creek, among others. WPTU highlighted the many trout streams in the Upper Columbia County Chapter #38 We are currently waiting for more information Lehigh River area and elsewhere in the Poconos. Erick Lewis concerning restoration work scheduled for this In March, Dr. Ben Hayes of Bucknell University 607-621-8126, [email protected] summer in the Kettle Creek watershed. The TIC presented a program at Nescopeck State Park Continued on page 15...

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Item Description Price Qty. Total 1. “Back the Brookie” License Plate $25.00 1 Ball cap w/logo (circle) Khaki Navy Camo $15.00 Large Waterproof Fly Box (6”x4”x1”) $25.00 Custom Fly Leaders 2. Dry Fly – 4X Tippet Dry Fly – 5X Tippet Dry Fly – 6X Tippet Wet Fly – 4X Tippet w/ 2 Droppers Wet Fly – 5X Tippet w/ 2 Droppers Subtotal – Leader Quantity (1 to 9) $5.00 3. Subtotal – Leader Quantity (10 or more) $4.50 “PA Limestone Trout Creeks” Book $26.95 “Fly Fishing PA’s Spring Creek” Book $20.00 “More of CVTU’s Favorite Flies” Book $22.00 2 “Keystone Fly Fishing” Book $30.00 3 Ned Smith “Sting of the Hook” Print – Unframed $148.40 Ned Smith “Sting of the Hook” Print – Framed $259.70 4. 4 Little Juniata Patch 2011 – 4” $6.00 Little Juniata Patch 2011 – 6” $10.00 5 Kinzua Creek Patch 2010 – 4” $6.00 Kinzua Creek Patch 2010 – 6” $10.00 5. PATU Decals – 3” $3.00 PATU Travel Rod Case $50.00 Custom 9’0, 5-wt., 3-piece Fly Rod $175.00 Adult TIC T-shirt (circle size) S M L XL $17.00 Limited sizes, colors 6 *****and quantities. Adult TIC T-shirt (circle size) 2XL 3XL $20.00 *****Call Ashley Wilmont at 814-359-5233 6. Youth TIC T-shirt (circle size) M L $17.00 for availability. Official PATU T-shirt (circle size) S M L XL $20.00 Official PATU T-shirt (circle size) 2XL 3XL $23.00 6% sales tax (where applicable), shipping Note: and handling costs included in unit prices. Total $ Ship to: 6% sales tax (where applicable) and shipping and handling costs are included in unit prices. Name: ______Mail this form, along with money order or check Address: ______payable to “PA Trout” to: City, State, Zip: ______PA Council of TU c/o Merchandise 2319 Valley Road Phone ______Email ______Harrisburg, PA 17104 ** Phone and email are needed should PATU have questions regarding your order. ...Continued from page 13 banquet was April 12 at Watson Inn, Watsontown. Tiadaghton Chapter #688 program in the Jersey Shore High School is doing Summerfest is June 15 at RB Winter State Park. Jere White well and they are planning on releasing the fish ______570-662-2167, [email protected] into Little Pine Creek on May 7. Chapter members Spring Creek Chapter #185 The Fly Fishing Film Tour was March 30 at will participate in that and provide instruction in Lynn Mitchell the Deane Center. Members are attending the fly tying and casting following the release. The 717-250-0009, [email protected] Galeton Dam meeting on April 29 at the Galeton program at Renovo Elementary School had some www.springcreektu.org High Scholl gymnasium. We assisted with a problems and lost a lot of fish, but the survivors We represented TU at the Spring Creek Wa- riparian buffer planting along the Tioga River in are doing well and will be released sometime in tershed Association and at the Spring Creek Blossburg on April 25. The chapter is assisting May. Members are continuing to pick up litter Watershed Commission. The chapter continues the Pine Creek Watershed Council with a series along Fishing Creek Narrows on an as-needed to receive 10% of the sales proceeds of “Spring of riparian planting on tributaries on Upper Pine basis. We participated in a Wounded Warrior Creek White” a new wine release by Mt. Nittany Creek on April 20, 27, May 4 and 11. We manned fishing event on April 26. In partnership with the Winery, Centre County. Our banquet was March a table at Mill Cove Recreation Area Earth Day NE Fishery Center in Lamar, we are assisting in 23. Preparations have begun to start the 2019 in Mansfield on April 20. Springfest is May 18 several fishing events this spring and summer. portion of our stream improvement projects to at Hills Creek State Park. Meetings are the first The chapter is instructing fly tying and casting be funded under our National Fish and Wildlife Tuesday of every month except July and August at the “Brookies” camp this summer. Our Fam- Foundation grant of $160,700. We are staffing at 7 p.m. at the Wellsboro Community Center. ily & Friends picnic is at 4 p.m. June 6 at Sieg three sites as part of the annual Spring Creek Conference Center. Stream Clean Up Day in conjunction with Clear- ______water Conservancy. Planning began for a stream NORTHWEST CHAPTERS Penns Creek Chapter #119 improvement project to be developed for Sparrow Allegheny Mountain 036 Joe Dunmire Run near Port Matilda. The chapter continues to 717-899-6085, [email protected] include dialogue to DEP on the local discharge Caldwell Creek 437 permit of the University Area Joint Authority Cornplanter 526 Penns Creek TU’s annual banquet was March (Wastewater). The chapter concluded its winter 9 at Belleville Mennonite School. President Joe Veterans Service Program at the South Hills Iron Furnace 288 Dunmire is representing the chapter at the Water School of Business and Technology. We began our Jim Zwald 314 For Ag project sponsored by Penn State Exten- outdoor VSP on March 24 with a large turnout of Neshannock 216 sion. This project explores water quality issues by, veterans and family members as part of our all- and for, the agricultural community, and possible inclusive program. Our next chapter meeting is Northwest PA 041 solutions to those issues. The project is being May 2 at Comfort Suites Motel, State College. Get Oil Creek 424 tested in four areas nationwide, with two coun- Outdoors Day is June 8 at the Tussey Mountain Seneca 272 ties in Pennsylvania and others in Nebraska and Ski Resort pond. Our VSP meets at Fisherman’s Arizona. Mifflin County’s coldwater resources are Paradise on May 12 and 26, and June 9 and 23. greatly impacted by agriculture. Many of the pos- ______sible solutions are voluntary and rely on changes Susquehanna Chapter #044 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT in attitudes towards how we utilize resources. TIC Ken Undercoffer classrooms in Juniata County are in a state of flux Walt Nicholson due to school consolidations and closures. Our 570-447-3600, [email protected] 1510 Village Rd. release day is May 6 in Richfield. TIC classrooms http://susquehannatu.wordpress.com Clearfield, PA 16830 in Mifflin County School District are going well. The Susquehanna Ripples newsletter was Email: [email protected] The Mifflin County schools release day is May distributed in January, February and March. The 10 at Rec Park in Lewistown. The chapter is January issue included an exclusive interview Phone: 814-765-1035 sponsoring a student at the Rivers Conservation with President Jimmy Carter. Walt Nicholson and and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Local WCO Cory Dave Craig attended the public meeting convened Allegheny Mountain Chapter #036 Girt attended our February meeting and gave an by Rep. Garth Everett regarding Loyalsock State George Kutskel update on changes at PFBC. Our next meeting is Forest gas development. Our board sent a letter 814-371-9290, [email protected] May 8 at the Juniata Valley YMCA. supporting directional drilling in order to preserve www.amctu.org ______the unspoiled scenic nature of the Route 87 cor- We will be joining Iron Furnace TU in our ridor and reduce erosion and sediment impacts. R.B. Winter Chapter #124 annual chapter picnic at Walter Dick Park in The chapter recently received a generous dona- Bob Laubach Brookville on May 15. We are also hosting a tion of fishing tackle, fly tying equipment and 570-966-3379, [email protected] materials from David Ambrose. The March 13 summer picnic at Bendigo State Park on July 28. facebook.com/RBWinterTroutUnlimited- chapter meeting was about scientific and practical Our 53rd annual banquet was April 6 at the Falls Chapter/ approaches to post-flood stream cleaning, by Dr. Creek Eagles. Our habitat project on Sandy Lick Our January monthly meeting featured PFBC’s Larry Brannaka of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Ser- Creek went out for bid in April with work slated Amidea Daniel speaking on women’s initiatives. vice. We concluded another successful fly tying to start in June. This is a joint project with the Our March meeting featured a speaker from the session on March 26. The chapter taught fly tying City of DuBois and the Western Pennsylvania Merrill Lynn Conservancy updating us on conser- at a “Bugs and Brews” event at New Trail Brew- Conservancy. We have a student from Brockway vancy activities, and a speaker from the Buffalo ing Company on March 31. Five Project Healing School District doing a tree planting along the Creek Watershed Alliance updating watershed Waters participants built fly rods starting in early Clarion River in Clear Creek State Park this activities, including the success of the passive wa- January. A fishing outing for veterans was April spring to assist the chapter and WPC. We will be ter treatment facility at the headwaters of Buffalo 24 at Rainbow Paradise in Coudersport. meeting with the Pennsylvanian American Water Creek which now supports wild brook trout. Our ______Continued on next page... PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 15 ...Continued from previous page Anglers chapter since November of last year. We We completed another successful year of Company to see how best to proceed with doing a have done three fly tying and one fishing outing presenting the Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Tom watershed plan on the East Branch of Mahoning to Piney Creek Delayed Harvest area and had 15 Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle. Creek. Our annual outing with the DuBois Middle to 20 participants come out each time. On March Chapter President Erik Cronk and director Bill School fly fishing club is May 1. We are hosting 29 we held a fly casting and knot tying event on Eckert met with representatives of the Erie County Conservation District and Waterford Township the Smart Angler program with the Girl Scouts campus. We held a fishing outing at Walter Dick to discuss a stream/sediment erosion plan for a on May 11. We will have our Environmental Day Park in Brookville in April. It has been a great section of Trout Run in Erie County, bordering on May 17 at Camp Mountain Run. The chapter program for getting college students and younger a township road. The chapter has signed on as a co-hosted a women’s Intro to Fly Fishing event members involved. We have a new teacher for the partner in this project. Member Ric Gilson met at the Clearfield YMCA with Jim’s Sport Center. TIC program at AC Valley, and we are looking for with the French Creek Valley Conservancy and ______a new teacher to take over the program at Redbank Valley. Our picnic and meeting with the Allegh- expressed our chapter’s concerns with coldwa- Caldwell Creek Chapter #437 eny Mountain Chapter is May 15 at Walter Dick ter resources in the French Creek Valley. Tyler Tom Savko Park. There will be a summer picnic for the NW Waltenbaugh of the Edinboro University Fly 814-664-2124, [email protected] chapters of TU on July 28 at Bendigo State Park. Fishing Club gave a presentation to our chapter We are assisting the Western PA Conservancy ______on how their group became organized and future with spring planting on projects on Brokenstraw plans. It led to a spirited discussion on working James Zwald Chapter #314 together with them in the future, as well as several Creek, Indian Camp and Andrews Run. The chap- Murray Neeper of their members volunteered for upcoming posi- ter participated in the HWA assessment of selected 814-834-3472, [email protected] Hemlock sites designated by the Conservation tions within our chapter. We received a Growing Greener grant that al- District. We participated in the ANF snapshot ______lowed the completion of the West Creek tributary day on April 8. We continue weekly stream Oil Creek Chapter #424 to Driftwood permitting and planning phase. This monitoring, and the volume of wastewater being Gary Ross project is in partnership with Elk County Conser- injected to the wells in our area has increased in 814-337-6931, [email protected] vation District, and it has received matching Act our watershed. Our four TIC programs doing well. www.oilcreektu.org 13 funds from Elk County and a grant from the ______Stackpole Hall Foundation. The chapter contin- A Veterans’ Service Program event is planned Cornplanter Chapter #526 ues to support TIC in Elk and Cameron counties. on June 29 at the Sandy Creek Conservancy on Troy McDunn Stephanie Stoughton of the Elk County Conserva- Sandy Creek. Our 36th annual banquet was April 814-723-3759, [email protected] tion District has received a $30,000 grant from the 6 at the Quality Inn in Franklin. We assisted the www.facebook.com/pages/Cornplanter- local Norfolk/Southern spill funds for the West Venango Coon & Fox Club with a restoration of Chapter-Of-Trout-Unlimited Creel tributary of Driftwood. This grant will be a trout pond on the club’s grounds. We continue to provide support to the Venango Conservation We’re holding a Kinzua Reservoir cleanup on used for bank stabilization. District. Last year we gave assistance in the May 11. Our chapter meeting with a picnic and ______purchase of an electro-shocking unit so local fishing is May 28 at Island Park, Youngsville. Neshannock Creek #216 waters can be evaluated for wild trout and their The chapter is holding a Barton Run Evaluation Jeff Kremis reproduction. They are planning a survey of trout in Pittsfield in May. Our TIC release day is also in 724-588-4378, [email protected] populations on Pithole Creek this year. Habitat May. In June we will be holding a water chestnut ww.neshannock-tu.org improvement for Bullion Run is approved and removal along the Allegheny River in Starbrick. Our annual banquet was March 16 at the Park planned. A well plugging grant for Oil Creek State ______Inn by Radisson in West Middlesex. We are Park has been approved. Eleven wells need to be Iron Furnace Chapter #288 currently working on plans for the streambank plugged by the Conservation District. We continue Mark Hanes stabilization project on Neshannock Creek at to provide aquarium set-ups to six schools that are 724-464-7320, [email protected] Plantation Park in Mercer. The work will start involved in our TIC program. We are planning on www.ironfurnacetu.net Sept 9 and take approximately three days. This participating in an environmental scholarship at Clarion University, in conjunction with two other Our banquet was April 6 at St Joseph’s Church project will be funded by an EAS grant and also TU chapters. We provided support for the Cran- Hall in Lucinda. We donated $500 to the Allegh- by funds received through the Give Where You berry Conservation Club at the Cranberry High eny Valley Authority to help cover the court costs Fish Campaign. The spring cleanup day at the School. Our next meeting is May 15 at King’s of a property transfer along East Sandy Creek. DHALO area on Coolspring was March 30. We Restaurant, Franklin. The property will add access to the river and also plan to complete some trail maintenance later ______connect the Rails to Trails to State Game Lands. this summer. Work will also continue on Deer The property will be open to public use and ac- Creek with dates and times to be announced. All Seneca Chapter #272 cess. We are looking into working more with the of our TIC programs are planning their release day Chase Howard Western Pennsylvania Conservancy on projects activities. The chapter again is hosting two youth 814-598-3449, [email protected] on Clear Creek, Callen and Cathers Run. We are fishing events. The first was on Deer Creek on www.facebook.com/SenecaTroutUnlimited opening day. The second fishing derby is June 15 hoping to apply for an Embrace-A-Stream grant The chapter recently hosted our fourth showing for one of the projects. We are also working with at the Grove City Sportsmen Club. Our Oil Creek of the Fly Fishing Film Tour in Coudersport. The Brookville Borough so we can fix the deflector in fishing outing is May 11. Our next board meeting film was followed by “Hackle and Hops” orga- the fly fishing only area at Walter Dick Park. We is May 20 at Munnell Run Farm. nized by the God’s Country chapter. The Seneca are planning a trash cleanup on the Clarion River ______chapter hosted its annual banquet on April 20 at for late summer/early fall that is in conjunction Northwest PA Chapter #41 the Port Allegany Fire Hall. Chapter members will with the Clarion River – River of the Year Cel- Erik Cronk assist with an Upper Allegheny Watershed As- ebration. We have been doing Pies and Flies with 814-490-4632, [email protected] sociation riparian planting on Sartwell Creek on the Clarion University Backcountry Hunters and http://nwpachaptertu.blogspot.com April 27. The chapter received a Watershed Mini 16 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 Grant from the Western Pennsylvania Conser- the Aquetong Spring branch of the creek at the guide Chris Gorsuch talking about bass fishing, vancy for a streambank stabilization project to be former Aquetong Lake dam site. In 2018, we along with door prizes and raffles. Lehigh County implemented on Sartwell Creek this summer. The documented that these fish spawned successfully. WCO Travis Miller spoke about special regulation chapter held fly tying classes on six consecutive We monitored temperatures in the headwaters of waters in Lehigh County at our April meeting. Tuesday evenings from Feb. 19 through March the Honey Hollow branch of the creek and con- ______26. We hosted a macroinvertebrate monitoring firmed that temps are within the preferred range Perkiomen Valley #332 workshop on April 6 at the McKean County Con- of brook trout. We have applied for a Scientific Thomas W. Smith servation District Office in Smethport. Collector’s permit from PFBC, and should we 215-513-9709, [email protected] receive the permit, we will transfer approximately www.pvtu.org 20 brook trout from the Aquetong Spring branch to the Honey Hollow branch this May or June. We We hosted the Fly Fishing Film Tour on April had introductory fly tying lessons for any chapter 4 at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville. We are SOUTHEAST CHAPTERS members and non-members at our March meeting. working on Hosensack Creek stream restoration Bucks County 254 ______in 2019. The chapter held a Perkiomen Creek cleanup on April 6. We support five TIC schools Delco Manning 320 Delco Manning Chapter #320 and have release days set for May 2 and May 3. Little Lehigh 070 Fred DeWees PVTU is planning for a possible youth casting/ 610-547-9403, [email protected] Perkiomen Valley 332 fishing education program in April or May. We www.dmtu.org were awarded a $7,781 CHP grant for restoration SE Montgomery Co. 468 We are exploring the possibility of creating a on Hosensack Creek. Emerson Cannon discussed Tulpehocken 150 new DHALO section in the county to create more pike fishing in Alaska at our meeting on March Valley Forge 290 fishing opportunities for anglers. Three fishing 18, and Jerry Coviello presented on fly fishing for outings were planned and fly tying nights started trout in western waters on April 15. in January. Our February speaker was Steve Tur- ______ris, who presented on leaders and rigging. TU’s SE Montgomery County Chapter #468 Robert Shane spoke at our March meeting. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Richard Terry ______215-675-1536, [email protected] Brian McGuire Little Lehigh Chapter #070 www.tu468.org 52 W. Princeton Rd. Scott Alderfer Our annual Polar Bear fishing outing was the Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 610-390-6219, [email protected] second Saturday in January. A winter stocking www.lltu.org Email: [email protected] took place in the section that flows thru the Penny- We are working with Wildlands Conservancy pack Trust property. TIC release dates have been Phone: 484-270-8505 on a riparian buffer planting event. The project picked. A fly tying class was offered to TU and area is open space owned by Lower Macungie Pennypack Trust members in January and Febru- Bucks County Chapter #254 Township that borders Little Lehigh Creek. Also ary. The chapter’s annual banquet was March 23 Joe Mihok in April, we held a steam cleanup on the Little at the Pennypack Nature Center. 215-589-9531, [email protected] Lehigh Creek in the CRFFO section in Lower ______www.buckstu.org Macungie. We now sponsor five TIC schools. Tulpehocken Chapter #150 Our fundraising banquet was March 9. We are We have a sixth school lined to begin the TIC Brenda Bittinger in the planning stages to expand the brook trout program in fall. In conjunction with the other three 610-704-4676, [email protected] population range in the Aquetong Creek water- Lehigh Valley area TU chapters, we held our an- www.tullytu.org shed. In 2017, we re-introduced brook trout to nual spring event on March 16. It featured fishing We are working on the Cacoosing Dam removal in conjunction with American Rivers and PFBC. Our TIC release dates for 20-plus schools are set, including Governor Mifflin High School, Twin Valley and Wilson West Field and Stream Day. We held a 5K fundraiser in April. ______Valley Forge Chapter #290 Pete Hughes 610-827-9239, [email protected] www.valleyforgetu.org The three PHWFF programs we sponsor held trips to the Lancaster Fly Fishing Show and the VFTU Trout Show. In April, the chapter co- sponsored the Fly Fishing Film Tour in Phoenix- ville Also in April, the chapter held a fly fishing workshop focusing on Euro-nymphing in partner- ship with a local fly shop. VFTU will host a trip to the Little Juniata in May. We will be repairing in-stream devices on Valley Creek that help create Continued on next page... PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 17 ...Continued from previous page and game concerns. The chapter had an exhibit at is now complete and in the coming months we will better habitat for trout. Based on previous success the Heidlersburg Fishing Show Feb. 23-24. Dave be doing the riparian plantings donated by Do- on West Valley Creek, VFTU will be installing one Swope attended the Watershed Alliance Partner- negal TU. Plans are moving forward in our part- ship meeting on March 26. TIC release dates for or more stream monitoring devices in tributaries nership with Donegal TU on the upper Hammer our 11 programs are May 14 at Strawberry Hill Creek watershed. On Feb. 28, we held a Hammer to upper Pickering Creek prior to planting trout Nature Reserve for middle school students and Creek landowners meeting at the Middle Creek eggs using Whitlock Vibert boxes. along with May 16 at Strawberry Hill Nature Reserve for Visitors Center. The presentation included the No Stroud Water Resource Center, VFTU offered its high school students. Marybeth Norton is the Till Alliance, Roger Rohrer, a Lancaster County a Model My Watershed workshop in April. Our chapter’s new Women’s Initiative Leader and farmer speaking about the CREP program, as well annual Fly Fishing School is May 19 at Paradise plans to have an event this year. ACTU applied as Dave Wise from Stroud, who spoke about the Farm Camps, Downingtown. We have 12 TIC for and received a check for $750 from Walmart. tremendous benefit of trees in streamside buffers. schools. STREAM Weekend is Aug. 17-18, half The Latimore Fishing Derby is. May 11 at Lati- This watershed runs from just above Speedwell the time at Stroud and half at Nixon Park or Sport- more Fairground, York Springs. The Gettysburg Lake in Lancaster County up to the headwaters at ing Gentlemen waters. We applied for a MAPAIS Middle School student fishing outing is May 17 Buffalo Springs in Lebanon County. DEP is going grant for removal of invasive rusty crayfish from in Gettysburg. Capt. Joel Stewart will speak at our to do an extensive assessment and do a TMDL Valley Creek. Monthly meetings are the second May 21 meeting at the ACCD Building, 670 Old for the area which should help raise the priority Thursday of each month from September through Harrisburg Road, Gettysburg. Southcentral Out- level. We received a CHP planning grant. The May at Chester Valley Grange. PHWFF – Royers- doors for Youth is June 1 at Littlestown Fish and watershed was segmented into three parts to better ford is the second, third and fourth Monday of Game. The annual ACTU June Picnic is June 18 manage the survey phase lead by Shaun McAd- each month at Royersford VFW. PHWFF – West at Gladys Meadows with State Rep. Torren Ecker. ams of National TU. The planning phase of our Bradford is each Monday at the West Bradford ______Powell’s Creek handicapped and children’s access Firehouse. PHWFF – Coatesville is each Wednes- Codorus Chapter #558 project is moving forward and we are awaiting Tom Feninez funds to be released. We are continuing to work 717-817-8446, [email protected] with the Quittaphilla Watershed Association on www.codorustu.org two grants awarded for Beck Creek and Upper SOUTHCENTRAL Snitz Creek. We secured documents for moving Permits arrived for new stream improvement forward on the final plans for the Beck project CHAPTERS work, which will extend an improved area we and are beginning to secure property owner sup- worked on last year. We need to establish when Adams County 323 port for the Snitz section near Cornwall Borough. our contractor is available, with a tentative goal Codorus 558 We are awaiting word on two grant applications of late summer/early fall. We’re also keeping an to Forever Wild related work being done in the Cumberland Valley 052 eye on a large Growing Greener project that we’ve Quittaphilla watershed – one to hire two interns to committed to assist with. We held a spring cleanup Doc Fritchey 108 survey tributaries in the watershed and the other day on April 6. Work from last year’s flooding Donegal 037 to purchase monitoring equipment. still remains, and has not only affected our stream ______Falling Spring 234 but the facility we use for meetings and outdoor Muddy Creek 575 chapter events. We’ll be focusing on that facility, Donegal Chapter #037 and helping the landowners there who have sup- Tom Hall ported us for many years. 717-898-8664, [email protected] ______www.donegaltu.org day at the Coatesville VA Hospital, Building 5. Cumberland Valley Chapter #052 Our 40th annual fundraiser was March 16. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT John Leonard Preliminary plans are moving forward in our 717-512-4620, [email protected] partnership with Doc Fritchey TU on the upper Russ Collins www.pacvtu.org Hammer Creek watershed. Work has been ongo- 1167 S. Forge Rd. Our 50th anniversary celebration was March ing over the winter on the Bob Herr farm on Palmyra, PA 17078 16. The chapter received a $5,000 CHP grant to Fishing Creek in southern Lancaster County. In February we organized an ECO bus tour of the Email: [email protected] do a comprehensive study on restoring the Letort, beginning at the headwaters. We were unable to area that included representatives of DEP, DCNR, Phone: 717-580-3958 begin our Wittlinger Dam restoration project in US Fish & Wildlife and Alliance For the Chesa- January/February due to high water and now must peake Bay. It was a very positive and has already Adams County Chapter #323 wait until after June 15. We will also be complet- started opening doors. The Herr project is not April Swope ing a restoration project on the Yellow Breeches quite complete because of time constraints con- 717-778-1876, [email protected] at Messiah College in conjunction with Rivers cerning a stocked trout stream. Our TIC students www.adamscountytu.org Camp. Our women’s Intro to Fly Fishing will be are preparing to release their trout. Lydia Martin, held on May 4. Becky Whitson and Barry Witmer are working We hosted new PFBC Executive Director Tim ______on the TIC portion of the Campbell Foundation Schaeffer at our March meeting. ACTU members grant for education, which includes funding for stocked the Conewago with the state on March Doc Fritchey Chapter #108 four classrooms in the Fishing Creek watershed 9 and Mummasburg’s Trophy Trout on March Russ Collins as well as landowner outreach. Derek Eberly is 27. The chapter plans to have a stream cleanup 717-580-3958, [email protected] planning an Introduction to Fly Fishing in mid- day for the Conewago and add new names to the www.dftu.org May to be held at Millport Conservancy. It is Memorial Bench this year. Commissioner Richard Guest speaker at our annual banquet on Feb. 23 available to all ages. Pam Williams, our Women’s Lewis, April and Dave Swope met with new State was retired PFBC Executive Director John Arway. Initiative coordinator, hosted a women’s Intro to Rep. Torren Ecker on Feb. 25 to discuss our fish The construction phase of our Lower Snitz Project Fly Fishing event on April 27 at Hugh Wenger’s 18 PA TROUT ... Spring 2019 Farm just outside of Elizabethtown. Bill Nolan, REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT the spring during which students and faculty from our VSP coordinator, held his veteran’s kickoff our participating TIC schools will release their event at Millport Conservancy on April 6. We Chuck Winters fingerling trout. Releases occurring on Meadow are hosting a Special Olympics fishing event on 1898 Old Route 22 Run in Ohiopyle State Park are done in coopera- June 22 at Wenger’s Farm, Elizabethtown. Our Duncansville, PA 16635 tion with the DCNR state park interpretive staff. next chapter meeting is May 15 at Lancaster Farm Park staff conducts stream surveys with students & Home Center. Our chapter picnic is June 19. Email: [email protected] and CRTU volunteers conduct fly-casting lessons. ______Phone: 814-943-4061(w), We are also conducting another fly-fishing outing Falling Spring Chapter #234 814-932-8841(c) for military veterans on Meadow Run in Ohiopyle Warren Christman State Park. We applied for and won a $1,500 717-860-6414, [email protected] Arrowhead Chapter #214 grant from the Dominion Energy Mini-Grants Bill Libengood program. The grant will be used to continue our Repair work on the Conococheague at the fish-passable habitat projects along Dunbar Creek. intersection of the Appalachian Trail is still in 724-498-6632, [email protected] www.arrowhead214tu.org In late April, we will do our spring application progress. We are working with the Antietam Wa- of alkaline sand to neutralize mine acid in the tershed Association and Renfrew Institute on local Our annual banquet was March 16 at 10th Street Glade Run headwaters of Dunbar Creek. We will streams. Stocking of Falling Spring and Antietam Station in Ford City. We currently have eight TIC place approximately 220 tons of alkaline sand at Creek in cooperation with PFBC was Feb. 27. We schools located throughout our geographical re- three treatment locations. As a nursery coopera- completed our winter fly tying class in February. gion. Various Arrowhead members are responsible tor with the PFBC, we continue to provide trout Chapter VP Chris Rudyk gave a brief presenta- for guest lectures at these schools as well as at- for youth fishing events, and for public fishing tion to Waynesboro Fish and Game Association tending each of the school’s year-end release day. areas reserved for youth, in Fayette and Somerset on March 20. On April 27, we participated in Activities usually include a hands-on macro study counties from our cage-culture nursery in the Renfrew Park’s Earth Day. Our TIC release day of the local stream, fly casing demonstrations and Youghiogheny Dam tailrace. was April 23. June 8 is Franklin County Youth assistance with the school’s fishing endeavors. ______Day. The chapter’s annual meeting was April 8. Arrowhead TU continues to operate its co-op The Falling Spring Invitational in cooperation trout nursery where approximately 5,000 brown Forbes Trail Chapter #206 with Franklin County Izaak Walton League and and rainbow trout are reared and then stocked in Larry Myers Mason-Dixon Warrior Adventures is May 11. the Buffalo Creek DHALO. The initial stocking 724-454-9345, [email protected] ______occurred in December of 2018 and was followed www.forbestrailtu.org Muddy Creek Chapter #575 by a second stocking on March 9. The chapter Forbes Trail and Miss May Fly co-sponsored Beth Boyd has secured $3,000 in donations for the planned a one-day fly tying session for ladies at the 717-404-7642, [email protected] rebuild of our nursery raceway this summer. Westmoreland Conservation District’s Education www.muddycreektu.org ______Center on March 23. Chapter members assisted with Ligonier Valley Middle School’s TIC pro- Our new annual patch is for sale, as are our Chestnut Ridge Chapter #670 Ben Moyer gram. Members helped monitor tank parameters buttons. We will be ordering T-shirts again this and assisted with the trout release. Members year for a fundraiser. The Muddy Creek watershed 724-329-3772, [email protected] www.chestnutridgetu.org also worked with the school’s Outdoor Club to sustained significant flood damage this past fall. teach fly tying and casting. The six-session, in- We have already reached out to land owners and/ Chapter President Ben Moyer attended the re- classroom program culminated April 4 with FTTU or have been contacted by landowners to work gional training in Ligonier on April 6. On March mentoring students on fly fishing on Loyalhanna with them to repairs areas of damage. Our prior- 23, we held our 24th annual fund-raising banquet Creek. At our March meeting, representatives ity, outside of our own flood damage, is getting at the Ramada Inn in Uniontown. State Rep. Matt from Westmoreland Conservation District, the the handicap site up and accessible once again. Dowling of the 51st Legislative District presented Loyalhanna Watershed Association, the Western We have dates set for our TIC releases. Recent an official proclamation recognizing the outstand- Pennsylvania Conservancy and two local PFBC meetings featured “History of the Ma and Pa ing volunteer contributions of past CRTU presi- WCOs provided updates on projects and activities Railroad” on March 20 and “Colonial Angling in dent and secretary, Scott Hoffman, who passed they completed in 2018 and are planning for 2019. 1770” on April 17. away unexpectedly last September. On March 8, We are creating opportunities for state and local we partnered with the Pennsylvania Chapter of agencies, as well as resource conservation based Backcountry Hunters and Anglers to co-sponsor nonprofit organizations, to interact on stream the International Fly Fishing Film Festival in related activities. We are participating in Greater Washington, PA, hosted by the Washington Elks Latrobe Junior High’s earth day program on May SOUTHWEST CHAPTERS and the Washington County Tourism Promotion 8, which is part of the school’s STEAM curricu- Arrowhead 214 Agency. Chapter committees are working hard lum. FTTU will hold its second annual fly fishing to improve our Facebook presence, website and event for disabled veterans at Foggy Mountain Chestnut Ridge 670 newsletter. On April 6, we conducted our annual Lodge near Stahlstown on May 11. The chapter Forbes Trail 206 litter cleanup along Dunbar Creek on State Game is planning a fundraiser picnic on June 29 at the Fort Bedford 291 Lands 51, and along the Dunbar-Ohiopyle Road Kingston Veterans Sportsmen Club near Latrobe. as part of our PennDOT Adopt a Highway com- We are selling 500 buttons at $5 each to raise John Kennedy 045 mitment. Since 1996 when we began this annual funds for our ongoing Veterans Service Program. Ken Sink 053 cleanup, the litter problem along Dunbar Creek There will be no monthly meetings for July and Mountain Laurel 040 has gradually improved. But we continue to have August. Our September meeting will be held at problems with occasional dumping of tires. We the Westmoreland County’s Donohoe Center on Penn’s Woods West 042 are working with both Game Commission and Sept. 4. Presentation by Westmoreland Conserva- PFBC law enforcement to curtail these eyesores. We have several release dates planned for later in Continued on next page... PA TROUT ... 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...Continued from previous page outfits at our May 7 meeting. The chapter planted pickup on April 20 as well as another on Shade tion District will be “Ticks and Mosquitoes and more trees on Plum Creek with the Western Penn- Road in Windber on April 27. the Diseases They Carry.” sylvania Conservancy on April 9. We are working ______on dates to do a project on Poplar Run. We are Penn’s Woods West Chapter #042 planning Family Fishing Days at Canoe Creek Dale Fogg Fort Bedford Chapter #291 State Park in June, July, August and September, Ryan Schnably 724-759-1002, [email protected] and we have set tentative dates of June 10-11 for www.pwwtu.org 814-494-375, a women’s fly fishing class. Release day field trips [email protected] are scheduled for May 13 (Penn Mont), May 16 We manned a booth at the Allegheny Sport, www.fortbedfordtu.org (St. Benedicts), May 20 (Cambria Heights) and Travel & Outdoor Show in Monroeville from The chapter’s annual banquet was April 6 at May 24 (Altoona Junior High). JKTU will be Feb. 14-16. In addition to promoting the chapter the Bedford Moose Lodge. Our stream and fly offering basic fly casting instructions at “Women and TU to a constituency not necessarily aware fishing program at Blue Knob State Park is in July Aim High” on May 18 and providing fly tying of our conservation message, we also sold flies at the Burnt House Picnic Area. We are holding instruction at “Youth Field Days” June 1. tied during the event. The chapter’s Cabin Fever Bugs and Brews events in May and June at Olde ______show was March 3 with speakers Tommy Lynch, Josh Miller, Mark Signorino and Scott Loughner. Bedford Brewery. The chapter will hold a youth Ken Sink Chapter #053 casting clinic this summer at Friendship Village Our involvement continues with local suburban Roger Phillips Campground. We are assisting at the Outdoor stream, Pine Creek, in Allison Park. Our expenses 724-639-9715, [email protected] Expo at Blue Knob resort and the Bedford County have diminished recently due to our relationship http://kensink.blogspot.com Sportsman’s Club Youth Field Day. Both are June with Hampton Twp., which has generously pro- 1. We held bank stabilization and planting days on No report. vided materials and heavy equipment for recent March 26-27 at Buffalo Run and March 28 at Ryot ______projects. In addition, the Allison Park Sportsman’s Run. We followed with another on an unnamed Club coordinates a stream stocking, cleanup and Mountain Laurel Chapter #040 youth fishing derby. We are excited about our tributary to Adams Run on April 10, a buffer plant- Randy Buchanan women’s outreach program. Events are being ing on Beaver Creek in April, and we plan to do 814-467-4034, [email protected] finalized for spring and summer. Our member- another summer bank stabilization and planting www.mltu.org on Potter Creek this summer, in conjunction with ship chair is fine-tuning our mentoring program the Mountain Laurel chapter. Our annual banquet was April 6. The chapter and we expect to have small groups of new or ______conducted a Saturday morning and Monday neophyte members going out with experienced evening beginners fly tying class in January and fishermen this summer. Another offshoot of our John Kennedy Chapter #045 February. We recently added the Shanksville- tenure with Pine Creek is a one-day exclusive Jerry Green Stoney Creek School District to our TIC lineup, stretch of Little Pine Creek for young fishermen 814-934-7046, [email protected] bringing our total to 10 schools. We held our Fly under 12 that’s stocked for opening day. We have www.tu.org/connect/groups/045-john-kennedy Tyers Reunion on April 5 at the Seven Springs four strong TIC participants with a several more JKTU will be raffling off two fly rod and reel Sporting Clays Building, and a Yellow Creek litter in the pipeline.