www.ejtu.orgRiffles The Monthly Newsletter of the East Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited Volume 49 February 2018 Number 2 President’s Beat When: February 7 at 7:30 PM East Jersey Schedule Where: Trout Unlimited American Legion Hall just concluded 33 West Passaic Street its election of Chapter Officers Rochelle Park, NJ and members of February’s Speaker the Board of Directors at our February will be Movie Night January general membership meeting. I am happy to There will be no speaker this report that the slate of Officers and month. Instead you will have a Directors that was put together by great movie, popcorn, cool drinks Feb. 18 [Sun] Connetquot trip our Nominating Committee Chair- and memories of those Satur- Mar. 10 [Sat] Ramsey Outdoor Fly man, Doug Penna, was unani- days in dark theaters. Fish Expo mously elected. Mar. 14 [Wed] Speaker: Capt. Jim We are fortunate to have an en- Monthly General Member Meeting : Freda tirely new group of officers the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM. Location: The American Legion Hall, Mar. 24 [Sat] Annual Banquet (President, Vice Presidents, Secre- 33 West Passaic St, Rochelle Park, NJ. 07662. Mar. 31 [Sat] Woodchip spreading tary and Treasurer) that includes Welcome to Apr 11 [Wed] Speaker: Tim Flagler several “younger” members with ex- Apr. 21 - 22 Cast and Blast citing new ideas. At the same time, January’s New Members May 4 – 6 Stephens State Park we are lucky to continue to have vet- trip eran members of the Board of Direc- May 19 - 20 State College, PA trip tors who will provide continuity and May 9 [Wed] Speaker: Ben Turpin a wealth of practical, time-tested ex- Jun. 1 - 3 Catskill Picnic perience to draw upon. The future Jun. 9 - 16 Block Island trip of our chapter certainly looks bright! Jun. 8 - 10 Ausable River trip EJTU’s chapter by-laws limit the Luis Araujo N. Arlington Jeff Bergman Wyckoff Jun. 13 [Wed} Speaker Tim O’Neil quantity of officers and directors that Drew Buzzio Union City Jul. 11 [Wed] Chapter BBQ we are allowed to have and we have Edward Chwiej Wallington successfully filled each and every Benjamin Carpenter Ringwood spot available to us. This is a testa- Tony Corsi Beaver, PA East Jersey TU ment to both Doug’s hard work George Curriej Clifton 2018 Annual Banquet reaching out to potential new chap- Patrick DeFlora Mahwah Saturday, March 24, 2018 ter leaders, and to the men and Priscilla Eshelman Montclair women of our general membership Holzer Family Foundation Biagio’s Ristorante for continuing to generously volun- Ho Ho Kus 299 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ teer their time to help guide the Judith Hendricks Hillsdale Robert Hornstra Woodland Pk. chapter forward. George Kroner Oakland I would like to personally con- Mark August Marino Mahwah gratulate Greg Koch, Justin Fuller, Jonathan Marshall Ransey Ed Janiga and Ray Tannberg for Florbela Mendez Lyndhurst joining the Board as new members. Bert Minerley Hillsdale I know that each of them has much Piotr Puzio Wallington to bring to the table, and I have high Shawn Schestag Montclair Benjamin Tycko Demares Rytis Valskys Sadddle River Continued on page three Volume 49 Riffles Page 2 East Jersey Chapter Conservation Notes Trout Unlimited I recently attended the signs along Board of Directors North Jersey Fisheries Forum at a number of President the Hackettstown Hatchery. It t r o u t Chris Henrickson was a good opportunity to learn stocked wa- 1st Vice President about daily activities of our warm ters in our Greg Koch water and cool water hatchery area. The 2nd Vice President/ staff. I will not bore you with sta- limited Membership Elio Chiavola tistics but will simply say that the number of hatchery staff produces more N J F & W Treasurer Ray Tannberg quality fish, from muskies to mos- staff makes quito fish, then most other states. this a very Recording Secretary Justin Fuller They continue to innovate to do challenging more with limited resources and task which Past President Bruce Seiden aging facilities. Of course you in the past resulted in many loca- can never satisfy everyone, so tions not being posted prior to Conservation Chair Rich Malizia the forum provides an opportunity opening day. We have observed for anglers to voice their griev- an increase in the number of an- Riffles Editor Ray Cappock ances, too. If you would like to glers fishing during restricted receive information about hours in the last few years. Their Trips Dino Eftychiou NJF&W activities, go to excuse has always been that www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw . You there was no sign or that they Publicity Bruce Halstater can select from a number of e- didn’t see the one on the tree di- mail lists which will automatically rectly in front of their parked car. Education Doug Penna send you information about cur- We can use our familiarity with rent activities in which you may stream access points to ensure Speakers Ed Janiga be interested. that signs are properly placed. Trout season will be here Of course, in order to do the job Points Paul Reithmeier sooner than one would think. properly, we will need a number The ice will be gone and the of volunteers. Thankfully, the Merchandise Charlie Maccia streams will again be recogniz- signs are expected to be deliv- able. However, before you ven- ered from the printer very soon Director At Large Igor Zaretsky ture out, you should be aware of so we should have sufficient time the trout regulation changes, to work out a plan to cover the Founding President most of which are designed to streams in our area. Watch for Board Members of East Jersey Trout Unlimited meet on protect populations of wild trout. an announcement of when the the last Thursday of each month at 7:30PM. I am happy to say that many of signs will be available. Volun- How to contact us: Website: ejtu.org the changes were the direct re- teers can choose to work on their Mailing Address: East Jersey Chapter, Trout Unlimited Box 366 sult of input from Trout Unlimited own schedules, but it will be criti- HoHoKus, NJ 07423-0366 volunteers. So get a copy of the cal to identify the exact sections Membership Info: E. Chiavola (845.422.2429 or 2018 Freshwater Fishing Digest of the streams to be posted by [email protected]) For East Jersey and National Trout Unlimited and review the changes in termi- our volunteers. As always, it will information, visit www.tu.org. Go to chapter nal tackle requirements as well be safer to work in teams of two. number 091 for the latest information about our I’m sure that by now you chapter. as changes in stream designa- Riffles is your publication; we encourage all mem- tions. One requirement that is are all aware that the current ad- bers to contribute articles, tips, and stories. Arti- not clear in the regulations is that ministration has opened the At- cles may relate to trout, trout fishing, fishing in general or conservation, but all articles are pub- hooks on which the barbs have lantic coast to oil and gas explo- lished at the discretion of the editors and should been pinched off or crushed ration. One can only hope that meet EJTU standards regarding protecting our down qualify as “barbless”. there is enough resistance to this environment and the merits of 'catch and release'. Pseudonyms may be used but the editors must be One of our first projects to stop it. If we have learned informed of the name of the member who writes this spring will be to assist in nothing else about oil and gas the article. placing 2018 fishing regulation Email to [email protected] Continued on page three Volume 49 Riffles Page 3 President’s Beat—Continued from page one Conservation Notes hopes for what they will help EJTU on an ongoing basis. George and Continued from page two achieve. I would also like to recog- Ken – East Jersey Trout Unlimited is exploration and transmission, the nize Elio, Rich, Ray C, Dino, Doug, grateful and appreciative for all of Paul, Bruce H, Charlie and Igor for your hard work, time, and leader- fact that ALL pipelines eventually all that they have done throughout ship. leak and that many offshore wells the past, and for what they continue Lastly and most importantly, a do too, should be obvious to all. to do for the chapter. These volun- very special thank you is due to It is not a question of if but a mat- teers are the grease that keeps the Bruce Seiden, our previous EJTU ter of when. Some who oppose wheels of EJTU smoothly turning. Chapter President. Bruce has been wind farms talk about the However, as thrilled as I am about a member of the Board of Directors “unsightliness” of wind turbines. the composition of the Board of Di- for close to 20 years, serving as Do they think an oil rig is more rectors for 2018 and the direction in Treasurer for majority of the time, attractive? Safety requirements which our chapter is heading, I am and as President for the past 4 imposed after the Deepwater Ho- equally saddened to have two long years. As our past President, Bruce rizon disaster have been re- time, extraordinary members of the will continue to serve as an ex- Board of Directors resign to make officio member of the Board of Di- moved by the current administra- way for these new leaders.