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Fly Fishing for Steelhead
Event on May 8, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
George Douglas will be joining us to speak on Fly Fishing for Steelhead. George began his fishing career in 1991 guiding on the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY, where he also started his first magazine, “Salmon River Success” and authored, “The Complete… more
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Pootatuck River Clean-up, April 22nd
Event on April 22, 2012; 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.
The Candlewood Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CVTU) will celebrate the 42nd annual Earth Day by cleaning up garbage and debris along the banks of the Pootatuck River in Sandy Hook center on Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. – 2… more
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What’s New In Connecticut Fisheries?
Event on April 10, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Mike Humphreys, a fisheries biologist with the Connecticut DEEP, will join us on Tuesday, April 10th to update us on the status of fisheries in Connecticut. Among the topics that Mike will cover are the impact of last year’s high water on our… more
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2011 Macroinvertebrate Results
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has published the results of last year’s macroinvertebrate sampling. The good news is that Pond Brook and the Halfway River are rated among the top rivers from a… more
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Annual Banquet: Support Youth Education
Event on March 30, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Our annual banquet will be held on Friday, March 30th at the Stony Hill Inn in Bethel, CT at 6:30 p.m. This event is a great opportunity to get together with your friends (fishing and otherwise) and help raise some money for our conservation… more
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Catching Large Trout on the Farmington
Event on March 13, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
That meeting subject sets some high expectations and Frank Plona will join us on Tuesday, March 13th to deliver. Frank is a member of the Farmington Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited. He will share his experience in catching the large “survivor… more
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Events Survey Results
Over the past few years we’ve run a variety of classes (Gary Whipple was the brain child behind most of them) and I recently sent around an email to find out what sorts of classes you might want in the future. Thanks to all who responded to the… more
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Free 2012 Youth Education Day
Event on April 28, 2012; 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
We have reached our enrollment limit on the Youth Education Event. Thanks to everyone for their interest. I look forward to seeing all our student on the 28th! We’re pleased to announce that our 4th Annual Youth Education Day will be on… more
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Steelhead on the Skeena River
Event on February 14, 2013; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Gary Whipple will be speaking at our next meeting about a trip that Joe Hovious, Mike Gilzow (a West Virginia fishing friend) and Gary took to fish the Skeena system for steelhead last October. During the trip they had the chance to catch… more
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New Farmington Regulations
The new regulations are now in place for the Farmington River. From the Goodwin Dam all the way down to the Route 177 Bridge in Unionville there are a combination of TMAs and Seasonal TMAs that will keep that water open all year long — some of it… more
