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Free 2012 Youth Education Day
Event on April 28, 2012; 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
We’re pleased to announce that our 4th Annual Youth Education Day will be on Saturday, April 28th, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will take place at St John’s Episcopal Church in Sandy Hook, CT on the banks of the Pootatuck River. If… 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
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Fly Fishing Bristol Bay Alaska
Event on January 10, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Bill Dunn and Steve Zakur will be speaking at our next meeting about their experience fishing the Bristol Bay area of Alaska. During the trip they both had the chance to catch the stunning array of fish that inhabit this ecosytem: Salmon (five… more
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Fly Tying Class Begins in January
The fly tying class has been cancelled for this year. CVTU will again sponsor a fly-tying class taught by Pete Peterson. Pete has been tying flies for decades and teaching for almost as long. Not only does he bring a wealth of knowledge and… more
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Fishing the Upper Delaware River
Event on December 13, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
Joe Demalderis will be speaking about the fishing the Upper Delaware River system with a specific focus on the East Branch of the Delaware River at our December meeting. The Upper Delaware River and its tributaries are surprisingly close by, only a… more
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Fishing the Croton System
Event on November 8, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
On Tuesday, November 8th, at 7 p.m., Tom Zarecki, of the Angler’s Den Fly Shop in Pawling, New York will present an overview of the Croton River system. The Croton River system is just over the border in Westchester County New York and covers… more
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Halt the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act
The Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act (HR 1581/S1087) was introduced in April of this year. Since introduction, TU members and staff have worked to build opposition to it. The bill would open more than 50 million acres of Forest Service land… more
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Fall fly fishing on the Housatonic
Event on October 11, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Summer is drawing to a close, air temperatures will start going down and water temperatures with them. As the Housy cools down fishing will once again shift from Smallmouth to Trout. Be prepared! Join us at our September meeting where HRO Head Guide… more
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I’m going to hire a guide for the first time. What should I be thinking about?
Midcurrent expert Phillip Monohan responded to a question about the do’s and don’ts of hiring a guide on this week’s column. I can’t argue with much of what he says. His essential point of view is that you’ve hired a guide based upon his… more
