Winston-Salem, NC Blue Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited
We're dedicated to conserve, protect and restore trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
We hope you'll spend some time exploring our site for useful information and links!
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"072 - Blue Ridge"
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Chapter Meeting
June 21, 2022 Time: 6pm - 8pm Presentation starts at 6:30 Sixty-Six Grill and Taphouse - 3440 Frontis St, Winston-Salem, NC Joey Hester of the NC Department of Environmental Quality will be the guest speaker. He will lead a conversation on what DWR is doing for the Nutrient Strategy rulemaking for the High Rock Lake watershed with the intention of reducing eutrophication in the reservoir and limiting blooms of toxin-producing algal species. More about Joey Hester can be found here. Please, sign-up to attend, seating is limited (Zoom Meeting Information is also on this page.) 
Rod Building Classes
Wednesdays at 9am until 12pm Rod building classes. Rod building classes are ongoing on Wednesday’s at the south fork community center. AM class is 9-12 with PHW members, 6-8 PM BRTU beginners class. Both classes are open to the public. Attendees at any level are welcome from beginners to advanced. You can sign up on our website RodBuildingSignUp or contact mornings Rickie Woodson at woodson.ra@gmail.com or evenings Rusty Berrier rustyberrier@outlook.com. |
Rivercourse Cold Water Conservation & Youth Camp
for Ages 13-15 June 19-24, 2022 Lake Logan Conference Center 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane Canton, NC 28716 Established in 2002. The Rivercourse Cold Water Conservation & Youth Fly Fishing Camp is sponsored by the North Carolina State Council of Trout Unlimited and emphasizes Trout Unlimited's Mission - the conservation, restoration and preservation of cold water fisheries and their watersheds - while teaching campers the basics of fly fishing. More information can be found by clicking here. 
Balsam Lodge Trip
October 9 - 12, 2022 If you are interested in joining us on one of the most popular trips, please sign-up by clicking here. If the trip fills up we will have a waiting list in case someone's plans change. If you are interested in a Guided Trip, please let us know by clicking the box "Yes". |
Click here to check out the pictures and video from the May 2022 Trout in the Classroom Release Day!
We thank these companies for their continued support of Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited
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Orvis Retail Store located at 627 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro, NC.
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Ramey Creek/Roaring Fork Creek Brook Trout Stream
Demise on Blue Ridge Parkway
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UPDATE from April 26, 2022
Click here to continue to follow the latest update. The Bottomley companies have been fined $266,000. UPDATE from March 16, 2022 The Bottomley companies are cited again for damage done to the Little Fisher River in Mount Airy, NC. The NOV filing can be accessed here. UPDATE from January 3, 2022 The Bottomley companies have presented and started implementation of a remediation plan for Ramey Creek on their property. The DEQ has conditionally approved the plan. The DEQ will inspect their work at some date in the near future and determine if they met all the requirements. The litigation is still pending and we expect to know more about its trajectory early in the new year. Sometime last year, Bottomley Evergreens & Farms, Inc. and Bottomley Properties NC LLC (Bottomley Companies) started clearing land in Alleghany and Surry Counties along Ramey creek off the Blue Ridge Parkway. They claimed this an agriculture operation, which in North Carolina exempts them from the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. This exemption means they do not need to file any erosion permits, place any erosion controls, or leave any trees standing anywhere. The exemption however does not provide a free pass on complying with North Carolina’s water quality standards. The Division of Water Resources issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the Bottomley Companies in November 2020 and asked them to correct the situation. The company agreed to fix the problems, but meanwhile continued clearing more, and more land along the parkway, without making any changes to erosion practices. By April of this year (2021) complaints were coming into North Carolina’s Wildlife Resources Commission from many sources concerning the massive land clearing spreading for miles. Unfortunately, by that point most of the trout habitat in Ramey creek, Roaring Fork Creek, Big Pine Creek had been destroyed. Read the full story, see pictures and sign up to help by clicking here! |
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