Mayflyer Donegal Trout Unlimited April 2016 Vol. 46 # 2

interesting article and see wonderful pictures about APRIL What’s this TIC program in this newsletter. MEETING

In 2014 we had 19 opportunities for volunteers APRIL 20 Emerging to help on a variety of projects. So far this year we NICK RAFTAS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE have already had 6 volunteer opportunities with an THE LEHIGH CONSERVATION: additional 12 scheduled. As you read this newsletter and our Calendar of Events or visit our website you 7:00 PM The Chapter has an aggressive plan to completefi ve will see opportunities to become involved. I hope you projects this summer. They are: the Lapp Farm, the will join us as we work towards our goals in cold FARM & HOME Stoltzfus Farm, the Pennsy Road Project, the Metzler water conservation. CENTER Property and Drumore Township Park. More details FUNDING: ARCADIA RD on each can be found in the Conservation Committee’s LANCASTER Report on page 3 of this issue. Work on these projects Our Annual Banquet is scheduled for Saturday will begin as soon as the weather permits. April 9 at the Nook Sports Complex just north of Landisville. It should be an outstanding event. We https://www.facebook.com/ On Saturday March 19, the Chapter led a group of will be presenting our annual Partnership Awards at DonegalTroutUnlimited volunteers to clean up Lititz Run where it runs through the Banquet. The tickets have been mailed and are CONTENTS the Wet Lands Farm. One week later the Chapter starting to be returned. We look forward to seeing old WHAT’S EMERGING...... 1 participated in a cleanup of Climbers Run at the friends and meeting new ones. VOLUNTEER CORNER...... 1 CHAPTER PLANNER...... 2 Climber Run Nature Preserve. WELCOME We are looking at a couple of new conservation COMMUNICATIONS: NEW MEMBERS...... 2 project sites, Camp Andrews on Fishing Creek and COMMITTEE REPORTS...... 3 On Saturday March 5 and Sunday March 6, the (Continued on page 7) FLY FISHING SHOW...... 6 Chapter manned a booth at the fifth annual Fly Fish- ANOTHER SUCCESS...... 6 ing Show which was held at the Lancaster Convention Corner MILLPORT BADGES...... 7 NEW MEMBERS...... 7 Center. As in previous years DTU’s booth was located Volunteers will be needed in the mornings FEBRUARY MEETING...... 8 directly across from the Exhibition Hall entrance. It on Friday & Saturday, April 22 & 23 and again MARCH MEETING...... 9 was the perfect place to communicate and share ideas May 6 & 7 to help pot bareroot trees at the FISH...... 9 with variety of individuals and organizations. Nursery at Millport. Contact Garry Longenecker LITITZ RUN CLEANUP...... 10 ENGAGEMENT: ([email protected]) if you can help. CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT...... 11 Our 13 Trout in the Classroom (TIC) schools’ Volunteers will be needed for Fly On The BLUEBALL ELEMENTARY TIC trout are almost ready to be released. One school, Blue Run on May 10 to stock the Run and on May 12 QUILT PROJECT...... 12 Ball Elementary, plans to release its trout on Saturday to act as Stream Guides for the competitors. NURSERY UPDATE...... 12 April 9 at Brubaker Park. Be sure to read the very Contact Tom Hall, [email protected] if you FLY ON THE RUN DONA-

Volunteer TION...... 13 can help. CLIMBERS CLEANUP...... 13 LADIES BREAKFAST...... 14 DTU BOARD Chapter Planner COMMUNICATIONS Wayne Boggs APRIL 717.733.2365 (home) 13th: 7 pm Board Meeting Millport Conservancy [email protected] 20th: 7 pm Chapter Meeting Farm & Home Center Nick Raftas BANQUET The Lehigh River Dan Brandt MAY 664.2332 (home) 11th: 7 pm Board Meeting Millport Conservancy [email protected] 18th: 7 pm Chapter Meeting Farm & Home Center Henry Ramsay Terrestrials EDUCATION JUNE Ned Bushong 8th: 7 pm Board Meeting Millport Conservancy 717.627.3332 [email protected] 22ⁿd: 6 pm Chapter Meeting Climbers Preserve Member Picnic PROGRAMS RESIDENT ICE RESIDENT ECRETARY REASURER P V P S T Derek Eberly Jim Wellendorf Joy McMaster Bill Henry Dan Van Buskirk [email protected] 1505 Parvin Road 4486 Ore Lane 468.3608 (home) 618.8164 (home) Lancaster, PA 17601 York, PA 17406 [email protected] [email protected] YOUTH INITIATIVES 717.399.8165 717.781.9783 Mark Ebner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

WOMEN’S INITIATIVES Faye Haering 285.2572 (home) Welcome New Members [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Kenneth Brandt Jeremy Mattern Tom Hall 2249 Ashwood Lane 46 Glen Moore Circle 717.898.8664 Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Lancaster, PA 17601 [email protected] [email protected] Robert Cardina CONSERVATION 2179 Lois Lane Charles Miller Bob Kutz Lancaster, PA 17601 404 W Main St 940.1541 (home) [email protected] New Holland, PA 17557 [email protected] Thomas W Cornack Rodney Mohr NURSERY 620 Paxton Place PO Box 109 Garry Longenecker Lititz, PA 17543 Bainbridge, PA 17502 587.3100 [email protected] [email protected] Joshua Morgan Salvatore Dejewski 3304 Columbia Ave MEMBERSHIP 46 Knollwood Rd Lancaster, PA 17603 Fran McElhinny Millersville, PA 17551 393.5168 Jonathan Otto [email protected] [email protected] 55 Savo Ave Carl Dillinger Lancaster, PA 17601 NEWSLETTER & 38 Locust Dr WEBSITE Stephen Sauder Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Mark McMaster 43 Outfield Dr 542.9027 (cell) Greg Dissinger Lititz, PA 17543 [email protected] 429 Spring Drive [email protected] Millersville, PA 17551 AT-LARGE Glenn Welsh [email protected] Jenna Mitchell 720 N Maple St [email protected] Chris Forsyth Ephrata, PA 17522 70B West Main St. Dave Winters AT-LARGE Mount Joy, PA 17552 851 Stackstown Rd Greg Wilson [email protected] Bainbridge, PA 17502 627.0419 (home) [email protected]

Images of mayflies in this publication are based on photographs from Jason Neuswanger (www.troutnut.com), whose rights, contribution 2 to our knowledge of streamlife, and photographic skills are gratefully acknowledged. Committee Reports PROGRAMS site and thinks it to be a very worthwhile APRIL project. DTU has started to look into fund- ing opportunities with both the Conserva- In April, guide Nick Raftas from Sky Blue Outfitters will speak to us about tion District as well as the PA Fish & Boat “Fly Fishing the Lehigh River.” This tailwater thatfl ows through Allentown offers Commission. miles of fishing for wild and stocked trout. Join us on April 20 and learn some tips and tricks for fishing this nearby river. ● Menno Stoltzfus Bridge (erosion and fish MAY passage problems) is being addressed with On May 18, guide and fly tyer Henry Ramsay will address the flies and the US Fish & Wildlife Service. They have techniques needed for successful Terrestrial Fishing. While mayfly, caddis and applied for a grant to replace the old bridge stonefly hatches cycle on and off according to a sometimes unpredictable schedule, with a new design that will alleviate all ants, beetles and the like are always dropping into the water, so the trout are always problems. Greg Wilson was informed by watching for them. Fish & Wildlife that our grant proposal JUNE passed the first test, was moved to a higher For our June meeting we switch to our summer schedule and have our first echelon and is expected to be approved. picnic, this one at Climbers Run Nature Preserve, 226 Frogtown Road, Pequea. To accommodate a special guest, the date for this meeting will be changed to June When weather cooperated, our committee mem- 22. This member picnic will begin at 6 pm. Come enjoy the picnic and see the bers were at Menno Stoltzfus’s property planting trees progress our restoration work on this native brook trout stream is making. and clearing the property of invasive plants. Much DEREK EBERLY work still remains, but we have a good start on elimi- PROGRAM CHAIRMAN nating the invasive plants. When fi nished, we will CONSERVATION attack the Sam Esh farm, located just downstream to do the same kind of work. DTU will be constructing 5 projects this summer. They are as follows: Also, on Tuesday February 9th DTU met with the 1. Lapp Farm - funded with a grant from The Conservation Fund. new Lancaster County Conservancy President to ex- plore mutual interests in maintaining trout streams 2. Stoltzfus Farm - funded with a 319 Grant from DEP. on their sites.

3. Mowday (Pennsy Rd.) Project. Presently being funded with DTU funds. Finally, Mark Metzler, Rettew Associates, will see ($32,000) However, there is a possibility that part or all of the necessary to the completion of the Lloyd Project by planting funding may come from another source. the wetland, fencing the stream and installing trees per a CREP agreement with Lloyd. 4. 4. Metzler Project - funded by a $40,000 grant from The Conservation BOB KUTZ Fund. CONSERVATION CO-CHAIRMAN BANQUET 5. 5. Drumore Township Park -funded by a grant received from the Lan- caster County Conservation District. Our Annual Banquet will be here soon. Saturday, April 9, we’ll have our major fund-raising event at In addition to these projects: Spooky Nook in Manheim. There’ll be the usual mix of games, raffles, silent and vocal auctions, along with ● Rettew Associates will start designing and permitting the Kelly Woy some great food and drinks. Don’t forget to follow property along once DTU receives 319 funding from the signs for Donegal Trout Unlimited to find the DEP. correct parking area. DAN BRANDT ● We are looking into a possible project on Fishing Creek on the Camp BANQUET CHAIRMAN

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www.rissergroup.com 5 Fly Fishing Show Committee Reports, continued The fifth annual Fly Fishing Show was held at the Lancaster Convention Center on Saturday March 5 and Sunday March 6. The show had something for WINTER FLY TYING everyone – celebrities including Lefty Kreh, Joe Humphries, and Bob Clouser; We had a smaller turnout for our final session in outfitters, seminars and vendors demonstrating and selling their products. March, with half a dozen members and non-mem- bers gathering in the meeting room at the Stauffers As in previous years the Donegal Trout Unlimited’s booth was located directly of Kissel Hill grocery store south of Lititz. But the across from the Exhibition Hall entrance. It was the perfect place to: February session had our best turnout of all with 14 despite drifting snow. Midges, nymphs, dry flies, wet ● Meet and share news and ideas with Chapter members, members of flies and some “creations” were tied. Tom Royer other Chapters, members of other organizations and friends continued instruction to a beginner at the art. With ● Talk to TU’s Eastern Water Project Director, Katy Dunlap, PATU’s varying numbers of attendees, the number of lies Southcentral Regional VP, Alan Howe told also varied widely. ● Tell prospective members about Trout Unlimited and our Chapter ● Sign up new members The Board will consider how to proceed with this ● Sign up participants for the Ladies Cold Water Breakfast and Youth Fly program next winter, but we have very much appre- Tying ciated the hospitality shown by Stauffers of Kissel ● Sell Millport Fishing Badges Hill, and those who attended certainly seemed to ● Solicit contributions from vendors for our Annual Banquet enjoy the opportunity to get together and tie. ● Sell raffle tickets for our Annual Banquet JOY MCMASTER Wayne Boggs planned and coordinated this year’s event. He was assisted by the following volunteers who helped set up the booth, man the booth and take it down: Joy McMaster, Mark McMaster, Bill Henry, Tom Hall, Dan Van Buskirk, Fran McElhinney, Stan Shenk, Garry Longenecker, Faye Haering and Jim Another Success Wellendorf. Story Everyone who volunteered at the Fly Fishing Show agreed that it was an ideal venue to accomplish many of the Chapter’s objectives and to learn ways to DTU’s Fly Drive must be deemed to be a huge improve the Chapter. success. As of this writing, over fifteen dozen flies JIM WELLENDORF have been donated to the Veterans Program. Most were tied by our members. One large contribution came from a friend of the chapter who wanted to share her family’s flies and equipment with the Veter- ans involved in our program. The members of the Winter Fly Tying group were a big help in attaining this great collection. There are worms, eggs, shrimp, wooly buggers, scuds, emergers to name a few. All will find a home in the boxes our veterans will learn to keep handy on the water.

So THANK YOU to all who tied flies, donated flies, and donated fly boxes. A new fishing season is upon us. May our new friends on the stream know that we appreciate their service and are happy to share this crazy, relaxing, frustrating, educational, thrilling sport with them – a dozen flies at a time. REPORTING FOR THE MAYFLYER JOY MCMASTER 6 New Members

Three new members attended the Membership meeting on Wednesday March 16, at the Farm and Home Center. They are left to right: Cory Blair, Tom Rider and Jerry Lockenour.

In the past two months we have added 30 new members. JIM WELLENDORF

Photo courtesy Jim Wellendorf President’s Message, continued

an undetermined site on Peters Creek. We are working with Tyler Neimond from youth clearances. To facilitate the application process PA Fish & Boat Commission and Adam Smith from USF&W to come up with for our members and volunteers we have prepared a designs and budgets. Once we have those, we will be writing grant applications guide which is posted on our web site. to PA Fish & Boat Commission which are due April 30th. Thanks for your continuing support of Donegal We submitted a request to Trout Unlimited for 6 fly rods and reels (2 for our Trout Unlimited. You make what we do possible. Youth Initiative and 4 for our Veterans Initiative). The rods and the reels were donated to TU by LL Bean to be used for Youth and Veteran Initiatives. TU will JIM decide which Chapters receive the rods and reels later this year. We are also considering a $500 grant available from PATU for Trout in the Classroom.

We have successfully completed our application to be listed in the federal Millport government’s System Award Management (SAM). As a result we had to standard- ize our name on all official documents such as grants, contracts, legal documents and financial documents to Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited Inc and our Badges address to P.O. Box 8001 Lancaster, PA 17604. We are in the process of submitting an application to be part of the Lancaster County Foundation’s Badges to fish Lititz Run on the Conservancy Extraordinary Give this fall. are still available. Badges are $20 at a meeting or DTU function, $22.50 if they need to be mailed. CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT: Faye Haering is in the process of moving, so contact another member of the Board to request a badge. The Board approved the formation of a Nominating Committee consisting of three non-officer Board Members. Four members were nominated for the posi- MARK MCMASTER tions and the Board elected Tom Hall, Mark McMaster and Mark Ebner. In addition to their responsibility to nominate new Officers & Board Members they will develop a succession plan for all Board positions. Their first report is due at the September Board meeting. Our Chapter now has 751 members. We have 694 men, 50 women, 5 male youths and 2 female youths. We are constantly looking for new ways to attract more women and youths to our Chapter and increase our diversity.

Due to recently passed legislation, volunteers at any DTU event which includes children are strongly advised to get their youth clearances. At our February meeting, the Board passed a motion that all Board Members have their 7 February Meeting

So far 2016 has been a good year for our membership meetings. We have narrowly missed the worst storms of the year as opposed to last year when we had to cancel our first two meetings. Let’s hope the worst weather is behind us.

In February our guest speakers were three members of the Fish & Boat Commission: John Arway, Executive Director; Leroy Young, Director, Bureau of Fisheries; and Mike Kaufmann, Area 6 Fisheries Manager.

Leroy, who will retire at the end of this month with 34 years of service, started the meeting with a presentation about the results of the 2009 – 2015 Strategic Plan for the Management of Trout Fisheries. Several of his key points were:

● Since 2009, 4000 streams were surveyed ● 407 streams were designated as wild trout streams ● 10 streams were added to the list of Class A wild trout streams ● 120 streams were improved ● Stocking practices were adjusted on 50 streams ● Mentored Youth Fishing Days were instituted He then outlined 19 key points that are coming in 2016 -2017 including:

● Sampling 1500 wild trout streams ● Priority habitat improvements ● 5 dam removals ● Removal of low-use water stocking ● Improved fish feeding program ● Improved public stream access ● Implementing Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters (14” – 20”fi sh) John than reviewed the state of fishing in Pennsylvania. He talked about:

● Fishing generates $1.2 billion dollars in revenue for PA ● The Commission receives no subsides from the State and contributes 6% of its revenue to the State’s General Fund ● PA is a true trout fishing State – 70% of all anglers buy a trout stamp ● There is a need for better water protection and pollution control includ- ing criminal prosecution and damage compensation ● The health of the ● Fishing license fees and the legislative initiative to allow the PA Fish & Boat Commission to set the cost for licenses ● The three “R” factors for growth in the number of fishermen: Recruit- ment, Retention and Reactivation ● The upcoming 150th Anniversary of the PA Fish & Boat Commission

JIM WELLENDORF

Photos courtesy 8 Jim Wellendorf March Meeting Donegal Trout Unlimited has completed many Adam’s presentation described the remarkable story of what can be accom- stream restoration projects in Lancaster County plished by dedicated volunteers committed to making the water, the environment since it began its mission in 1986. Several of the and the fishing better for everyone. projects have won awards, one a national award. Adam is the co-owner and guide of A & G Outfitters in Dickson City, PA. On Wednesday March 16, over 50 Chapter Their web site is www.agoutfitters.com. He invited everyone to visit him and fish members and guests heard how another Trout Un- the . He also donated a River map which was raffled off at the limited Chapter completes its mission. That Chapter end of the meeting. is the Lackawanna Chapter, the watershed is the JIM WELLENDORF Lackawanna River and the speaker was Adam Ni- doh, Chapter President.

Adam described in painful detail how the Lack- awanna River was actually declared “unfit” in 1886. FISH By 1900 the River had no life forms in it. The causes were acid mine drainage, sewage treatment plant output, road run off and pollution from industries and humans. However after the federal government passed the Clean Water Act in 1970 the River has been steadily improving even to the point that it was stocked in the mid 1970’s. Now a once-polluted River has become a destination, year round fishery Kristen Kyler works for trout fisherman for the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center in Middletown, PA. She is the Project Coordinator for the Lower Susquehanna Initiative. As part of her Adam described the various sections of the River, responsibility she is implementing a program to help to give everyone a chance to commenting on their water quality, density of fish, become a citizen scientist. The only tool needed is a pencil or Smartphone. The variety of insects and wildlife, the quality of fishing program is called First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH). FISH was devel- and when to fish and what to use. oped with funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation through two large watershed-focused grant projects, the Initiative and Green- He also described the efforts to continue to ing the Lower Susquehanna. Input was provided by many partner organizations. improve the River. He listed the following as the Chapter's ongoing concerns: On Wednesday March 16, Kristen told the members and guests at the Chapter’s Membership Meeting how they can participate in FISH. Fundamental- ● Harvesting trout ly FISH is a data collecting tool designed to record key statistics about a stream ● Use of treble hooks environment such as water clarity, stream bottom habitats, stream life, vegetation, ● Dumping garbage wildlife and “scat, tracks and signs”. The data can be recorded on a form that can ● Flood control be printed or on an app that can be downloaded to a Smartphone. To learn more ● Oil spills visit www.fishprotocol.org ● Insufficient patrolling He explained how the Chapter has initiated Kristen offered to return and conduct training classes for interested persons. several key efforts to mitigate the concerns. They are: FISH appears to be an excellent tool which could be used by organizations to ● Stream enhancement projects measure the effectiveness of cold water conservation projects over a multi-year ● River cleanup days time span. On a personal level it would allow an individual to help improve the ● TU Teen Club environment while enjoying the outdoor activities they love. ● Sweeney Beach Park Project JIM WELLENDORF 9 Lititz Run Cleanup Annually our Conservation Committee schedules a day on Lititz Run in cooperation with the Lititz Run Watershed Association to clean debris from and alongside the stream. Typically over 150 volunteers work the length of the Run from Lititz Borough to its juncture with the Conestoga.

This year the event was held on Saturday March 19. Conservation Co- chairman, Greg Wilson, his dog, Nellie, and Board Secretary, Bill Henry, led our group of 26 non-Board members in the clean-up on Wetlands Farm. They worked a total of 84 man hours and made a huge difference as can be seen in the pictures.

It is certainly disappointing that a clean-up is necessary every year but it is also reassuring that there are volunteers like these who care enough to spend their Saturday morning making a difference. At least the amount of debris is down from early years when over 2 tons might be collected along the length of the stream. We are very grateful for all they do. JIM WELLENDORF

Photos courtesy Greg Wilson Conservation Assessment Donegal Trout Unlimited’s Mission is to protect, reconnect, restore, and sustain cold water fisheries and their watersheds in Lancaster County.

Our Conservation Committee and Board Members are always looking for opportunities to fulfill that mission. On Tuesday February 24, several members of DTU’s Board of Directors traveled with two members of the Lancaster County Conservancy’s (LCC) Board of Directors to tour sections of southern Lancaster County to assess potential sites for conservation projects.

Pictured left to right are Tom Hall, Past President DTU, Phil Wenger, Chief Operating Officer LCC, Greg Wilson, Co-Chairman DTU Conservation Com- mittee, Kate Shirk Gonick, Director of Land Protection, LCC. Not pictured: Jim Wellendorf, President, DTU

The pictures are of several of the sites they visited and their status.

Metzler Project, Camp Andrew, Drumore Township Park, Landis Farm, Fisher Farm, and Fishing Creek. JIM WELLENDORF

Photos courtesy Jim Wellendorf Blueball Elementary TIC Quilt Project

Chapter member, Becky Whitson is a second grade teacher in Blue Ball Elementary School. She teaches all the basics like reading and writing. She also does something very special with her class – they raise trout. Becky’s class is part of Trout Unlimited’s Trout in the Classroom Program (TIC).

Last autumn, Becky’s class received native brook trout eggs from the PA Fish and Boat Commission. They put the eggs in a chiller and have been raising them ever since. The trout are now mature and will be released on April 9.

In addition to raising and studying the trout, Becky’s class made quilt patches about the trout. Each patch was mailed to a different school participat- ing in TIC including schools in California, Vermont, South Dakota, South Carolina, , Utah and Pennsylvania. In return they have received patches from those schools and are working on assembling them into a quilt. Each patch came with a letter from the sending school.

Becky says that the TIC program has been a wonderful learning and sharing experience for her class. The quilt project has made it even more so.

In the next addition of the Mayflyer we will report on Becky’s class’s experience raising the trout from eggs to their release. JIM WELLENDORF

Photos courtesy Becky Whitson

and for a project on Millersville campus to be planted Nursery Update this spring. This year we are planning to plant 2,100 plus trees 2015 was a year of change for the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited Nursery which began in preparation during the fall of 2014. In fall all the infrastructure Without the many volunteers throughout the year, at the nursery was taken out and graded, and in early spring water piping was run none of this vital work gets accomplished. Many under the nursery to new sprinkler locations, old weed barrier with new fabric was people within our organization and outside made all installed over the entire nursery, skids were reinstalled, and grass was planted of our nursery possible — THANK YOU. And we around the entire perimeter of the nursery. Additionally signage was added hope to see more of you contribute a few hours of crediting Greg Wilson and Lemont Garber for their vision in starting the nursery your time so that all of us can continue our mission plus our motto at the nursery “Trees for Trout.” of clean cold water conservation. Note updates for those opportunities as posted to the website. In addition we planted over 2,500 trees in 2015 of which 2,400 survived. All have GARRY LONGENECKER been distributed to many watershed projects, like Climbers Run Project (partner- NURSERY CHAIRMAN ing with Lancaster Co. Conservancy this was the PA Trout project of the year), Fly On The Run Donation

At the March DTU Membership Meeting, King Knox, Chairman, and Darryl Gordon, Board Member and Fly On The Run (FOTR) Event Coordinator, for the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC) Foundation presented Tom Hall, DTU Past President, a $1,000 contribution in appreciation for the work the Chapter does to help with the Center’s annual Fly On The Run event.

Pictured from left to right are: King, Tom and Darryl.

This year will be the 10th Anniversary of the Fly on the Run Event and promises to be the best ever. It will be held on Lititz Run on May 12. The DTU partners with the LCCT Foundation by stocking the Run and providing stream guides for the event. The LCCTC provides food for the Chapter’s Ladies’ Cold Water Breakfast, donates a table at the Chapter’s Banquet, donates a four-person team to be auctioned off at the Banquet in addition to this monetary contribution.

The long term partnership between LCCTC and DTU is built on mutual respect and cooperation that benefit the Center’s students and Lancaster County cold water conservation initiatives. JIM WELLENDORF Climbers Cleanup DTU members have been joining other volun- teers in recent cleanups at Climbers Preserve. Still more are scheduled as Spring progresses. Watch the website for updates, and thank you to those who have already helped. Photos courtesy Lydia Martin & MM Greg Wilson Ladies Breakfast

Plans are ongoing for our Fifth Women’s Cold Water Conservation Breakfast to be held April 23 from 8 am - 1 pm at the Millport Conservancy. The breakfast itself will again be provided by the Lancaster County Career & Technology Center. The participants will be given an overview of Trout Unlimited’s mission and Donegal TU’s efforts to preserve, protect & restore the cold water streams of Lancaster County in particular.

Following the breakfast itself, the group will be given a brief introduction to fly fishing. They will be broken into smaller groups, each of which will rotate through several activities. Inside there will be a demonstration offl y tying by DTU members, and a discussion of fly fishing gear for women led by Jake Villwock from TCO.

More activities will be held outside, where the ladies will learn what to consider when loading their car for a day streamside, as well as try their hand at several different approaches to casting with a fly rod.

The morning will end with a tour of Lititz Run within the Conservancy, including a look at the invertebrates the trout feed on and the way some of the larger trout in the Run suddenly appear out of nowhere when some trout pellets begin to hatch.

We hope all of this will introduce us to more of the women of our County and perhaps get them involved with our chapter’s mission.

If you or some women (12 years of age minimum) you know might be interested in participating, (while Faye is packing to move) please contact Cathy Wise ([email protected]), Moirajeanne Fitzgerald ([email protected]) or any member of the DTU Board before April 16. There is no charge, but space is limited, thus advance reservations are required. MM DONEGAL CHAPTER

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