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​​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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Join Trout Unlimited Today by clicking the button below and support conservation of cold water fisheries.
​Be sure to reference our chapter:
​ "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].​








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Chapter Meeting
Date: January 21, 2025
Location: Little Richard's Bar - N - Que
​                 109 S Stratford Rd, Winston-Salem, NC
Time: 6:30pm - 8pm

Join us on January 21st for our first meeting of 2025. Come early at 6pm for social time and feel free to have dinner. Joe Mickey will be our presenter. Joe will have a presentation on small mouth bass fishing in Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Joe has a long history of conservation work and has been recognized by Trout Unlimited with the Silver Trout Award for his work in western North Carolina.

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River Clean-Up
Date: January 25, 2025
Location: Lansing Creeper Trail Park
​                 114 S Big Horse Creek, Lansing, NC
Time: 10am

Help the New River Conservancy with a river clean up on Big Horse Creek on January 25th. Rain date is February 1, 2025. The last clean-up removed 1,500 pounds of trash from the river. There is still more work and efforts needed for river clean ups due to Hurricane Helene. Click here to sign-up.

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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.

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​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.

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.

We thank these companies for their continued support of Blue Ridge Trout Unlimited

Sponsors who generously contribute to our conservation efforts!
​Please, click on logos to visit their sites

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Orvis Retail Store located at 627 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro, NC.

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Mitchell River Restoration Projects
​New list and action plans are available at the link above for ongoing projects this year.

PHWW Winston-Salem Chapter announces award winners!

Jerry Franks was named the NC Regions Participant of the Year. Jerry is a very active member of the Winston-Salem Chapter and dedicated to the Chapter.

Tim Moore from the Winston-Salem Chapter was named Volunteer of the Year for the NC Regions. Tim works tirelessly creating a second to none fly tying class schedule and education opportunities.

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