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Adam's Anglers ADAMS COUNTY TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER #323 January 2015 Recipient of the 2004 National Gold Trout Award Issue 18, Vol 1 Adam’s Anglers MISSION To conserve, protect, and restore North Little Marsh Creek, Adams County America’s Cold Water fisheries and their water- sheds. February Guest Speaker: Representative Dan Moul Mark your calendar to attend February’s reaches impaired by the uncontrolled dis- Chapter Officers chapter meeting to hear State Repre- charge of nonpoint source polluted runoff. sentative Dan Moul. Due to a scheduling The goal is to remove these streams from the President conflict, Rep Moul will attend the Febru- Department of Environmental Protection’s Dave Swope (717) 624-8134 ary meeting instead of January. Impaired Waters list. [email protected] In October 2014, Rep. Dan Moul an- Moul stated, “The Adams County Conserva- nounced the Adams County Conserva- tion District works closely with federal, state Vice President tion District was awarded a $25,000 state and local agencies to institute best manage- Dean Stum grant through the Watershed Restora- ment practices to reduce the nonpoint (717) 379-6270 tion Protection Program to assess 30 source pollution entering local streams. How- [email protected] local stream segments in the county. ever, limited staffing has hampered efforts to The project will evaluate more than three assess the effectiveness of the modifications Secretary/Editor Amy Stum miles of impaired stream located in a pri- to improve water quality. The grant will ena- (717) 343-1683 ority watershed. The funding, which ble the conservation district to evaluate 30 [email protected] stems from the state’s share of proceeds stream segments in from the Marcellus Shale, is used to re- eight municipalities.” Inside this issue: Treasurer store and maintain restored stream Andy Murray Rep. Dan Moul 1 (717) 432-9137 Local Water Quality Testing How-To [email protected] Water Testing 1 TU believes that angler-based have the resources to adequate- President’s 2 Board Directors water quality monitoring ef- ly monitor our nation's bounti- Message forts will play a large role in ful flowing freshwater re- Tree Seedlings 2 Jetsy Murray the preservation of coldwater sources. TU chapters, members [email protected] fish species and their habitats, and other volunteers can help ABC’s 3 as well as ensure years of rec- fill information gaps by collect- Fly of the Month 3 Terry Sipe reational opportunities for ing water quality information Bivouac Hog Farm 3 [email protected] future generations. To this and collaborating with state Rivers Camp 4 end, TU has developed a new agencies, environmental organi- Gary Toner Mentored Youth 4 [email protected] online manual, An Angler's zations and local universities to Guide to Water Quality Monitor- promote the health of rivers Short Casts 5 Joe Whitmore ing, designed to provide those and freshwater ecosystems, and SOY 5 [email protected] interested in water quality ensure the enjoyment of these Fishing Report 6 with the information neces- resources for generations to NEXT MEETING: sary to monitor their local come. The Jig 7 Tuesday, January 19, 2015 streams. This and several other great Ladies’ Classes 7 Unfortunately, many state angler science programs infor- NEWSLETTER DEAD- 2015 Calendar 8 LINE: agencies and environmental mation are available online at 9 Sunday, February 8, 2015 organizations simply do not www.tu.org/anglerscience. Banquet Registration Adams’ Anglers Page 2 STRAIGHT TALK: ACTU Views Goals for 2015 By: President, Dave Swope Hello tuer’s, First, I want to wish all of you a bright New Year. This together within our financial realm. The conserva- may be a year of getting your priorities in order, which is tionists of ACTU before us left us a great heritage very important in your walk in this life and getting ready to protect and conserve and the generation com- for the day we will all face-accountability to God. For ing after us deserves the same. Your participation some, it is a hope of better things to come, for others a in restoring a section of water will help your chap- continuation of what is alreadyin process, or a little of ter spread our effectiveness that will have lasting both. I urge you not to put it off any longer, life is so affects on the future of fishing in Adams County. short. Especially when a family member or the next gen- Since 2003, my first year being elected as President, I have eration says, my Dad, Grandpa, or a friend of mine served four terms. Over these years, I have seen many helped to restore and maintain these precious wa- opportunities accomplished and a few go by the wayside. ters. You know we made a difference. I appreciate everyone’s membership but with your partici- Our ACTU board met to institute our strategic pation, we could accomplish more. Here is one way to planning for 2015. Some new ideas have been help out your chapter. How about attending our annual adopted and some older programs have been sus- banquet on March 14th? A signup form is attached in pended. Our focus will remain on membership, your newsletter, it’s that easy. Bring some friends and adding new programs involving our youth, continu- reserve a whole table of eight. It’s a great family time ing expansion of our TIC program, restoration with great food and giveaways. Look for a few changes in projects and a new Facebook page for the chapter. the banquet especially the seating arrangements. A table Our officers, along with a new member Stephen of eight can reserve seats, so get your smaller group there Grunden, have worked frantically on promoting early so you can all sit together. the chapter with a Facebook page. This will be a Our only fundraiser is our annual banquet which will pro- great help with the chapter in communicating our vide the funding for “Trout in the Classroom” (TIC) mission. I would like to give Stephen & the officers which has been growing and will add new educational di- a pat on the back for their efforts. rection and conservation instructions to our growing Ad- In September 2015 State TU will host our National ams County Schools. This educational program has im- Convention in Scranton, Pa. Let’s host some AC- plemented a structural conservational guidance towards TU members at this important National Conven- protection of our waterways and more. tion being held in our home State. See you at the Looking ahead in 2015, our partnerships will again play a banquet. vital role in tying our conservation projects and activities Do Your Duty and Fear No One..... R. W. Abele Conservation District’s Tree Seedling Sale Native containerized plants, seedlings, and transplants cies of the bunch. may now be ordered from the Adams County Conserva- Bluebird nest boxes and the 2-chambered bat tion District’s 2015 Tree Seedling Sale. Pick up date is boxes are again available to order and are at the Thursday April 16, 2014 from 10AM to 7 PM at the pole District office throughout the year. A limited building behind the Ag Center at 670 Old Harrisburg amount of rain barrels should be available for Road, Gettysburg. The Adams County Conservation Dis- purchase on the day of pickup for $50 per barrel. trict is trying to balance offerings for the smaller land/ For a brochure/order form or questions, please homeowner as well as the larger landowners. We also contact the ACCD at 717-334-0636, email look for native offerings that are the largest sizes and best [email protected], or visit online at http:// prices. New this year is #2 gallon containerized Redbuds www.adamscounty.us/Dept/Conservation/Pages/ and Sweet pepperbush Clethra alnifolia. New bareroot Tree-Seedling-Sale.aspx You will have to either hardwoods and evergreens are Sugar maple, Black mail or drop off your order form along with your chokeberry, and Red pine. Other offerings are Pin oak, check, payable to the ACCD by February 23rd River birch, Silky dogwood, White and Virginia pine, and for any container order and March 23rd for Norway spruce, the only non-native (but naturalized) spe- other tree orders. January 2015 Page 3 The ABC’s of Fly Fishing Do you have any tips you’d like to share with others? nearest whole number (16 would be 5.33 so use 5X). Please send them to [email protected]. Look for You can also go a size heavier if the water is cloudy more hints each month. or high. What is the proper tippet size to use for the fly I am Also, be sure to learn to tie a loop knot to attach a using? A great starting point that usually doesn’t need streamer pattern to your leader. It gives your imita- any adjustment is by dividing the hook size by 3. If you tion much more life-like motion and it is also a very are using a size 12, that would be a 4X tippet size. If strong knot, stronger than a standard clinch knot. the hooks size doesn’t divide equally, round off to the Fly of the Month Queen of the Waters Hook: Wet/Nymph hook, size 8 Thread: Black 8/0 Tail: Mallard Flank feather fibers Body: Orange floss Rib: Gold tinsel Hackle: Brown Rooster Wing: Mallard Flank feather fibers Update on Bivouac Hog Farm in Fulton County By: Dave Lippert In May 2014, I submitted an article about the proposal values, deep wells and its affect on streams and domes- to build a Bivouac Hog Factory (Concentrated Animal tic wells, flooding, distribution of manure, traffic jams, Farming Operation (CAFO) near the Big Cove Creek road damage and other environmental issues.
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