Summer 2017 Publication of the Pa. Council of Trout Unlimited www.patrout.org PATU Annual Membership Meeting Sept. 23 This year, PA Council’s Annual Membership Meeting will be See page 6 for more information and registration held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Nittany Event Center in Pleas- for the PATU Annual Membership Meeting at the ant Gap, PA. This facility has ample capacity to accommodate Nittany Event Center in Pleasant Gap. several hundred people, so we are looking forward to a record Deadline to register is Sept. 15. attendance for this annual fall event. We have invited staff from National TU and student members This event promises to offer a variety of activities and learning of Five Rivers Clubs from around the state to present. opportunities for chapter officers and members alike. We will be There will be time for socializing and networking as well as asking chapter leaders to share one highlight from the previous the casting competition, fly swap and raffle. Annual awards will year and attendees will learn how to effectively communicate be presented to deserving chapters and individuals, and election the benefits of riparian buffers to a lay audience of non-anglers/ of Council officers will also take place. An early dinner provided conservationists. by Dickies BBQ will wrap up the afternoon. Please join us! An Intro to Fly Fishing... Help Penn State and TU identify potential contamination sites By Jake Lemon and Josh Woda TU Eastern Shale Gas Coordinator

Pennsylvania has a long history of hy- drocarbon extraction that extends back to the early 1800s, including coal, oil and gas. Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fractur- ing are simply the most recent additions to these many extraction techniques. Because Pennsylvania has an abundance of hydrocarbons, the state is now home to more than 100,000 abandoned coal mines, more than 400,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, and now tens of thousands of active unconventional shale gas wells. Cases of methane migration into water supplies Contributed Photo have been observed as a result of extrac- An Intro to Fly Fishing class is one of the many activities led by the Women’s and Diversity Initiative Committee. For more on what this committee and others are do- tion, and in some cases, abandonment of ing for Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited see Headwaters on page 4. See SITES, page 3 IN THIS ISSUE Trout in the Classroom Sweepstakes...... 2 Minutes...... 8 Headwaters...... 4 Resurgence of Aquetong Creek ...... 12 Keystone/TU Teens Camp...... 5 Chapter Reports...... 16 Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom Sweepstakes First Prize: $500 2nd Prize: $250 3rd Prize: One night stay at the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park (Valued at about $120) PA COUNCIL OF 4th Prize: $50 TROUT UNLIMITED 5th Prize: $50 PO Box 5148 6th Prize: $50 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Please fill out all of the information below. PATU program staff will create requested number of tickets: PRESIDENT – Charlie Charlesworth Name: ______200 Camins Parkway Clarks Summit, PA 18411 Address: ______City: ______Phone: 570-954-5042 Email: [email protected] State: ______Zip ______Phone: ______EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – John Leonard Email: ______222 Brindle Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Suggestion Donation: $5 for 1 ticket, $20 for 5 tickets, $50 for 20 tickets. Phone: 717-512-4620 * I understand that my donation does not increase my chances of winning. Email: [email protected] EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT – Greg Malaska Enclosed is my donation of $______for ___ tickets. 218 W. 13th St. Jim Thorpe, PA 16229 Clip and Mail Entry Form and Donation to: Phone: 570-657-7169 PA Council of Trout Unlimited, Attn: Sweepstakes, PO Box 5148, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Email: [email protected] TREASURER – George Kutskel Mail by Dec. 31, 2017 | Make Checks payable to PA Trout 107 Simmons Street No donation required to enter or win. DuBois, PA 15801 Drawing to be held at the Winter Council Executive Committee meeting. Phone: 814-371-9290 Email: [email protected] SECRETARY – Bob Pennell 2319 Valley Road Harrisburg, PA 17104 Sweepstakes aids Trout Phone: 717-236-1360 Email: [email protected] PA TROUT EDITOR & DESIGNER – in the Classroom efforts Brad Isles Each year, PATU supports the Trout in the program, but also your local chapter, P.O. Box 23 the Classroom program with an Existing which very likely already partners with Grove City, PA 16127 Program Grant. one or more schools and also helps with Phone: 724-967-2832 This competitive grant helps offset some of costs of the program. Email: [email protected] the costs of the release day field trip that PATU program staff annually receives PA TROUT ADVERTISING – is both fun and educational – a day full messages of thanks from the teachers Brad Isles P.O. Box 23 of hands-on learning activities for the we support through this grant. Many Grove City, PA 16127 students who have helped raise and care are accompanied by student letters and Phone: 724-967-2832 for their trout. drawings which convey their excitement Email: [email protected] With the number of classrooms and appreciation for the TIC program and WEB EDITOR – Bob Pennell participating in TIC growing every year, the opportunity to participate. 2319 Valley Road so too does the number of applications There is no question that TIC is meeting Harrisburg, PA 17104 submitted for this grant. This year, PATU the goal of connecting students to the Phone: 717-236-1360 was only able to fulfill about 50 percent coldwater resources in their communities Email: [email protected] of requested funds. and instilling a conservation ethic that COPYRIGHT 2017 By entering this TIC Sweepstakes fund- will last a lifetime. Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited raising effort, you will be supporting Help support this critical educational No portion may be reproduced without permission. not only the hundreds of teachers and program by participating in this year’s thousands of students who participate in sweepstakes. 2 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org Keystone Coldwater Conference PA COUNCIL scheduled for Feb. 23-24, 2018 OF TROUT The Pennsylvania Council of Trout and Organizations UNLIMITED Unlimited will host the 13th Keystone • Saturday Keynote: Miriam Horn, au- 2017 COMMITTEES Coldwater Conference Feb. 23-24, 2018 thor of “Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Awards – Ed O’Gorman at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in Conservation Heroes of the American 1220 Peters Mountain Rd., Dauphin, PA State College. Heartland” (Invited) 17018 The conference is an opportunity for 717-580-3186 / [email protected] grassroots conservation organizations, en- This conference is possible only with the Coldwater Heritage Partnership Admin. vironmental professionals, college faculty, generous support of sponsors like you! If 595 East Rolling Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, PA you are interested in sponsorship oppor- 16823 staff, and students to share ideas, concepts, 814-359-5233 / and network in order to protect, conserve tunities, please contact Tali MacArthur at [email protected] and restore Pennsylvania’s coldwater [email protected]. Coldwater Heritage Partnership TU Delegate resources. Thank you to our early bird sponsors: Ken Undercoffer • Friday Workshop: Effective Advo- PA Environment Digest (Crisci Associ- 1510 Village Rd., Clearfield, PA 16830 814-765-1035 / [email protected] cacy for Coldwater Resource Conser- ates) and Earth Conservancy. Both are Communications – Brad Isles vation: Tips and Tools for Individuals Rainbow Trout level sponsors. PO Box 23, Grove City, PA 16127 724-967-2832 / [email protected] near-surface groundwater. Contaminants SITES Delaware River – Lee Hartman from page 1 from oil and gas drilling or abandoned 4978 Hancock Hwy., Equinunk, PA 18417 mine drainage can sometimes find their 570-224-6371 / [email protected] these wells and mines. way into these natural pathways and cause Development – George Kutskel Now, Trout Unlimited and Penn State are these iron precipitates. 107 Simmons St., DuBois, PA 15801 814-371-9290 / [email protected] working to identify where that’s happening Natural processes can also be respon- sible for metals emerging from these seeps. Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture – – with an assist from anglers, who know Ken Undercoffer Pennsylvania’s streams better than anyone. Isotope analysis can often be used to dif- 1510 Village Rd., Clearfield, PA 16830 Methane migration is a concern for many ferentiate between natural thermogenic 814-765-1035 / [email protected] reasons. Methane is a stronger greenhouse methane, input from wetlands, or methane Environmental – Jeff Ripple gas than carbon dioxide, and it is an explo- contamination resulting from hydrocarbon 206 Vanyo Rd. extraction. Berlin, PA 15530 sion hazard. In certain cases, it can create 814-267-4086 / [email protected] Samples collected by a TU member in anoxic (oxygen-depleted) groundwater Legislative Liaison – OPEN conditions that can cause dissolution of Moshannon State Forest near a seep were Membership – OPEN metals into water and formation of un- found to have elevated methane and metal concentrations. Penn State researchers are National Leadership Council Rep. – desirable gases such as hydrogen sulfide. Brian Wagner Introduction of metals and other dis- currently working to determine the source. 137 S. New St., Nazareth, PA 18064 solved solids into groundwater can pollute In order to target sampling to these high- 484-894-8289 / [email protected] streams and harm the fish that live in them. risk areas, TU and Penn State are asking Trout in the Classroom – Tali MacArthur TU volunteers have been helping Penn for your help to identify other seep areas P.O. Box 5148, Bellefonte, PA 16823 814-359-5114 / [email protected] State researchers document background that may be worth sampling. We are interested in photos and GPS co- Trout Management – Richard Soderberg methane concentrations and identify Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA 16933 streams with elevated methane levels. ordinates for groundwater seeps exhibiting 570-662-4539 / [email protected] This information is useful to identify a “rusty” color associated with oxidized Veterans Service Partnership Initiative – contamination events resulting from hy- iron. If you know of a location such as this Jim Lanning drocarbon extraction. Volunteers trained in on one of your local streams, please contact 905 Saxton Dr., State College, PA 16801 sample collections procedures are greatly Jake Lemon at [email protected]. If you don’t 814-238-2086 / [email protected] expanding the capacity for data collection have a GPS device, you can download GPS Youth Education – Judi Sittler 108 Gaslight Circle, State College, PA 16801 by sampling their local streams and rivers. apps such as Easy GPS or GPS Essentials 814-861-3288 / [email protected] Seeps – or areas where groundwater to your smartphone. These will typically Women’s & Diversity Initiative – Amidea comes directly to the surface – repre- work even when you are outside a cell Daniel 814-359-5127 / [email protected]; Kelly sent natural pathways of groundwater service area. Williams 814-765-2624 / kwilliamsccd@atlan- upflow. When iron or other metals stain Volunteers who find seeps are also ticbbn.net 595 East Rolling Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, PA these seeps, it can indicate that deeper, welcome to assist us with sampling those 16823 contaminated waters are interacting with streams. www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 3 Digital Edition Sponsors The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited would like to thank the businesses on the next page for sponsoring the digital edition of PA Trout.

For information on how to become a sponsor of the digital edition or to advertise in the printed newsletter, please contact Charlie Charlesworth, Tali MacArthur or Brad Isles. Contact information is available on pages 2-3.

Digital edition sponsorship is $25 per issue for an approximately 3.5-inch by 3-inch ad that runs online only. Print ad costs vary by size. 26 North Second Street Jeffrey Ripple Clearfield, PA 16830 206 Vanyo Road 814-765-3582 | [email protected] Berlin, PA 15530 www.jimssports.com 814-701-9703 | [email protected]

Archery, Bicycling, Fly Fishing, Casting, Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Lessons Printed and Embroidered Clothing Guided Fishing Trips in the Laurel Highlands Headwaters A message from PATU President Charlie Charlesworth

When conducting discussions regarding Council, chapter leaders and their mem- a PATU strategic plan, the subject of mem- bers, one of the key components of our ap- bership will most assuredly come up. The proach is to demonstrate how our financial term “membership” itself encompasses a resources are used to benefit the programs number of aspects dealing with members. so critical to supporting TU’s mission in When most TU leaders think of mem- Pennsylvania. bership, the first thing that comes to mind You will also find in this issue of PA is increasing membership. Is that really Trout a listing of the Council bylaws pro- what membership is all about? Is that the posed for adoption, which include plac- only important item when discussing the ing four-year term limits on all officers organization and its members? and increasing the level of authority and From a strategic planning discussion responsibility for our two vice presidents, Judy Sittler. These students now repre- about membership, I find it more impor- each of whom is responsible for the over- sent us on the National Teens Council. tant to deliberate member retention and sight of one half of our six regions, as well • Raised $2,000 and pledged it to the member engagement. as one half of our committees. TU National Youth program called the While Pennsylvania has signed up hun- The purpose of our committee structure Tomorrow Fund. dreds of new members each year over the is two-fold: One being the methodi- past few years, at the same time we have cal transfer of information going from • Provided volunteers and financial also failed to retain hundreds of existing National through Council directly to the assistance to the Wildlife Leadership members. In my mind, this stagnation in chapters; the other being able to coordinate Academy’s Brookie Camp. numbers at between 13,000 and 14,000 the work of our chapters throughout the • Implemented a concerted effort to members centers primarily on limited state and their similar committees, whether mobilize a much stronger Diversity membership engagement. they be Communications, Environmental, Initiative. Over the next three months, Council, Membership, Diversity, Youth Education, • with your help, will be entering into an Supported the Youth Education Pro- Trout Management or Veterans Services. gram’s Headwaters/Stream of En- extensive analysis and further discussions These committee chairs and their volun- about how we can increase membership gagement (engaging youths from teer members will begin to see an increase Kindergarten through college). engagement. Our findings will culminate in autonomy, availability of funding, and • with a report and discussions at the An- a far smoother working relationship than Created a much stronger and represen- nual Membership Meeting in September. existed previously. We need your partici- tative Veterans Services Partnership, If you have ideas or suggestions that may pation at the Annual Membership Meeting combining Project Healing Waters and help in the process, please forward them to keep this momentum moving forward. TU’s own Veterans Services Program. to me. Your help with this will be crucial. Speaking of committee chairs and Our forward progress cannot continue No idea is too small! participation, we have a few vacancies without YOUR involvement. None of For those of you who have never en- that need to be filled. Membership needs what we have planned is going to success- gaged with Council or your local chapter a chair, and we need two regional vice fully happen without YOU! (other than paying your dues), please give presidents. Please consider helping out. some thought to the reasons that prevent I see that a lot of our chapters suspend you from becoming actively involved. I meetings for the summer months. Some know that most of you didn’t join TU just just suspend all organized meetings, to pay dues. while others continue to conduct board Speaking of the Annual Membership meetings only. Regardless of how your Meeting, this year in particular could be chapter schedules its meetings, Council one of the most important annual meetings will continue to be hard at work for you all that you will ever attend. So much has summer. Some of the many things Council developed over the past three quarters and has accomplished so far this summer are: will continue to develop over the next three • months that you really need to be there in Conducted our two PA summer camps Pleasant Gap on Sept. 23. for teens. In an effort to bolster your understanding • Three PA teens attended this year’s of what Council can do for you, includ- National Teen Summit, accompanied ing improving communications between by Youth Education Committee Chair 4 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org Students shine at Keystone/TU Teens camp By Charlie Charlesworth PATU President

The fourth consecutive Keystone/TU Teens Conservation Camp, held June 18- 24, saw a dozen attendees have the time of their lives. As always, the summer camp was con- ducted at Keystone College in LaPlume, PA, where a delayed harvest trout stream runs through its campus. Professors from three local colleges and professionals from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, De- partment of Environmental Protection, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Lackawanna County Conserva- tion District served as instructors during the week.

We pride ourselves that these teens are Contributed Photo given the opportunity to learn both the art The fourth Keystone/TU Teens Conservation Camp was another success, with and the science of fly fishing. The science each of the campers catching a trout on a self-tied fly. portion includes studies in water quality ingness to learn. One of the professors that departed that Saturday. monitoring, ichthyology, entomology and even remarked that these teenagers asked One of the final lessons that the instruc- botany, while the arts of fly casting and fly better questions than some of his college tors imparted to each class was how they tying round out the program. students do. discovered their career paths, and then For the first time since we started the The students enjoyed watching fishing emphasized with their students that there camp, every single teen caught a trout videos each night, with an ice cream social can be a future for each of them in the field on a fly that he tied. That may very well on Thursday and a bonfire with s’mores on of conservation. be because of the experience level of the Friday. The friendships that were already Keystone College has been a great friend professional fly tyers that volunteered their evolving during the week were solidified to TU since we brought the camp to their time for each night of instruction. by the time graduation and a family bar- campus and started the Five Rivers Club The house parents who supervised the becue took place the last day. and the Keystone Creekwalkers. The dorms commented on how well-behaved The 12 teens of varying ability arrived college has even created two one-credit these kids were, and the instructors com- at the beginning of the week and turned courses on fly fishing and fly tying, plus a mented on their attentiveness and will- into a dozen confident young fly fishers continuing education adult fly fishing class.

The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited has more than 14,000 members in nearly 50 chapters statewide, with one common goal: The con- servation and enhancement of Pennsylvania’s coldwater streams and fisheries, specifically our wild trout resources. Trout Unlimited is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, functioning for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. Donations are deductible to the extent provided by law. For information on advertising in PA Trout, call 814-692-5232, or email [email protected]. See pages 2-3 for Council contact information, officers and committees. For listings of Regional VPs and Pennsylvania TU chapters, and their contact information, see pages 16-24.

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www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 5 2017 PATU NEW THIS YEAR! Annual Membership Register and pay online at: Meeting https://troutunlimited.myeventscenter.com/event/24144 Nittany Event Center or use this form Pleasant Gap, PA September 23, 2017 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING REGISTRATION

TENTATIVE AGENDA Name: ______8:30 a.m. – Registration and Light Breakfast Chapter: ______Chapter Position: ______9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Announce- Phone: ______Email: ______ments; Charlie Charlesworth, PATU ____ I will bring a raffle item. President 9:45 a.m. – PATU: A Year in Review; ____ I would like to participate in the Fly Swap (please bring a dozen flies to swap Tali MacArthur, Program Director with other participants) I am happy to assist with: ____ Sign-in Table ____ Raffle ____ Facility Clean-up 10 a.m. – TU Chapters Celebration of Accomplishments; TU Chapter Leaders We need your help to make this event a success. Important note to all chapter leaders: ______Please select one event or accomplish- ment from the previous year about which Registration deadline is Friday, September 15 you are most proud. You will have two (Please make checks payable to PA Trout) minutes to share the highlights. You are The cost to attend is $37.50 / person. welcome to bring a one page “brag sheet” with information about other events and MAIL TO: accomplishments to distribute. You may PA Council of Trout Unlimited also bring an upright tri-fold display with PO Box 5148 photos, etc. Bellefonte, PA 16823

11 a.m. – Break and Refreshments More information on meeting activities can be found at www.patrout.org. 11:15 a.m. – TU Chapters Celebration 3 p.m. – Fly Swap and Casting Com- 220 S. Take exit 81 for PA-26 S/PA-64 S of Accomplishments Cont. petition and Socializing toward Pleasant Gap. Turn right onto E 11:30 a.m. – Understanding and College Ave. Destination is on the right. 3:30 p.m. – Supper, Raffle, Clean-up Communicating the Benefits of Riparian Cost and Registration: The cost for the Buffers: Alysha B. Trexler, Watershed DETAILS day is $37.50 per person, and includes light Project Manager Western Pennsylvania Location: The Nittany Event Center breakfast, snack, and dinner, programs, Conservancy is located at 119 E College Ave, Pleasant and handouts. 12:15 p.m. – Distribution of Ballots Gap, PA 16823 NEW THIS YEAR! Register and pay and other announcements Directions: From points south: Take online at https://troutunlimited.my- Interstate 99N to exit 80 and turn right onto eventscenter.com/event/24144 – Presentation Round 12:30 p.m. N Harrison Rd. After 1 mile turn right onto You can also register and pay with a Table E. College Ave. Destination is on the right check using the form. - Rivers Conservation Camp Video after ½ mile. Lodging: Local options include the (Falling Springs) and others From points north and east: Take I-80 EconoLodge 3482 Benner Pike, Bellefonte - Five Rivers Student Reps: High- West to exit 161 for U.S. 220 S/PA-26 S 814-355-5561 where a block of rooms has lights from ’16-17 and Plans for toward Bellefonte. Turn left onto PA-26 been reserved for $79 for Friday night; The 2017-18 S/U.S. 220 S. Take exit 81 for PA-26 S/PA- Queen B&B 176 E Linn St, Bellefonte; - PATU President and VPs: July Stra- 64 S toward Pleasant Gap. Turn right onto Riffles and Runs B&B 217 N Spring St, tegic Planning Retreat Outcomes E College Ave. Destination is on the right. Bellefonte and many hotel and motel op- From points west: Take I-80 East to exit tions in State College. - Update from National TU Staff 161 for U.S. 220S/PA-26 toward Belle- Questions: Contact Tali MacArthur, PATU 2 p.m. – Election, Approval of Bylaws fonte. Turn right onto PA-26 S/U.S. 220 Program Director at [email protected] or changes, Awards S. Continue onto I-99 S/PA-26 S/US Hwy 814-359-5233. 6 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org Rivers Conservation Camp concludes 23rd year By Clark Hall Camp Director

The 23rd annual Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp concluded on Friday, June 23, with the graduation of three girls and 27 boys ages 14 through 17. This was our first year at Messiah College. Cumberland Valley TU members and friends contributed flies for the camp. Each camper was given a box with 50-plus flies appropriate for fishing Yellow Breeches during camp. Over 35 individuals con- tributed flies. CVTU members also responded by vol- unteering as ghillies for the fishing sessions and assisting with fly tying instruction. Several campers caught their first trout on a fly. The campers were very appreciative and complimentary of the help that they received from the guides. Contributed Photo Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp attendees are instructed in ecol- Several campers responded to the ques- ogy, aquatic biology, hydrogeology, erosion and sedimentation control, riparian cor- See CAMP, page 9 ridor protection, watershed management, and more, and even have a chance to fish.

35 new TIC teachers ready to join the fun By Tali MacArthur PATU Program Director

On July 28, 35 teachers attended the New Teacher Trout in the Classroom Workshop held at the Benner Spring Hatchery facility in Bellefonte. These teachers will join close to 300 state-wide who already share the educa- tional wonder of raising brook trout in their classroom with students in grades 4-12. The act of raising, monitoring and car- ing for young trout fosters a conservation ethic within participating students and promotes an understanding of their shared water resources. Contributed Photo While the immediate goal of TIC is to in- New TIC teachers received training for the upcoming school year on July 28 at the crease student knowledge of water quality Benner Spring Hatchery facility. and coldwater conservation, its long-term and many other partners who work togeth- They also heard suggestions for develop- goal is to reconnect youths to the system of er to ensure its success and sustainability. ing local partnerships and received a long streams, rivers, and watersheds that sustain The teachers who attended the workshop list of hands-on educational activities that them and to introduce them to outdoor learned how to set up their tanks, care for recreational activities such as angling. the fish between November when the eggs promote watershed and coldwater conser- TIC is a collaboration among PATU, the are delivered and April/May when they are vation education and stewardship. They Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission released, and trouble shoot basic problems. See TEACHERS, page 9 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 7 The Development will pick up the cost for PA Council of Committee with as- shared hotel rooms for sistance from Lewis July 7. Trout Unlimited will investigate the • Chestnut Ridge Chapter Minutes of the June 25, 2017 feasibility of obtain- Request to Enter into Liti- Executive Committee Meeting ing and offering some gation: Malaska reported Hampton Inn – Mill Hall, PA major prizes for next that Council is await- year’s TIC raffle. ing confirmation that the Officers Attending: Charlie Charles- • Using “Ticket River” Chestnut Ridge Chapter worth, George Kutskel, Bob Pennell, John for Annual Meeting has a funding source to Leonard, Brian Wagner, Greg Malaska, Reservations: A motion was sec- cover possible shared litigation costs Fred Gender, Jim Lanning, Richard Lewis, onded and carried to use Ticket River with PennFuture before TU can ap- Chuck Winters and Zach Sees. software to simplify the registration prove entering into litigation against Others Attending: Ken Undercoffer, process and allow online use of credit the Deer Lake Improvement Associa- Tali MacArthur. cards to make reservations for the tion over environmental violations. President’s Report: The meeting was 2017 Annual Membership Meeting. called to order at 10:03 a.m. by President • Appointment of Charlesworth as TU • Charlesworth who referenced his written Selection of a Vice President for Grassroots Trustee: Charlesworth Southeastern Region: A date is to report as previously submitted. reported that National TU has elected be established for MacArthur and A motion was seconded and carried to to appoint 3 new grassroots trustees Charlesworth to meet with the South- approve the minutes of the April 8, 2017 instead of 4 as originally planned, with east Region chapter leaders for the meeting as previously distributed to EX- an announcement planned for some purpose of identifying candidates for COM. time in July. the regional VP position. Treasurer’s Report: A motion was • Using “Go to Meeting” for Telecon- seconded and carried to receive and file • Perkiomen Valley Chapter Applica- ferencing: Lanning announced that the Budget Report dated May 31, 2017, as tion for Embrace-A-Stream Grant: he has picked up the cost of a Go to previously distributed to EXCOM. Lewis Malaska reported that the Perkiomen Meeting subscription which EXCOM is planning a periodic financial review of Valley Chapter needs to submit an will try out for a teleconference on the books in July. organizational plan by July 15 if they Sept. 18. are to be considered for an Embrace- Discussion/Action Items • Procedure for Obtaining Email Votes • A-Stream Grant they have applied for. Forever Wild Grant Program: A by EXCOM: Pennell stated that as Leonard will follow up with a letter to motion was seconded and carried much additional background informa- the chapter leaders. to approve the PATU Forever Wild tion as possible would be furnished Grant program to be introduced at the • Nomination of Officers for FY2018: with as much lead time as feasible on Annual Membership Meeting. This MacArthur will serve as chair for an ad requests for email votes on issues that program will replace the Back the hoc Nominating Committee to solicit arise between meetings. Brookie Grant and will provide grants candidates for Council offices to be : Report to chapters of up to $1,500 for projects voted on at the Annual Membership National Leadership Council submitted. Wagner pointed out that only on native and wild trout waters, with Meeting in September. an annual total for all grants not to nine PA chapters have Diversity Initiative • Chapter Financial Reviewer Ap- exceed $10,000. Malaska will check chairs signed up. He also stated that he pointments: Wagner reported that to on liability language to be added to can serve as a liaison between chapters date 32 chapters had appointed finan- the contracts. and National TU staff and assist chapters cial reviewers, and that all chapters with issues that may require attention by • Council Donation to TU Headwa- must comply with this requirement National staff. ters Youth Program: A motion was before the 2017 National TU Annual Mid-Atlantic Advocacy: Report sub- seconded and carried to approve a Meeting in September. mitted. Dave Kinney reported on his Council donation of $1,000 with a • EXCOM Retreat/Strategic Planning advocacy work with PA legislators and match of $1,000 from the Koch Foun- Meeting: A retreat for EXCOM of- his ongoing efforts with DEP to upgrade dation toward TU’s Headwaters Youth ficers is scheduled for July 7 from 8 classifications for many of the streams that Program. to 10 p.m. at the Hampton Inn in Mill have received Wild Trout designations by • 2017 Trout in the Classroom Fun- Hall, PA. A strategic planning meet- PFBC. He also reported that Richard Lewis draiser: Kutskel announced that a ing, which will also include committee has been nominated as Boating-at-Large sweepstakes raffle with cash prizes chairs and be facilitated by Jeff Yates, Commissioner, one of four new commis- would be introduced later this year. will begin at 9 a.m. on July 8. Council Continued on next page... 8 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org ...Continued from previous page Membership Committee: No report regardless of whatever local names are as- sioners nominated by PFBC. Lewis em- submitted. A chairperson is needed for signed to them, are all part of the Veterans phasized the need to support SB30 which this committee. Service Partnership initiative. would allow PFBC to increase license fees Trout Management Committee: Re- Regional Reports: without legislative approval. port submitted. Undercoffer reported on • Northcentral Region – All eight Program Director: Report submitted. efforts to promote catch and release regula- chapters submitted reports. MacArthur reviewed the agenda for the tions on 26 miles of the upper West Branch • Northeast Region – Seven of nine PATU Annual Membership Meeting, and it of the Susquehanna River, largely due to chapters submitted reports; Lacka- was suggested that someone from National TU’s ongoing cleanup efforts resulting in wanna Valley and Western Pocono TU leadership be invited as a speaker. a growing trout population. . did not report. She requested regional VPs to poll their Environmental Committee: Report chapters to determine those who operate submitted. Jeff Ripple reported on the • Northwest Region – All nine chapters tree nurseries. She also expressed the need committee’s completion of a white paper submitted reports. on the use/misuse of bio-solids and listed for GIS mapping to locate and describe • Southcentral Region – All eight Coldwater Heritage Partnership projects. 10 PA House and Senate bills that he is chapters submitted reports. Awards Committee: No report sub- currently following for possible Council mitted. Information on the PATU annual actions in the future. • Southeast Region – All seven chap- awards has been posted on the PATU Web- Youth Education Committee: Report ters submitted reports. site for nominations to be received by July submitted. Judi Sittler reported that 3 PA • Southwest Region – Six of seven 31. MacArthur requested a third person to teens are attending the TU Teen Summit chapters submitted reports; Arrow- serve on the Awards Committee. with her this month in Michigan. She also head did not report. Communications Committee: Report suggested that we consider extracting submitted. No action items requested. youth activities from the quarterly chapter New Business: Delaware River Committee: Report reports and combining them for an article • Proposed Bylaws Revisions – The submitted. Lee Hartman reported that a in Pa Trout as examples for other chapters proposed Bylaws revisions as previ- crisis was averted recently when the decree to follow. ously submitted to EXCOM were parties for the Delaware River agreed to Women’s & Diversity Initiative: Re- approved by mutual consent, with the a stopgap contingency plan to maintain port submitted. Amidea Daniel and Kelly addition of “Secretary” and “Trea- the minimum water flow and temperature Williams agreed to the proposed change to surer” under Article III, Section 10, regime on the upper river. He also reported “Diversity Initiative” to follow National pertaining to term limits for EXCOM on a major push for NY State to extend TU’s lead, while still focusing primarily officers. These Bylaws revisions will catch and release regulations on the upper on women’s programs that will ultimately be voted on for acceptance at the Delaware River to ensure uniformity with draw other more diverse groups into their PATU Annual Membership Meeting PA special regulations. programs. in September. Development Committee: Report sub- Veterans Service Partnership (VSP): The meeting was adjourned by mutual mitted. See Trout in the Classroom raffle Report submitted. Lanning reviewed the report under Discussion/Action Items status of the VSP initiative in PA and consent at 2:13 p.m. above. clarified that the various chapter programs, – Bob Pennell, Council Secretary CAMP TEACHERS from page 7 from page 7 tion “What was your favorite thing about witnessed the spawning and fertilization camp?” by saying it was fishing with the process (aided by the knowledgeable and ghillies. It was a pleasure to see these very capable hatchery staff!) and learned youngsters progress as fly anglers. about how the fish and water quality are Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood vis- kept healthy in the hatchery. ited the camp and came away impressed. Each teacher expressed excitement about

“I asked the teenagers at the Pennsyl- Contributed Photo the upcoming year and all are looking vania camp, ‘How many of you plan to Students at the Rivers Conservation forward to sharing their new knowledge become involved in conservation?’ Every and Fly Fishing Youth Camp also par- and the TIC program with their students. kid raised their hand,” Wood said. “They ticipate in a hands-on stream habitat im- TU Chapters: Please reach out to your were smart, articulate, and most important, provement project. local schools and help make this year a passionate and clear-eyed about the role to protect the lands and waters our great wonderful and successful one for partici- they need, and want, to play in helping nation depends on.” pating students and teachers! www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 9 members of the Executive Committee, and and local land conservancies in order Revisions to one of the two Executive Vice Presidents to protect property critical to the health shall be appointed to serve in behalf of of our coldwater fisheries and to protect the President. the rights of Pennsylvania citizens to PATU Bylaws SECTION 4: Regional Vice Presidents have free and easy access to recreational The following revisions (in bold italics) – Regional Vice Presidents shall report fishing. as proposed for the PA Council Bylaws to and are accountable to one of the two Chapter environmental and stream were approved by the Executive Commit- (2) Executive Vice Presidents who shall access problems, if not solved locally, tee on June 25, 2017, and will be voted on determine their respective Regional cover- will be directed to the Chairperson of for acceptance by the general membership age as indicated in the Accountability and the Environmental Committee through at the PATU Annual Membership Meeting Communications Flow Chart (Addendum the Regional Vice President or a Council on Sept. 23, 2017: B) attached hereto and made a part hereof. Executive Vice President. ARTICLE III – OFFICERS Day-to-day regional operational or admin- (e) Women’s and Diversity Initiative – SECTION 1: Designation – The officers of istrative problems should be resolved at Change the name of this initiative and the Council shall be the President, two (2) this level, with the Regional Vice Presi- substitute the following description: Executive Vice Presidents, the number of dents responsible for adequately addressing The Diversity Initiative is responsible for Regional Vice Presidents corresponding to such problems and their ramifications and modifying and developing strategies and the current number of designated Regions, for ensuring that satisfactory resolutions programs to assist with recruitment of the Secretary, the Treasurer, the National to the problems are obtained. In the event a more diverse membership, encourage Leadership Council Representative, and such problems cannot be resolved at the participation in leadership, programs the Past President. All but the Past Presi- level, they will be addressed at the Council and projects within its diverse member- dent shall be elected by the membership of level. ship, and encourage chapters to create the Council as hereinafter provided. SECTION 10: Term of Office – All Offi- a welcome environment for members of SECTION 3: Executive Vice Presidents – cers of the Council shall serve for a term of different genders, ethnicities, ages, and The Council shall have two (2) Executive one (1) year commencing on October 1 of cultures to achieve TU’s conservation Vice Presidents. Each shall be an ex-officio the year elected and ending on September mission. member of one half of the Standing Com- 30 of the following year. The President, (i) Legislative Committee – Delete this mittees. They shall make sure that their Secretary, Treasurer, the two (2) Execu- Committee and its duties and responsi- Committees meet in a timely manner, tive Vice Presidents, and Regional Vice bilities in their entirety and substitute: and that Committee quarterly reports are Presidents are limited to four (4) consecu- (i) Veterans Service Partnership – The submitted to the President and Secretary tive terms of office. The National Leader- PATU Veterans Service Partnership for inclusion in the Executive Commit- ship Council Representative may serve for program follows the guidelines and tee packet, with action items highlighted. five (5) consecutive terms. principles established by the National TU When Committee Chairpersons cannot at- ARTICLE V – COMMITTEES Veterans Service Partnership program tend Executive Committee meetings to give SECTION 2: Standing Committees and the National TU Veterans Service their quarterly oral report, their Executive (b) Environmental Committee – Add the Partnership Advisory Committee. PATU Vice President may do so. They shall also following description: Veterans Service programs are Council facilitate communication between Com- The Environmental Committee shall and Chapter-led programs with locally mittees and Chapters needing advice and also be responsible for developing and chosen program names that align with aid. Executive Vice Presidents shall assist implementing a stream access and con- other veteran and community organiza- the President in filling open positions on servation program. This Committee tions to provide outdoor and fishing pro- their Committees, especially those requiring will assist local Chapters in identifying grams to U.S. veterans and their family expert counsel. The Council President has potential sites worthy of protection due members in Pennsylvania. the exclusive right to assign each Executive to their important biological functions in This program is designed to allow Vice President the Committees he or she is maintaining healthy water quality and/ Council and its Chapters to administer responsible for following the Annual Mem- or that contribute to the preservation of fishing skills instruction and streamside bership Meeting elections. Each of the two public fishing access. This work shall be conservation education to veterans and (2) Executive Vice Presidents shall also be implemented through those organizations their families in a safe and healthful en- responsible for oversight and accountabil- that have the knowledge of local resources vironment. Depending on the program, ity for those Regional Vice Presidents as and have demonstrated their ability to continued mentoring and transition pro- mutually determined and agreed to. work cooperatively with local landowners. grams may be provided at the Chapter In the event that the President is unable The Committee and cooperating Chap- level. to attend an Executive Committee meet- ters will seek assistance from the PA Fish (j) Stream Access Committee – Delete ing and/or serve out the remainder of an and Boat Commission, PA Department this Committee and incorporate its duties elected term, the Secretary shall notify the of Conservation and Natural Resources, Continued on next page... 10 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org Candidates for PATU offices Treasurer’s Report Below is a list of candidates running for Treasurer by PATU Treasurer George Kutskel election for PA Council offices on Sept. 23, George Kutskel 2017. The election will be held at the Nit- National Leadership Council Rep. Chapter Donations tany Event Center in Pleasant Gap during Brian Wagner All money we receive from chapter the PATU Annual Membership Meeting. and individuals is used to fund Council Each chapter has one vote for each of the Regional Vice President programs or projects, including this candidates. Other nominations will be Northwest newsletter, unlike grant money which taken from the floor prior to the voting. Zach Sees can only be used for the purpose of the If you are interested in learning more Northcentral grant. about the duties of any of these positions, Jim Lanning The following chapters have made please contact Tali MacArthur at 814-359- a commitment to PATU within the last 5233 or [email protected]. Northeast Open 12 months. President Charlie Charlesworth Southwest Exceptional Value $1,000 or more Chuck Winters Executive Vice President (2 positions) • Cumberland Valley Greg Malaska Southcentral • Mountain Laurel John Leonard Richard Lewis High Quality $500 to $999 Southeast Secretary • Allegheny Mountain Bob Pennell Open • Neshannock • Penn’s Woods West

Actions taken by PATU EXCOM since April 8, 2017 Brook Trout $250 to $499 April 15 – Approved signing on to letter from Sportsmen for Bristol Bay to President • Adams County Trump to stop efforts to develop the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. • Donegal April 28 – Approved signing on to two letters from the Coalition for the Delaware • Schuylkill County Watershed urging PA Senate members to reject budget cuts proposed in HB218 that would adversely affect funding for the Delaware Watershed. Wild Trout $100 to $249 May 9 – Approved sending a letter to the New York State Department of Environ- • God’s Country mental Conservation requesting an extension of catch and release regulations on the • Hokendauqua upper Delaware River. • Spring Creek May 20 – Approved signing on to a letter from the Coalition for the Delaware River Want to see your chapter listed? Watershed (CDRC) to the governors of PA, NY, NJ and DE, and the mayor of New Please contact your chapter leaders and York City urging the approval of a flow management plan prior to June 1, 2017. tell them! June 7 – Approved Ken Undercoffer sending a letter from PATU to the PA Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) in support of establishing Catch & Release All Tackle regu- In Memory of: lations on 26 miles of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Cambria County. In memory of deceased members of June 10 – Approved Dave Kinney on behalf of PATU advising members of the PA the Hokendauqua Chapter House of Representatives NOT to roll back the MS4 program for municipalities which In memory of Stanley Manning from is a part of the Clean Water Act. Susan Hause

...Continued from previous page Leadership Council (NLC) Representative. (m) Reporting and Accountability – With and responsibilities as part of the Envi- The functions of the Committee shall be the exception of the Governance Commit- ronmental Committee (b). to recommend to the Executive Commit- tee, each Committee shall report to and be (l) Governance Committee – The Gov- tee for approval any required revisions to accountable to its respective Executive Vice ernance Committee shall monitor and the policies or documents relating to the President as outlined in the Accountability ensure compliance with Trout Unlimited’s governance of the Council, including the and Communications Flow Chart (Adden- mission, policies and Bylaws, and the Bylaws and procedures for conducting the dum B) attached hereto and made a part policies and Bylaws of the Council. The business of the Council, policies regarding hereof. They shall issue written reports of membership of the committee shall be the acquisition and disposal of real property, their activities to the Executive Committee President, the two (2) Executive Vice Presi- procurement of goods and services, fidu- at least one week prior to Executive Com- dents, Treasurer, Secretary, and National ciary responsibility and risk management. mittee meetings. PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 11 Bucks County TU aids resurgence of Aquetong Creek After a century-plus absence, brook trout once again inhabit Aquetong Creek. On April 29, members of the Bucks County Chapter of Trout Unlimited, with assistance from the Aquetong Watershed Association and Solebury Township, re- leased 50 wild Pennsylvania brook trout into Aquetong Creek. Bucks County TU received permission from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Com- mission and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to capture and transport the brook trout from a tributary to the Lehigh River to Aquetong Creek. The fish were caught by traditional fly fishing methods. TU members, Aquetong Watershed Association members and Sole- bury Township officials all participated in the effort.

Aquetong Creek is part of the brook Jim Searing Photos trout’s historic range in Pennsylvania. Above, Bucks County Trout Unlimited member Kevin Randall transfers a brook However, the complete deforestation of the trout to a holding tank for the journey back to Bucks County. He is being assisted by watershed and construction of numerous Frank Nassetta and Jeff Neamand. mill dams in the 19th century resulted in Below left, brook trout swim in a holding pen after being caught for transport to Aquetong Creek. warming water and heavy siltation. These Below right, BCTU member Jeff Neamand and daughter Madeline prepare to re- conditions destroyed the habitat vital to lease brook trout. support brook trout within the watershed. The removal of the Aquetong Lake dam by Solebury Township in 2015 allowed the cold water of Aquetong Spring to once again flow downstream without being warmed by the former Aquetong Lake, re- sulting in near perfect stream temperatures for brook trout. Members from both conservation groups and township officials were present for the release of the trout in Aquetong Spring Park. The TU members who led this effort, Kevin Randall and Jeff Neamand, both stated the significance that wild brook trout rather than non-native trout species were used to repopulate the creek. “There are no longer any brook trout Aquetong Watershed Association Presi- health of our watershed and allowing the streams in Bucks County; the cold water dent Les Isbrandt thanked Bucks County trout to return.” and diverse insect life of Aquetong Creek Trout Unlimited for its efforts to return Solebury Township Supervisor Kevin provide a unique opportunity to reintro- brook trout to the creek. Morrissey also thanked BCTU for taking duce brook trout,” they said. “The stocking “This could not have been possible the lead on this project as well as Sole- of non-native trout such as rainbow and without Solebury Township’s decision in bury’s Aquetong Spring Committee and brown trout displace brook trout and prey 2014 to remove the 1870s earthen dam the Solebury Township Administration for on them, which is part of the reason why so eliminating Aquetong Lake,” Isbrandt their contributions. few brook trout streams remain. We have said. “The resulting project by the town- Fellow supervisor Jim Searing also a unique opportunity to return Aquetong ship has restored the creek to much cooler congratulated BCTU on this major ac- Creek to its natural heritage.” water temperatures thereby improving the Continued on next page... 12 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 ...Continued from previous page complishment. “BCTU was instrumental in building Save the Date public support for our efforts to acquire the The 2018 Keystone Coldwater property, take down the dam and restore Conference will be held Feb. 23-24, the creek,” Searing said. “Reintroducing 2018 at the Ramada Inn Conference native brook trout to Aquetong Creek after a 150-year absence is a powerful tribute Center in State College, PA. to Solebury’s focus on preservation and conservation.” The conference theme is: In 1996, BCTU began its advocacy for Coldwater Resource Conservation the removal of the Aquetong Lake dam and Education: Rising to the Chal- and restoration of brook trout to the creek. lenges; Embracing Opportunities. “The reintroduction of wild brook trout to Aquetong Creek is the essence Sponsorship details and more of the mission of Trout Unlimited,” said information and can be found at Bucks County Trout Unlimited President www.coldwaterconference.com. Dan Weaver. “I can’t be more proud of our chapter members for conceiving this plan and making it happen, successfully capturing 50 brook trout in rugged terrain and keeping them alive and healthy on the 70-mile journey from the Lehigh River to their release in Aquetong Creek is a tremendous example our members’ dedica- tion to restoring the ecological integrity of our local streams.”

www.patrout.org PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 13 Merchandise Order Form Thank you for supporting the efforts of the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited in protecting, conserving, and restor- ing Pennsylvania’s coldwater streams. Merchandise orders are processed during volunteer time. Please allow adequate time for your order to be filled and shipped. Direct questions to George Kutskel at [email protected] or 814-371-9290. See the Merchandise page at www.patrout.org for additional details.

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 Subtotal – Leader Quantity (10 or more) $4.50 Dan Shields’ Fly Fishing PA’s Spring Creek Book $20.00 “More of CVTU’s Favorite Flies” Book $22.00 3. 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 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 4. PATU Decals – 3” $3.00 PATU Travel Rod Case $50.00 Fly Fishing Practice Casting Game $25.00 Custom 9’0, 5-wt., 3-piece Fly Rod $175.00 5. Adult TIC T-shirt (circle size) S M L XL $17.00 Limited sizes, colors *****and quantities. Adult TIC T-shirt (circle size) 2XL 3XL $20.00 *****Call Tali MacArthur at 814-359-5114 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: Name: ______Mail this form, along with money order or check payable to “PA Trout” to: Address: ______Attn: Merchandise City, State, Zip: ______PA Council of Trout Unlimited PO Box 5148 Phone ______Email ______Bellefonte, PA 16823 ** Phone and email are needed should PATU have questions regarding your order. Survival threats to our native brook trout Editor’s Note: Each year at its spring brook trout, since the brown trout banquet, the Pennsylvania Outdoor tend to be larger (their life span is Writers Association presents its Excellence much longer than that of brookies) in Craft Awards. These awards recognize and more aggressive, allowing them POWA members for their outstanding to out-compete the brookies for food work during the previous calendar year. and habitat. A microcosm of this PATU has been a longtime supporting issues exists up at camp in Warren member and a sponsor of the “Trout and County. Redtail Run has been our the Coldwater Resource Award.” The best trout stream for years, but in the following article authored by outdoor past few seasons, we’ve caught far writer Don Feigert, published in The Todd Puleo Photo fewer brook trout and more brown (Sharon) Herald on April 10, 2016 – and A typical wild native brook trout trout upstream. This stream flows reprinted with permission – was selected caught eight years ago in Redtail Run, easily into the Allegheny River, which before the brookies began to disappear as this year’s winner. harbors some brown trout near areas there. of coldwater outflows, allowing them that in mind as you celebrate this past access upstream to spawn. But Antler By Don Feigert winter’s mild weather. We didn’t have The Evening Campfire Run, a historically average brook much snow or cold, but our hemlocks trout creek, is maintaining its brookie may suffer. If you read this column even occasionally, population. At the point where it pours you know how I feel about our state fish, 2. Air and Water Pollution. According into the Allegheny, there’s a large the wild native brook trout. There’s nothing to the USDA Forest Service, “Air culvert and waterfall in place, making I enjoy more than trekking upstream along pollution has been a serious problem it much harder for fish to advance a tiny creek on public land, where I will for forests of northland U.S., which are upstream. We never catch a brown hike a couple of miles in a morning and downwind of our industrial heartland.” trout in Antler Run, and the brook trout enjoy the surroundings of evergreens and The biggest negative agent is acid are still there. hardwoods, the sounds and smells of the rain, which occurs when harmful 5. Over-Fishing. This has not become a woods and the waters, and the wild tugs of chemicals interact in the atmosphere problem yet, since most anglers don’t brookies on the line. However, our current to form compounds that later fall to want to walk a mile for a seven-inch environment presents certain threats to the earth, which can damage trees trout, especially since three streams future brook trout survival. Following are or make them vulnerable to disease. local to Camp F-Troop offer foot- five that I’m tracking: The Forest Service is implementing long stocked fish. But more anglers I various applications of fungi and 1. Loss of our Hemlock Canopy. talk to have been showing interest in bacterial remedies, but the problem Hemlocks shade and cool almost taking wild fish, maybe because I write persists. Brook trout survival is the every trout stream I fish, and they about them too often. The wild brookie canary in the coal mine warning also prevent soil erosion. But in the streams could handle more traffic, as against pollution. past several years, they have come long as anglers practice catch-and- under attack from a pest accidentally 3. Effects of Fracking. Is the Marcellus release and leave the resource as imported from Japan, the Hemlock Shale boom an economic savior for our pristine as they find it. Woolly Adelgid, which feasts on region or an environmental disaster? What are solutions? Practice good hemlock sap and injures or kills trees Risks from hydraulic fracking can conservation methods whenever you by the thousands as they advance be minimized with strict regulation wander forests and streams. Join Trout north in the eastern U.S. The U.S. and safety procedures, which many Unlimited or Wildlife Forever or some Forest Service and other agencies drilling companies adhere to. But other conservation organization and have been applying insecticides accidents and polluted waters and participate in its conservation projects. and a certain black lady beetle that soils have occurred. Plus, there’s an is a natural enemy to the adelgids, impact on water conservation, since Don Feigert is the outdoors writer for with limited success. The northeast each well can use millions of gallons The Herald and the Allied News. His latest has one advantage: the adelgid has over its lifetime. book, “The F-Troop Camp Chronicles,” trouble surviving prolonged or bitter 4. Competition with Brown Trout. and his earlier books are available by cold. The strong winter of 2014-2015 There’s a lot of talk in the trout- contacting Don at 724-931-1699 or caused substantial dieback of HWA fishing community about the risks [email protected]. Browse his web site and regrowth of infected trees. Keep of mixing brown trout with wild at www.donfeigert.com. PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 15 ______at the “Women in the Outdoors” event sponsored Forks of the Delaware Chapter #482 by the Jerry Zimmerman Memorial and Walking NORTHEAST CHAPTERS Joe Baylog Purchase Chapters held at the Ontelaunee Rod & Brodhead 289 610-751-9116, [email protected] Gun Club. Our next chapter meeting is Sept. 20 www.forkstu.org at Catasauqua High School. Forks of the Delaware 482 ______Hokendauqua 535 The chapter created a chapter “business card” describing what we do, meeting information, our Lackawanna Valley Chapter #414 Lackawanna Valley 414 mission statement and website to distribute to Adam Nidoh the public. Credit to South Central RVP Richard 570-489-1650, [email protected] Monocacy 491 www.lackawannavalleytu.org Pike-Wayne 462 Lewis, and the Adams County chapter for provid- ing this idea in the May “My PATU Monthly.” No report. Schuylkill County 537 Chapter President Joe Baylog and his daughter ______Stan Cooper Sr. 251 participated in a video shoot for National TU on Monocacy Chapter #491 Western Pocono 203 May 16-17. The video featured the Bushkill Creek Erik Broesicke watershed and the Unassessed Waters program. 610-909-2652, [email protected] Also participating were Terry Klinetop, Bushkill www.monocacytu.org Stream Conservancy vice president, Kathleen REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Lavelle, Dave Kinney, Chad Chorney and Mark A summer board meeting was held on June 7. Fred Gender Taylor, all from National. The chapter’s annual Chapter President Erik Broesicke spent a day in Harrisburg with Dave Kinney and Chad Chorney Email: [email protected] pig and corn roast is on the banks of the Delaware River at Riverside Barr & Grille on Sept. 16. We meeting with several key senators and representa- Phone: 570-704-8764 applied for a TU Embrace-A-Stream grant for tives to introduce our organization, thank them design work for a stream restoration project on for their support of coldwater issues, and discuss Brodhead Chapter #289 Bushkill Creek. The chapter, along with members how we can further our initiatives from a policy Todd Burns of the Forks United Church of Christ, held a major level. The City of Bethlehem and Wildlands Con- 610-704-4549, [email protected] stream and highway cleanup along Bushkill Creek servancy have put the Illicks Mill Park restoration www.brodheadtu.org on April 22. TIC release days were held for three project out to bid. We are expecting a mid-summer The chapter has obtained all required land- of our schools: Nazareth Middle School on April start date. Members attended the Step Outdoors owner permissions for execution of the Pocono 21, Bangor Middle School on May 2 and Wind event with Chorney at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. Creek habitat improvement project. The primary Gap Middle School on May19. Chapter volunteers ______contractors are engaged and they have scheduled took our “Forks TU Fly Fishing Experience” to Pike-Wayne Chapter #462 time to do the work this August. We drafted an Stockertown Rod & Gun Club for the 25th annual Tony Capitano Embrace-a-Stream grant application to rehabili- Northampton County Youth Field Day sponsored 570-676-9994, [email protected] tate a section of Cherry Creek in the Cherry Val- by the Northampton County Youth Field Day www.pwtu.org ley National Wildlife Refuge near Saylorsburg. Foundation. On June 3-4, volunteers from Mono- Our annual banquet was April 8 at Lukan’s On May 6, the chapter conducted a cleanup on cacy TU and our chapter assisted Chad Chorney, Family Resort. John Lazar received the Charlie Pocono Creek and its tributary, Bisbing Run, in TU Mid-Atlantic Organizer, at Step Outdoors Bright service award (renamed in honor Charlie Tannersville. We assisted with the annual Knights Lehigh Valley at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. Bright, a longtime member who passed away.) of Columbus Fishing Derby on the first day of ______The award was presented by Mrs. Bright. On trout season at Pinebrook Park in Stroudsburg. Hokendauqua Chapter #535 April 9, members and Boy Scout Troop 129 held During the event, the pavilion on the site was Dave Abraham the annual Lackawaxen River cleanup. In April, named for and dedicated to long-time Brodhead 610-844-3459, [email protected] members participated with other community member, the late Bob Hosko. We participated in an http://hokendauqua.tu.org conservation organizations at the Hawley Earth Earth Day program at Northampton Community Day. Members also participated with the Pike College-Monroe Campus on April 22. At our May Chapter members and members from the County Conservation District’s Adopt-A-High- 10 meeting, the chapter welcomed representatives Bertsch Hokendauqua, Catasauqua Watershed way cleanup on Route 402 in Blooming Grove. of four conservation and fishing clubs within the Association did a cleanup on the Hokey on April In May, PWTU participated in “Fish for Kids in Pocono area that protect the headwaters of Brod- 8. On April 11, our TIC program released fish into Newfoundland.” Members attended a fundraiser head Creek and its tributaries. Presenting were the Hokey at the Kreidersville Covered Bridge for Casting for Recovery held at Mountain Top. the Tobyhanna Conservation Association, the section. On May 9, we cleaned up debris from Members are tying flies for the women to use on Pohoqualine Fish Association, Brodhead Forest two log jams on Coplay Creek in the Whitehall their September retreat. Matt Barr, watershed and Steam Association and Brodhead Hunting and Parkway. Phil Hublitz, our PHWFF coordinator, specialist from Pike County Conservation District, Fishing Club. Our first “Wine, Women, and Wad- had nine vets and 19 volunteers attend an outing presented at our June meeting. He discussed the ers” event at Mountain View Vineyards on April on May 20 at Bob Saks’ pond. Two other programs placement of sensors in the Lackawaxen River 29. Tom Gilmore presented his program “Pennsyl- are planned for 2017. The first is at the Indian to monitor water quality during the Orion Pipe- vania’s Blue-Ribbon Trout Streams” on April 12. Mountain R&G and the second at Green-Walk line river crossing. He had recently completed a Our annual picnic was June 10 at Cherry Valley Trout nursery on Sept. 23. On May 17, members macroinvertebrate survey of 10 streams in Pike National Wildlife Refuge. An introduction to fly collected macros on the Hokey and did a macro- County, and in August he will conduct a fish fishing workshop was June 25 at ForEvergreen identification at the Kreidersville Covered Bridge, survey of 10 different streams in the county. We Nature Preserve. Advanced fly tying classes are where the chapter did a stream restoration project presented three one-time $500 stipends to area July 24-Sept. 18 at Monroe County Conservation a few years ago. On June 3, we assisted the Little seniors attending college next year who are ma- District Building. Membership meetings are Sept. Lehigh chapter with its Fly Fishing Youth Day. joring in conservation or environmental studies. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 at Monroe County Our 2nd annual fly fishing program for women ______Conservation District Building. was July 8. On June 17, members taught fly fishing 16 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 Schuylkill County Chapter #537 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT events. Members attended the April, May and John Bondura Jim Lanning June Potter County Conservation District meet- 570-640-5300; [email protected] ings. On June 1, President Pete Ryan, serving www.schuylkillcountytu.org 905 Saxton Drive as chairman of the Potter County Dirt & Gravel and Low Volume Road Quality Assurance Board, This year is our 30th anniversary and a cel- State College, PA 16801 Email: [email protected] reported over $800,000 was allocated for 2017-18 ebration will be on the project site at the Little road projects. Chapter members participated in League Field in New Philadelphia from 1-6 p.m. Phone: 814-238-2086 the UAWA cutting of Japanese knotweed along Sept. 16. It will include prizes, raffles, drawings Mill Creek May 7-8 in Sweden Township as part and door prizes at a cost of $20 per person. Call Columbia County Chapter #38 of a CHP Implementation grant. Letters of sup- Erick Lewis Ann McCole at 570-277-6249 for tickets. Regular port were sent to PFBC in support of the recent 814-621-8126, [email protected] meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6 recommendations of Class A and Wild Trout list- p.m. at Amvets in Pottsville. Board meetings are We are awaiting assignment of a section of ings of Potter County streams. May 16 was our every month on the fourth Sunday at 2 p.m. in Route 487 in Orangeville for Adopt-A-Highway TIC release day, which has become a conservation the Solar Innovations® cafeteria. April 1 was the roadway cleanup adjacent to Fishing Creek. day held at the Austin/Costello Sportsman Club first in over 150 years that we saw trout fishing in Two chapter members are monitoring natural grounds. Potter County Youth Field Day returned the stream along New Philadelphia. Our chapter gas pipeline construction on the Fishing Creek to the PA Lumber Museum June 10 with GCTU supplied the trout for this special day. Each year and Susquehanna watersheds in the Columbia members providing fly casting instruction as one we help with Family Fun Fishing Day at Sweet County area. At our April 11 chapter meeting, of the activities. June 24 was “Women in the Wild” Arrow Lake. We conducted a Bear Creek cleanup Andrew Trelease from Trout Haven Fly Fishing weekend at Sinnemahoning State Park. with assistance from Scout Troop 651. This was Adventures presented a seminar on central PA ______our sixth consecutive year at Cabela’s for Cap- fly fishing strategies. The presentation covered Lloyd Wilson Chapter #224 tain’s Weekend. We assisted Schuylkill Haven fishing opportunities on Valley Creek in suburban Bill Bailey Recreational Association run its fishing derby, Philadelphia and Spruce Creek near State College. 570-748-6120, [email protected] one of five different derbies we assisted with. Four Chapter members served as guides during the www.lwtu.org TIC schools held release days: Tamaqua West End annual Fish-n-Fun day for handicapped children School, Tri-Valley School, Saint Clair Elementary at Kocher Park in Lightstreet on June 3. Chapter Our annual family picnic/meeting at the Sieg School and Williams Valley School. members assisted with the fishing portion of the Conference Center was June 7. We had an un- ______annual Outdoor Adventure Camp conducted by scheduled litter pickup along the Narrows section Stanley Cooper, Sr. Chapter #251 the Columbia County District Conservation Of- of Big Fishing Creek in February as someone Scott Brady fice. Upcoming meetings are Sept. 12 and Oct. 10 dumped what appeared to be a pickup load of 570-479-6106, [email protected] at 7 p.m. at Columbia County District Conserva- trash over the bank. The chapter wrote letters of www.sctu.org tion Office, Bloomsburg. support to PFBC for the addition of the proposed ______Class A streams and the Wild Trout streams to The Fly Fishing Film Festival was April 12 at the approved and existing lists. Our two TIC the Kirby Center. Several members of the chapter God’s Country Chapter #327 programs successfully raised and released several Dr. Peter Ryan were there when Friends of the Upper Delaware dozen trout. In partnership with PFBC and US- 814-274-8718, [email protected] was formed. As we have done every year, we FWS, chapter members assisted with four fishing bought a boat in their “One Bug Tournament.” Several members participated in the Upper events at the NE Fishery Center in Lamar. Chapter Our SCTU chapter picnic was July 10. We held Allegheny Watershed Association’s road cleanup members assisted at a fishing day for a Wounded adult and youth fly fishing camps. We hold Brews and the Upper First Fork Watershed Association’s Warrior group from North Carolina. The event and Bugs on the fourth Tuesday of each month. outreach/member recruitment activities. Members was held at the Ante’s Creek Fishing Club. On ______also attended the special meeting in Sweden May 16-17, chapter members taught fly tying and Western Pocono Chapter #203 Township on May 17 to explain the knotweed fly casting to students from Jersey Shore Middle George Hludzik eradication efforts by the UAWA as well as the School for their outdoor environmental learning 570-788-2121, [email protected] UAWA members meeting in April. The chapter days. We again partnered with PFBC and the NE had a booth, sold raffle tickets, and distributed Fishery Center in Lamar for a series of fishing No report. Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and TU lit- events in June. We also assisted at the Family erature at the Potter/Tioga Maple Festival held Fishing Day held at the Bald Eagle State Park. May 6 in Coudersport. On May 7, we assisted ______NORTHCENTRAL the Potter County Anglers Club stocking of the Penns Creek Chapter #119 Allegheny River and Oswayo Creek. During April CHAPTERS Joe Dunmire and May, PHWFF programs were presented to the Columbia County 038 717-899-6085, [email protected] Crosby Legion Riders, the Coudersport Legion, God’s Country 327 the Oswayo Valley Senior Center and the Coud- The chapter issued letters of support for the Lloyd Wilson 224 ersport Legion Auxiliary. Members attended the Mifflin County Conservation District’s riparian Penns Creek 119 JKLM Energy Stakeholders meeting in April and buffer/outreach and technical assistance program attended JKLM’s well pad site visit on June 29. to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Raymond B. Winter 124 Our chapter’s 10th anniversary PHWFF event and to PFBC in support of passing all Class A Spring Creek 185 honoring all past participants, volunteers and loyal and Wild Trout classifications. 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18 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 ...Continued from page 17 group, fly fishing instruction at Bald Eagle State our EAS study of the Little Pine Creek watershed. for a TIC-type setup in the Juniata Valley YMCA Park and fishing for Big Brothers Big Sisters at the Springfest at Hills Creek State Park was May 20. that could could potentially lead to fly tying and/ Lamar Hatchery. Our VSP held its Spring Opening Members helped the Tioga County Conservation or fly fishing classes for all ages. Members also with 43 veterans attending. The program worked District with a county-wide field trip for all ninth participated in Mifflin County High School’s with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PFBC on graders in Tioga County at the Fallbrook AMD ECO day, with assistance from Spring Creek TU; an outing at Fisherman’s Paradise. Our Women treatment facility May 3-4. Members manned an a Mifflin County Envirothon fly casting station; Anglers held four events, including a special day educational table at Mill Cove in Mansfield on on Penns Creek with guide Tom Doman and fly tree planting on Tea Creek with help from MCHS Earth Day. Several members assisted with stock- fishing at Benner Springs. Other past chapter ing the Pine Creek canyon stretch in April and we Ecology class; stocking of the four-mile DHALO activities include the Brookies Camp July 20 at also float stocked a section of upper Pine Creek section of Licking Creek; “Day On The Stream” the Sieg Conference Center in Lamar. Upcoming on May 15. Several weeks ago, the Wellsboro Ga- at the Little J; a summer social along Musser Run, events include Arbor Day Reinvented – PSU Ar- zette had a “notice” in its classified section from and the Juniata River. Upcoming on Aug. 12 is a boretum from 10 a.m. to noon on July 26 at The “Merchant Hydro Developers” of Doylestown NWTF Field Day. Regular monthly meetings are Arboretum at Penn State, State College; Y Trout for a proposed hydro-electric facility in western being changed to the second Wednesday of each Release Day from 4-7 p.m. Aug. 8 at Whipple Tioga County near Gaines. This project would month at the Mifflin County Library. Our next Dam State Park, Petersburg; and a chapter meeting build a 70-acre reservoir at 2,200 feet elevation, a meeting is Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. from 7:30-9 p.m. Sept. 7 featuring an Introduc- 60-acre reservoir at 1,300 feet, a 3,337-foot-long ______tion of “Spring Creek White” – a wine tasting 48-inch diameter “penstock” connecting them, R.B. Winter Chapter #124 and introduction of the Spring Creek White by and a two-turbine “powerhouse” for electric Bob Laubach Mt. Nittany Winery. Upcoming VSP events are generation. The water source listed is, of course, 570-966-3379, [email protected] from 1-6 p.m. on Aug. 13, Aug. 27, Sept. 10 and Pine Creek, and with necessary electric lines the A stream cleanup by members, assisted by Sept. 24 at Fisherman’s Paradise, Bellefonte; and proposed project would add 283,000 megawatts Mifflinburg Cub Scouts, was April 23 from the Women’s Group fishing from 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 27 to our nation’s electricity grid. Chapter meetings Poe Paddy tunnel to Weikert. Cub Scouts also at Fisherman’s Paradise and 2-4 p.m. Sept. 24 on are the first Monday of every month except July helped with the planting of 350 trees and shrubs Spring Creek near Fisherman’s Paradise. and August at 7 p.m. at Wellsboro Community streamside below the PFBC Station 22 cabin. ______Center, Wellsboro. On April 29, members participated in a PHWFF Susquehanna Chapter #044 program, guiding for 22 veterans from North Walt Nicholson Carolina along Penns Creek and local ponds. On 570-447-3600; [email protected] NORTHWEST CHAPTERS June 11, members conducted fly casting and fly http://susquehannatu.wordpress.com Allegheny Mountain 036 tying seminars at the R.B. Winter State Park Sum- In April, Bill O’Connor and Don Daughen- Caldwell Creek 437 merfest. All fingerlings in our four TIC projects baugh presented the notable history of the E. Hille were stocked. Three fly tying sessions were con- Company and the famous anglers and public fig- Cornplanter 526 ducted for the Mifflinburg TIC participants. Our ures that shared our local streams. We’re planning Iron Furnace 288 April 19 meeting featured the Lewisburg seventh to sponsor a TIC program at Loyalsock Middle Jim Zwald 314 grade class presenting on this year’s TIC project. School. Shawn Rummel of TU has completed the It included an analysis of three local streams to Rock Run CHP grant plan and we look forward Neshannock 216 determine which was most suitable for stocking to having a final meeting on it in the fall. Director Northwest PA 041 their fingerlings. Bucknell biologist Shaun Reese Steve Szoke will be working on post-flood studies Oil Creek 424 presented update on stocking of eels in local in the Loyalsock Creek watershed with Dr. Niles streams and habitat requirement for fresh water of Susquehanna University this summer. Our next Seneca 272 mussels. Our May 19 meeting featured a cookout chapter meeting is in September. along Penns Creek for chapter and fly tying class ______members. Our next meeting is Sept. 20 at the REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Lewisburg Hotel. Tiadaghton Chapter #688 Jere White Zach Sees ______570-662-2167, [email protected] P.O. Box B, Mt. Jewett, PA 16740 Spring Creek Chapter #185 Members attended the Shale Gas Network Bob Vierck Email: [email protected] conference at State College that included gas 814-350-3702, [email protected] Phone: 814-558-9610 company representatives, government regulators www.springcreektu.org and citizen science/environmental groups and Allegheny Mountain Chapter #036 academic presenters. Brine disposal and induced George Kutskel We submitted a NFWF grant for $160,700 with seismicity were the major topics discussed. We are 814-371-9290, [email protected] total project amount of more than $270,000 for partnering with the Pine Creek Watershed Council www.amctu.org Houserville Road, Rock Road and Gordon D. Kis- on the Hemlock Headwaters Project, which in- senger Meadow. We are doing special stewardship cludes replacing hemlock trees and other species We had our annual joint picnic with the Iron at Fisherman’s Paradise, McCoy Dam and Oak in the riparian buffer that are dying off from an in- Furnace chapter at Walter Dick Park in Brookville, Hall sites. Permits were received by Penn State for festation of the wooly adelgid. The first plantings where we had the chance to meet two of the four armoring the dike at Thompson Run. The Spring took place this spring along Babb Creek and four students selected to the Rivers Conservation Creek Cleanup had over 600 volunteers and we locations along Pine Creek. Members helped with and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Our 51st annual had leadership and 40 volunteers covering three the Pine Creek watershed snapshot day on June banquet was held at the Falls Creek Eagles in sites. Other activities include SCTU conducting a 24, spearheaded by Jake Lemon. The chapter also April. The project on Wilson Run was inspected Get Outdoors Family Picnic at Tussey Mountain completed macroinvertebrate surveys on six tribu- by our members and it appears to have held up pond, a first aid instructional course for our VSP taries of Little Pine Creek in May to add data to Continued on next page... PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 19 ...Continued from previous page Run habitat improvement and erosion control AMD monitoring project during the May meeting well with the high water and winter. We are wait- projects are planned for this summer and early held in Emporium. Our next chapter meeting is 7 ing for a Growing Greener grant to place habitat fall. A grant has been received by Cornplanter TU p.m. Sept. 26 at St. Marys Area Middle School. in the DHALO section of the Sandy Lick Creek. and contributed labor will be needed. The Mor- ______We received notice that the state was accepting rison Run fish habitat improvement is scheduled Neshannock Creek #216 bids for the Fran Contracting site, which when for Sept. 23. Chapter volunteers were involved Jeff Kremis completed should restore Rock and Camp Run in several youth educational activities, including 724-588-4378; [email protected] a TIC release and field day for McKean County and six miles of Cooks Run. We have spent 18 ww.neshannock-tu.org Conservation District. We also participated at years trying to get these streams cleaned up and “Green Day” for Eisenhower Elementary School The North Deer Creek group held a stream it looks like maybe we will finally see it happen. in Warren County. We provided a fly casting dem- improvement project in the youth fishing area of We received a CHP grant for a tree planting on onstration for the McKean County Envirothon. A Deer Creek on June 24. Streambank stabilization Montgomery Run to reforest an old splash dam. $10,000 grant was received for stream improve- work was done to repair areas damaged by recent We have done water quality and some soil samples ment and erosion control on lower end of Brown flooding. We held a workday on July 15 to repair to prepare. Three-hundred students from DuBois Run on the east end of Warren. several areas on the access trail that were damaged Middle School attended our environmental day at ______by the recent logging to facilitate future stockings Camp Mountain Run. We also had students from of the area. Our TIC programs had release day DuBois Central Catholic’s eigth grade collect Iron Furnace Chapter #288 events and reported successful years. Our 13th Mark Hanes macros and release their TIC trout in Wolf Run. annual Youth Fishing Derby at the Grove City 724-464-7320, [email protected] Brockway Area schools held an environmental Sportsmen’s Club was June 17. We are planning competition with Redbank and Clarion Limestone There are no chapter meetings until September, to start a Veterans Service Program this summer FFA. We helped with the wildlife test and pro- but there will be a board meeting to plan for the with an instructional/fly tying program. We have vided a fly tying demo. We held a fly fishing day coming year in late July or early August. Members a picnic and board meeting on Aug. 28. Upcoming with the DuBois Middle School Fly Fishing Club, attended the public meeting with Western Penn- board meetings are Sept. 25 and Oct. 23 at Penn SMART Angler with students from New Story and sylvania Conservancy about their CHP grant work State Shenango beginning at 6:30 p.m. SMART Angler with the special needs students in the streams in the Clear Creek State Park and ______from the DuBois Middle School. The chapter had Forest area. Members are hoping to assist in the Northwest Chapter #41 a station at the Clearfield Youth Field Day on June work this summer. Plans were also made to have Erik Cronk 3. We had a station at the Jefferson County Youth a meeting with all parties involved with the future 814-490-4632, [email protected] Field Day and a SMART Angler program on June removal of dams on the Callen Run watershed. http://nwpachaptertu.blogspot.com 10. DuBois Area Girl Scouts family fishing was Before work starts we all want to be on the same held at the Tannery Dam. We hosted a veterans page and make sure Heath Sportsman’s Club does The chapter is looking into a potential stream fishing day on July 8 at Tannery Dam. not have issues with getting water for its hatchery. improvement project in Erie County. We are ______We hope this will allow us to move forward with reaching out to the PAFBC to lay the ground- Caldwell Creek Chapter #437 the John’s Run fish passage project to start off the work. We do not meet again until September. ______Tom Savko dam removals in the watershed. Chapter members 814-664-2124, [email protected] participated in release days for area TIC schools. Oil Creek Chapter #424 The chapter held an Introduction to Fly Fishing Gary Ross We completed stream stabilization plantings event at Fitzgerald’s Pond in Brookville on June 814-337-6931, [email protected] and live staking at four locations on Brokenstraw 10. Mark Hanes was the head instructor and he www.oilcreektu.org Creek with the Western Pennsylvania Conser- modeled the event after the PFBC program he vancy. We also assisted the conservation district completed this spring. The chapter is in the plan- One of the chapter’s long-time members, Linda and WPC in a planting project on Coffee Creek. ning stages of working on a future family fishing Wilson, passed away on June 5. Linda was a We had four TIC projects conclude with release event in conjunction with the Brookville YMCA former treasurer and current board member of days in May. We were mentors for students on two later this summer or early fall. Our next meeting OCTU; a member of the Rainbow Bowmen Ar- fishing days for the fourth and fifth grade students is Sept. 18 at Sigel Sportsman’s Club, Sigel. chery Club; and The Friends of Drake Well. She at Columbus Elementary School. ______also volunteered for the Oil Creek and Titusville ______Railroad. Linda’s husband Don is the vice presi- James Zwald Chapter #314 dent of Oil Creek TU. We received a thank you Cornplanter Chapter #526 Murray Neeper letter from Franklin YMCA for our recent dona- Troy McDunn 814-834-3472, [email protected] tion. We also received a thank you note from a 814-723-3759, [email protected] The chapter continues to monitor portions of family for supporting their YMCA membership. www.facebook.com/pages/Cornplanter- West Creek tributary to the Driftwood Branch of OCTU contributed to the Freshwater Conserva- Chapter-Of-Trout-Unlimited the Sinnemahoning as part of the development of tion Scholarship at Clarion University again this A Paddlers Dice Run is planned on the Allegh- an acid mine drainage plan for remediation under year, as did two other chapters. We sponsored two eny River for July 30 from Kinzua Dam to Al- a grant from the Norfolk-Southern spill monies. students from Cranberry High School to the Con- legheny Outfitters Livery. We are working on both This study concludes in September. Luke Bobnar servation Leadership Academy. Our 34th annual Farnsworth and east branch of Tionesta Creek from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and banquet was a success with a sold-out crowd for with Win’s Coalition and Forest Service identify- Chuck Keeports from the Allegheny National For- the fifth year in a row. Next year’s banquet is April ing specific projects for rehab or enhancement in est presented a workshop on Aquatic Large Woody 7. For several years, we have had survey sheets in 2018 and beyond. Habitat improvement and acid Materials Restoration projects in the ANF at the boxes on Little Sandy Creek. These are for fisher- remediation are being considered. Morrison Run chapter meeting on April 25. Jeff Ream of J. Ream men to make comments and suggestions on their activities have been completed except for one that Engineering and Kim Bonfardine of Elk County fishing experience. This year many respondents is on private land. We are working with the land- Conservation District conducted a program update were impressed with the improvements we have owner but have not come to agreement. Brown with preliminary data review on the West Creek done on Little Sandy. TIC students at Cochranton 20 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 High School had their trout release day on May 24 We completed brook trout restoration work 5 chapter meeting, guest speaker was Kristie Fach, at Camp Chick-A-Saw on Little Sugar Creek. We in Aquetong Creek earlier this year. Three TIC director of ecological restoration at Wildlands donated a rod outfit to the students in tribute to our release day events were completed in May. Conservancy, who provided us with updates on late founding member Ron DeWoody. Members ______the conservancy’s recent and current restoration represented OCTU at the Polk Center Earth Day Delco Manning Chapter #320 projects around the Lehigh Valley. Our next events on April 19. Venango County Youth Field David Wharton chapter meeting is Sept. 6, 2017 at the Wildlands Day was June 17. Upcoming meetings are Sept. 610-583-2920, [email protected] Conservancy, Emmaus. 20, Oct. 18 and Nov. 15 at King’s Restaurant in www.dmtu.org ______Franklin beginning at 6:30 p.m. ______Our annual barbeque fundraiser was June 17 Perkiomen Valley #332 at The Grist Mill in Glen Mills. We are currently Charles Shagg Seneca Chapter #272 involved in a TIC program with Strath Haven 215-679-2083, [email protected] Chase Howard Middle School. www.pvtu.org 814-598-3449, [email protected] www.facebook.com/SenecaTroutUnlimited ______We had two TIC releases into Perkiomen Creek. At our April meeting, Lee Hartman spoke to us The chapter will resume regular meetings on Little Lehigh Chapter #070 Scott Alderfer about fishing om the Upper Delaware River. Our Sept. 6. Our annual banquet was April 22 at Port next meeting is in September. Allegany Fire Hall. The chapter applied for a 610-390-6219, [email protected] Patagonia Enviro Grant to remove a dam in the www.lltu.org ______Kinzua Creek watershed and is in the process of Earlier this year, we were named as a benefi- SE Montgomery County Chapter #468 applying for a TU Embrace-A-Stream grant to ciary in the will of Mr. Donald B. Hawthorne, Richard Terry improve trout habitat on Kinzua Creek. Domenick and as a result, our chapter was presented with a 215-675-1536, [email protected] Swentosky of Troutbitten presented his set-up number of fly rods and reels, spinning rods and www.tu468.org and tactics for fishing the Mono Rig on June 13. reels, fly tying materials, flies, streamers, pop- The chapter’s annual trip to Penns Creek in pers, fly boxes and nets. A sale of these items at April was a success. A stream restoration project our May chapter meeting raised $277, and we are is planned for the Pennypack Trust this summer. the remaining equipment that we are holding for We had three schools participate in TIC this year, sale to any interested parties in the future. We also SOUTHEAST CHAPTERS up one from one last year. Two schools spent the received a check for $5,000 from the Hawthorne entire day at Tyler State Park and Pennypack Park Bucks County 254 estate. We are waiting to hear about a DCNR grant releasing their fish, learning about the environ- Delco Manning 320 opportunity for Wildlands Conservancy in the ment and the insects in our streams. amount of $50,000 for riparian buffer restoration Little Lehigh 070 along several Lehigh Valley streams, including a ______Perkiomen Valley 332 significant amount of work planned for the Little Tulpehocken Chapter #150 SE Montgomery Co. 468 Lehigh Creek. LLTU pledged to provide up to Mark Beard $3,000 of labor in-kind through volunteer assis- 610-349-6727, [email protected] Tulpehocken 150 tance in planting, project planning, and outreach. www.tullytu.org Valley Forge 290 Another opportunity we pursued through PPL, Recent events included Del Val Women’s Fish- the electric utility in our area. PPL will be giving ing at our meeting on May 17. Pennsylvania State out hundreds of trees this fall and next spring Reresentatives toured our deflector project in the to community organizations. We reached out to Tulpehocken on April 27. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT PPL to inform them of our interest in using any ______Open trees which they would provide for additional riparian buffer plantings along the Little Lehigh. Valley Forge Chapter #290 Our three TIC schools released their trout in late Pete Hughes Bucks County Chapter #254 April and early May. We held a Fly Fishing Youth 610-827-9239; [email protected] Dan Weaver Camp on Jordan Creek on June 3. We received www.valleyforgetu.org a grant from the women’s auxiliary of the local 215-219-8574, [email protected] Our annual fly fishing school was May 21. On chapter of Safari Club International. At our April www.buckstu.org April 8, VFTU held a cleanup day along Valley Creek and a tributary, Little Valley Creek. The team pulled out 450 pounds of debris. West Valley Creek is under repair following several sinkhole issues that effectively de-watered the stream. The sinkholes have been addressed, but there remains a lot of work to turn it back into a living stream. Our appeal of the PA Turnpike’s DEP issued per- mit is moving through the discovery phase. The National Parks Conservation Association has also joined the appeal. This is likely to be a long and expensive process. VFTU is committed to making the PA Turnpike manage the storm water runoff from this project. The current design is lacking and does not adequately protect this exceptional Continued on next page... PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 21 ...Continued from previous page chapter has begun stream monitoring efforts in value stream. A major development project has the Tuscarora State Forest as construction of the Adams County Chapter #323 Mariner East II pipeline has moved forward. We been proposed on a superfund site adjacent to the Dean Stum will be keeping an eye on a few native brook trout headwaters of Little Valley Creek. We are working 717-379-6270, [email protected] streams that will be affected by the pipeline. We to make sure that the creek is protected. We are www.adamscountytu.org opposed to the project because the storm water have also began taking samples from the Letort A board meeting was held in May to discuss management approach in the current plans would in coordination with ALLARM. Our TIC instal- the June chapter picnic details and the upcoming be disastrous to Little Valley Creek and in turn, lations held their releases to wrap up another year stream project on the fly fishing only stretch of Valley Creek. Our eight schools in the TIC pro- for the program. On June 13-14, we supported a Conewago Creek. We participated in several TIC gram were informed of their responsibility to pre- Reel Recovery event at Allenberry Resort. On release days held at the Strawberry Hill Nature pare and submit all end of the year reports as well June 17, we set up our outreach table at the PA Preserve in Fairfield, and we conducted a Youth as the registration renewal for 2018 by June 30. Fly Fishing Museum Annual Heritage Day Event. Fishing Derby on Latimore Creek on May 9. Each had a great experience during their release From June 18-23, we supported the 2017 Rivers ______days. We are hoping to increase our schools for Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. And next year and know of one, Oxford High School, Codorus Chapter #558 June 27-28, we supported the annual Streets to which will be joining us. All of our TIC schools Tom Feninez Streams event held at Barnitz Church along the were invited to the Chester County Conservation 717-817-8446, [email protected] Yellow Breeches. Our membership picnic is Aug. summer camp via email invitation. We informed www.codorustu.org 25 at South Middleton Park, Boiling Springs. The Last Supper picnic is Sept. 9 at Vince’s Meadow, our teachers about the 2018 Keystone Coldwater We’re in the early stages of two potential Carlisle. And our next membership meeting is Conference. Also, we are hoping to encourage our stream improvement projects in the Codorus Sept. 20 at Monroe Twp. Fire Hall, Churchtown. TIC teachers and students to come to the Stroud watershed. One involves a small, spring-fed ______Water Research Center for a field trip to learn unnamed tributary that flows through a local more about our “fresh water resources, trout habi- sheep and horse farm. The other is a consider- Doc Fritchey Chapter #108 tat, water chemistry and watershed understand- ably larger project on an impaired section of the Russ Collins ing.” The Valley Creek Restoration Partnership is Codorus well upstream of the wild trout section. 717-580-3958; [email protected] putting together an education program on Valley That area is significant because of its potential to www.dftu.org Creek as an exceptional value stream. Our annual generate unwanted silt, and it also has little if any Our annual banquet was April 1. The featured Fly Fishing School was May 21. The chapter canopy to keep the stream from warming. Chapter speaker for our April meeting was PFBC Ex- sponsors three PHWFF groups and all are actively member Ethan Daviau recently earned the rank ecutive Director John Arway, who presented an working with vets to help them tie flies and to of Eagle Scout. His Eagle Scout project was a overview of the agency’s work and announced coach them on fly fishing. Monthly general meet- stream improvement project on the Codorus. His plans for a Wild Trout Symposium to be con- ings are the second Thursday of each month from efforts resulted in some great habitat that has been ducted in Bellefonte on August 26. We continue holding plenty of trout. We had three TIC release September through May at Chester Valley Grange, to tweak the format of our grant for the Lower days in May. On June 10, we held our first-ever 3285 Phoenixville Pike, Malvern. Monthly board Snitz Creek stream improvement project approved women-only fly-fishing clinic on Codorus Creek. meetings are the first Thursday of the month by PFBC commissioners prior to submission to A great group of 13 women took part in the event, year round at the East Bradford Township Build- additional levels in advance of the funds being which included sessions on gear and clothing, ing, 600 Copeland School Road, West Chester. issued. The start date will be Jan. 1, 2018 and casting, aquatic insects, fly selection and fly -ty allowing for possible weather interruption, the ing. Upcoming meetings are Aug. 9 and Sept. 13 completion date is set at Sept. 15, 2018. To com- at Sawmill Pavilion. bat what is perceived to be considerable illegal SOUTHCENTRAL ______poaching in the special regulations area of the CHAPTERS Cumberland Valley Chapter #052 Quittapahilla, we are developing bi-lingual sig- Adams County 323 Tom Miller nage that emphasizes and reinforces the special Codorus 558 717-258-8265; [email protected] regulations. Chapter members participated in www.pacvtu.org Earth Day activities at Penn State-Middletown Cumberland Valley 052 Tom Gilmore was our guest speaker in May and on April 21. The TIC releases by the Harrisburg Doc Fritchey 108 gave a very informative talk about fly fishing all Math Science Academy and Harrisburg Catholic Donegal 037 throughout Pennsylvania. Our June membership Elementary schools at the Ned Smith Center was completed on April 19, and a second release by Falling Spring 234 meeting was a picnic held at a Harrisburg Senators game. In April, we launched a special yearlong the Sylvan Heights Charter School was May 16 at John Kennedy 045 raffle. We will be selling a limited number of the Dauphin County Anglers & Conservationists Muddy Creek 575 250 $50 tickets for a chance at a single $5,000 property on Clarks Creek. Our ninth Home Waters cash prize. The drawing will be held March 16, disabled veterans fishing event was June 10 at Ed 2018 at our annual Limestoner Banquet. We are O’Gorman’s property on Clarks Creek. We hosted currently tackling an emergency sinkhole repair 19 vets and some of their children. Other events REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT along Letort Spring Run. Through coordination held this quarter were stocking Manada Creek on with Pennsylvania DEP and the landowner we’ve April 28, stocking Quittapahilla Creek on May 2, Richard Lewis temporarily reestablished the breached stream guided fishing for the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writ- 148 Crooked Creek Road bank. We are working to have a more permanent ers Association on May 19, an Adopt-a-Highway Gettysburg, PA 17325 solution in place by mid-July. The Rivers Con- cleanup on Clarks Valley Road on May 20 and a servation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp completed chapter meeting at Snitz Creek Brewery’s Tasting Email: [email protected] a habitat project on the Yellow Breeches in the Room in Palmyra on May 23. Phone: 301-452-4202 vicinity of Trout Run at Messiah College. The ______22 PA TROUT ... Summer 2017 www.patrout.org Donegal Chapter #037 and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Erika is an active Winery in August. A marshmallow/wiener roast Joy McMaster junior member if the Fulton County Sportsmen is in September at the nursery. Our Fall Fling will 717-781-9783; [email protected] Association. The chapter’s Project Healing Waters be in September at Bonham Reservation. www.donegaltu.org event, The Falling Spring Invitational, was again a very rewarding day. The veterans fished both Our spring fundraiser was April 1. Planting the Conococheaque Creek and Falling Spring. and maintenance was done at the Weaver site on A barbeque lunch was held at the Izaak Walton SOUTHWEST CHAPTERS Conowingo Creek. With the help of the Lancaster League Park along the Conococheaque. County Conservation District, we did an electro ______Arrowhead 214 fish survey on the restored section of Climbers Run. Peters Creek was also surveyed to secure John Kennedy Chapter #045 Chestnut Ridge 670 baseline information before this summer’s resto- George Baker Forbes Trail 206 ration project. Members and community partners 814-942-5623; [email protected] Fort Bedford 291 www.tu.org/connect/groups/045-john-kennedy potted over 2,000 plants at our Nursery. Our TIC Ken Sink 053 classes released trout into various local streams. Our annual banquet is set for August. We’re in DTU sponsored six young men for the Rivers the planning stages for a Kelso Run stream project Mountain Laurel 040 Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. The slated for September. We had a booth for Earth Penn’s Woods West 042 Pa. Land Trust Association held its conference Day activities at Logan Valley Mall in Altoona on in Lancaster this year and five board members April 22. We had cleanups on the Little Juniata joined representatives from the Lancaster County on April 8 and at the Altoona Water Authority on Conservancy and the Lancaster County Conserva- April 29. The chapter participated in TIC release tion District in presenting a workshop at Climbers days for Cambria Heights School District on REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Run Nature Preserve. Our topic was Wildlife May 16 and Altoona Area Junior High School Chuck Winters Habitat and Stream Restoration – Engaging on May 26. And we participated in a Youth Field Partners, Volunteers, and Donors in Water and Day on June 3. Our Blair County Women Take 1898 Old Route 22 Land Conservation Efforts. Our VSP kickoff event Aim Women’s Initiative event on May 20 was Duncansville, PA 16635 was April 8 at Millport Conservancy. Twenty-five a success. We are planning to apply for a Trout Email: [email protected] veterans attended. Our veterans group traveled to Unlimited Stream Restoration grant for Halter Penns Creek in May and met up with members Creek. Our next meeting is Sept. 5 at Allegheny Phone: 814-943-4061(w); 814- of the Spring Creek VSP for a day of fishing. Township Firehall. 932-8841(c) Both groups were the guests of Total Outdoors in ______Weikart. The EPA is reviewing our plans for the Muddy Creek Chapter #575 Woy project on Conowingo Creek. Tom Gilmore Beth Boyd Arrowhead Chapter #214 Jeff Wasson and Henry Ramsey spoke at this quarter’s chapter 717-404-7642; [email protected] 724-664-0216; [email protected] meetings. Recent events include the Fish and www.muddycreektu.org Golf Tournament on June 15 at Foxchase Golf www.arrowhead214tu.org Our chapter has begun discussing what posi- Course, our chapter picnic on June 21 at Millport Our Hulings restoration project is going well. Conservancy, an introduction to fly fishing course tions will be open for our elections this fall. One The chapter’s TIC releases are complete. Our on June 24 at Millport Conservancy, VSP fishing of our chapter members created a pattern to make next meeting is at the Mantini Auxiliary Building on June 24 at Big Springs, Newville, VSP fishing fly earrings, and we have been able to sell a few on Sept. 21. on July 8 at Yellow Breeches, Boiling Springs, and pairs at our meetings. There are high hopes that ______VSP fishing on July 22 on the Susquehanna River. these will be a big hit in August at the street fair. ______Our new T-shirt colors/inventory has had great Chestnut Ridge Chapter #670 Falling Spring Chapter #234 success. We added a third food stand to our first Dale Kotowski day of fishing event. Despite the weather, we had 724-747-1513, Rod Cross a successful day selling food and merchandise. We [email protected] 717-264-2747, [email protected] finalized three dates to work at our local baseball www.chestnutridgetu.org Our banquet committee has elected to change team’s playland area. In August, we will have The chapter’s fishing retreat was June 2 at the chapter banquet from October to March. stands at Red Lion’s annual street fair, where we President Rod Cross attended a public meeting will sell merchandise, recruit members and edu- Beaver Creek Anglers. Our annual meeting is in held by the Transource Energy Company that cate the community on our mission. We continue September and election of officers will be com- has been contracted to build a new high voltage conservation work on the Bonham Reservation pleted. A tour of the chapter’s stream restoration transmission line to the Maryland electrical grid. project. The signs we designed were posted, projects was June 9. State Sen. Pat Stefano and There are several proposed routes and a few of and there have already been groups of students his staff visited the passive Morgan Run Abandon them cross the Falling Spring. Transource was through the Bonham. Our TIC students released Mine Remediation AMD facility and the Glade reminded that Falling Spring is a Class A wild their fish at the Bonham and participated in tree Run Anoxic Alkaline Treatment System and al- trout fishery and that protections are in place there plantings. We are slated to do restoration/place a kaline sand sites in the Glade Run drainage. Sen. for high quality waters and exceptional value wet- bridge later this fall to next spring. Our third grade Stefano chairs the Senate Committee on Game lands. He detailed wetland areas and sites where TIC classroom in Dallastown School District was & Fisheries. Thanks to the Wharton Township chapter and Growing Greener projects have been a success and release day went smoothly. We have officials for the use of their facilities, where the completed. We participated in a TIC trout release had a junior high teacher in the Red Lion School day began with a presentation of the chapter’s on Dicky’s Run. The Waynesboro Rod and Gun District be in touch regarding a partnership. Chap- work by Ben Moyer and Scott Hoffman. Thanks to Club Sportsmen for Youth event was very success- ter meetings are the third Wednesday of the month Dave Kinney, National TU’s Mid-Atlantic policy ful. We sponsored Erika Eichelberger of McCon- at 7 p.m. at the Co-Op Nursery. 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...Continued from previous page ter Trails Mini-grant for Laurel Highlands Trout Mountain Laurel Chapter #040 Release days for 10 of our TIC programs were in Trail. No meetings are held in July or August. Randy Buchanan May, and we participated in the Fayette County ______814-467-4034, [email protected] Conservation District’s Water Festival. In June, Fort Bedford Chapter #291 www.mltu.org July and August, we will participate in fly fishing Guy Stottlemyer The chapter’s annual banquet was April 1 at instruction programs for Boy Scouts as well as 814-207-1930, [email protected] the Johnstown Holiday Inn. We conducted litter two fly fishing merit badge classes. On June 24, www.fortbedfordtu.org we assisted at a fly fishing retreat for Project Heal- clean-ups along Paint Creek, Bens Creek, Clear FBTU held its 2017 Coldwater Conservation ing Waters at Yellow Creek in Bedford County. Shade Creek and Yellow Creek in April. We also Picnic on June 17 at Egolf Park near Bedford. Fly ______removed approximately 1,000 old tires from along tying demonstrations were presented by members. Forbes Trail Chapter #206 the Ghost Town Trail in Ebensburg. The chapter Blue Knob State Park naturalist Jessie Kohan supports nine local schools in TIC and assisted Monty Murty displayed and discussed aquatic animals found 724-238-7860; [email protected] in their releases. streamside in Pennsylvania. On May 27, FBTU ______www.forbestrailtu.org partnered with Blue Knob State Park to present a We met with local veterans organizations to program on stream ecology and fly fishing to park Penn’s Woods West Chapter #042 plan veterans outreach programs for fiscal year campers and visitors. Dale Fogg 2018. Chapter members helped the family of a ______724-759-1002; [email protected] deceased member dispose of a significant collec- Ken Sink Chapter #053 www.pwwtu.org tion of fly fishing art, memorabilia, fly tying and Roger Phillips We will be having a work day on our local Pine fly fishing equipment in return for a significant 724-639-9715, [email protected] Creek on Aug. 26. Six rock and log deflectors are donation to the chapter. We updated the chapter’s http://kensink.blogspot.com planned for a stream section just downstream from scientific equipment used in rapid bioassessment. North Park. Lunch will be served and a fly rod The chapter conducted macroinvertebrate and Members assisted the Indiana County Con- fish shocking in main stem of Linn Run in Linn servation District with its Envirothon. Members, built by member Bill Hayes will be raffled off. Run State Park, and confirmed errors in latest along with the Evergreen Conservancy, looked at Jodie Minor and Nora Kline are coordinating our PFBC stream assessment report on Linn Run. Tom’s Run and offered suggested ways to improve Women’s Initiative and there will be at least one We supported three TIC end-of-year school field it. We assisted Saltsburg and Indiana ninth grades outing this fall. Upcoming monthly meetings are trips, involving 500 middle school students, and with TIC releases. Our next board meeting is Sept. Sept. 11, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 at Grazie Meeting supported end-of-year TIC teacher administrative 12 at Indiana VFW. & Events Center, Wexford. Upcoming Bar Flies and planning activities. We are looking into a Wa- ______meetings are Sept. 25 and Oct. 23 at Grazie’s.