Winston-Salem, NC Blue Ridge Chapter of Trout Unlimited
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"072 - Blue Ridge"
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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 rustyberrier@outlook.com. |
Stream Clean
June 10, 2023 Time: 9am - 12noon Location: Ararat River, HB Rowe Environmental Park, Mt. Airy, NC We will have our annual spring stream clean at the Ararat River in Mt. Airy NC. After the stream clean lunch will be provided. Please, sign-up for the Stream Clean, so we have enough food for lunch. Click here to sign-up. |
Chapter Meeting
June 20, 2023 Location: Sixty-Six Taphouse & Grill, 3440 Frontis St, Winston-Salem Guest Speaker: Derek Ware, Timber Manager, Duke Energy Derek will discuss Stream Side Buffers Currently, Derek manages roughly 400,000 acres of land across the Duke footprint (NC, SC, FL, IN, KY,OH, TN). He earned his BS in Forest Management from NC State in 1995. Derek is a Registered Forester, Tree Farm Inspector, and Certified Burner. He worked at wood yards, saw mills, forest service and now Duke Energy. Derek enjoys spending time in garden, and messing with chickens and trying to maintain family farm. Along with hunting, fishing and just being outside |
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BRTU Chapter Installs Sediment Boxes, Data Loggers, and Gauges in Mitchell River
Recently volunteers from BRTU and Wake Forest University installed sediment boxes, data loggers, and gauges in the Mitchell River. This is part of our ongoing efforts to sustain the Mitchell River as a trout fishing resource for years to come.. See more photos here |
Trout in the Classroom Release Video
We had successful trout release days with local schools recently and have compiled a video of the trout releases to share. Please, check out the video! |
NC Wildlife Request
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 3, 2023) – Wildlife biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking the public, particularly anglers as opening day of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters approaches (April 1), to report any sightings of hellbenders and mudpuppies. Both types of aquatic salamanders are found in western North Carolina and listed in North Carolina as species of special concern. For More Information, click here.
Trout Unlimited Sweepstakes for a Trip of a Lifetime
Trout Unlimited is offering a sweepstakes for a trip of a lifetime to the Blackfoot River in Montana for 3 days and 3 nights for 4 anglers. This sweepstakes goes through July 31, 2023. If you enter, please be sure to select our Chapter - Blue Ridge (072) when you enter. For every donation associated with our Chapter will return to BRTU to continue our conservation work. Click here for more information.
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Orvis Retail Store located at 627 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro, NC.
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