
Winston-Salem, NC Blue Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited
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"072 - Blue Ridge"
Fly Tying Classes
Wednesdays at 9am until 12pm AND 6pm - 8pm Location: South Fork Community Center, 4401 Country Club Rd, Winston-Salem At 9am on Wednesdays Project Healing Waters will host fly tying classes and at 6pm on Wednesday evenings Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited will host classes. The classes are free and all are welcome - from beginners to advanced. No need to sign up, just come join us. If you have specific questions about the evening classes, you can contact, Rusty Berrier [email protected]. |
Chapter Meeting
Date: February 18, 2025 Location: Little Richard's Bar - N - Que 109 S Stratford Rd, Winston-Salem, NC Time: 6:30pm - 8pm Kelly McCoy from River Girl Fishing will join us to discuss the latest going on in WNC post Hurricane Helene. She will discuss the current state of the fishery in WNC and expectations going forward. River Girl Fishing Company is a great friend of Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited. Beyond guided fishing trips they also offer float trips, biking trips, and Eco-Tours. Click here to visit River Girl Fishing Company. |
Tie-A-Thon
Date: February 22, 2025 Location: Patterson School 4646 Patterson School Dr, Lenoir, NC Time: 9am - 4pm Let’s Tie one on for the Tie-A-Thon! Join the Southern Fly Tyers Guild and Carolina Fly Fishing Club as we tie 1000 flies per Saturday to donate to the Tie-A-Thon. Our goal is 1000 flies per day. This is just in our own Bear Owings, who has agreed to match fly for fly up to the first 2000 we tie. So, who is up for a day of tying? Please RSVP for food and materials. Please bring your vice and tools, and if you prefer a particular thread, bring that also, or we will have thread available. https://carolinaflyfishingclub.org/event/26002/ |
River Clean-Up
Date: March 29, 2025 Location: Big Horse Creek 1850 Big Helton Rd, Grassy Creek, NC Time: 10am March 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Meet at 1850 Big Helton Rd., Grassy Creek, NC 28631 (Our backup date in case of inclement weather is 4/5/25). Wear good boots, and bring rubber boots if you have them. It will be cold, so we’ll be looking to stay dry. Bring your own lunch. Click here to sign-up. |
Spring Fishing Trip
Date: April 3 - 6, 2025 Location: Smokey Mountain Meadow Campground 755 East Alarka Rd, Bryson City, NC The cost of this trip is $100 for lodging and dinners for three nights in cabins at Smokey Mountain Meadow Campground. Breakfast and lunch are own your on, this event is BYOB. There are 93 rivers, streams, and creeks within an hours drive. We will provide a list of available fishing locations. Plan for food is to meet each evening at the pavilion. We will get food out and bring to the campground. Space is limited to the first 17. Reserve your spot by signing up today. |
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
You can keep up with daily stocking by visiting the NCWRC website.
Garden Creek Temperature Logs from 2024
In late 2024 Tyler Pait, Randy Mays, and Bob Lassiter monitored temps in the Garden Creek Upper and Lower sections. The results of the test of the temperature monitoring showed very little different in water temperatures between the two sections. Garden Creek is located within Stone Mountain State Park.
Link to temperature result details. |
New River Clean Up post Hurricane Helene
Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited along with Todd Community Volunteers helped clean the New River on Saturday, November 9. River Girl Fishing Company helped organize the event and provided kayaks for the in water clean up team. River Girl Fishing Company has been leading in the Todd Community when it comes to the clean up of the area and the New River. BRTU encourages you to pay Kelly McCoy and her team a visit for a fishing, kayak, biking, or eco tour trip and thank her for what all her team has done.
Click here to see additional pictures from the clean-up and the amazing work accomplished.
Click here to see additional pictures from the clean-up and the amazing work accomplished.
The Todd Community Preservation Organization is continuing to support the local Todd community with Hurricane Helene relief. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so by visiting their website. |
Armstrong Hatchery north of Marion, NC
Below are pictures of the Armstrong Hatchery north of Marion, NC. As a result of Hurricane Helene the hatchery has virtually been destroyed. This is an example of how our fisheries western NC will be effected by this terrible storm.
Purple Paint Law
Have you started seeing purple paint on tress or fence posts? It is a result of the NC Purple Paint Law, read more here.
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