Jim Casada will be our speaker.    Jim is author of the book Fly Fishing in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, as well as other books.

 

Our chapter meets at Texas Land and Cattle Steak House just off of Hanes Mall Blvd across the road from Target.  Our meetings start at 6:00 PM to allow folks to mingle, order dinner and get settled before the 7:00 program.  We welcome new members and visitors. Bring your family with you. This is a family oriented meeting.

To view a brief description of our Fly tying event with pictures just click on the link to the left and open the document fly tying at the bottom of the page

This is a summary of the key activities that Squeak wiith finanical support from our chapter is working on in cold water conservation in our area with pictures.

 

To read the entire summary and see his pictures just click on the link to the left and open squeaks sum.doc at the bottom of the page

Steve Hanna, with Project Healing Waters in Charlotte will be our speaker for the May 19  Meeting.  Project Healing waters uses fly fishing as therapy for disabled veterans. Steve will give us an overview of the program and offer ideas how our Blue Ridge Chapter may support and participate in their activities.  Try to read over the excellent article on Project Healing Waters in the  Fall 08 issue of TU’s  Trout before the meeting.

Trout in the Classroom will be the topic for the presentation at our March 17th chapter meeting.  The first TIC programs supported by BRTU are nearing the end of trout rearing cycle and at this program you will learn how things went this first year at Ledford High School in Thomasville and Sugarloaf Elementary School in Taylorsville .  We will have presentations from:
Steve Hennings, TIC Coordinator, 
Cathy Berrier, Ledford High School
Liz Cronan, Sugar Loaf Elementary School, and
Chad Starbuck, NC Wildlife Officer.
This is sure to be an interesting program and if you know of any teachers that would be interested in starting a TIC project, please invite them.  Visitors are welcome.

Dick Everhart, Natural Resource Conservationist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Surry County, will be our speaker for the October 21 Meeting.  Dick has been working on stream protection and restoration along the Mitchell River and its tributaries for 20 years.  Dick will cover the history of restoration and protection on the Mitchell and will present to our chapter various planned restoration activities that we may consider for our involvement.  The Feb 08 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina had an excellent article on restoration activities on the Mitchell.

Jeff, who gaves us a great presentation last year on matching the hatch, will return to provide us his expert insight on fishing the Smith River tailwater fishery.  Should be an excellent opportunity to learn a new "fishing hole"!

Montie's presentation will cover a brief history of the River Keeper program; establishment of the Yadkin Riverkeeper; how TU can assist, and history of efforts to preserve the Yadkin.  This will provide the chapter with ideas for our involvement in the Yadkin watershed conservation.