ACTION ALERT: Help homeschoolers learn to fly fish

05/19/09 and 05/26/09.  1:00pm to 3:00pm.  On Tuesday, May 19th, Chapter Board Member David Eastman will be teaching 28 homeschoolers how to cast a fly rod. Dave will hold a follow-up session on Tuesday, May 26th to teach the same group how to fly fish in Lull’s Brook. Both events will happen from 1pm – 3pm [...]

04/02/09 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

White River Watershed Chapter 226 Trout Unlimited
Board of Directors Meeting
April 02, 2009
Quechee Inn @ Marshland Farms
In Attendance
President Chris Moore (Interim VT Council Chair)
Vice President Greg Russ                  
Treasurer Scott Knapp
Secretary Ed Finley             
Past President Ron Rhodes               
Past President David Eastman
Howard Trachtenberg              
Marty Banak             
Seth Dunn (Interim VT Council Vice Chair)
Member Ken Grecsek
 
Meeting opened @ 7:30 PM
President’s [...]

Free Fly Fishing Instruction!

Mad Dog Chapter will be hosting free fly fishing instruction at the Mad River Old-Fashion Farm Fair Picnic on September 20th, 2008, from Noon-4:00pm.  If you are a bait or spin fisher, non-angler, or even a crusty old guy fly fishing expert, here’s your chance to pick up a few new tricks.  Make a beeline [...]

Howe Library Tying Demo Success!

Received from our intrepid Chapter member and fly-tyer, Seth Dunn:
“Fly tying demo at the Howe Library was a success.  More kids than adults seemed interested [Woo hoo!!!]…fielded some questions, tied up a bunch of flies, and relaxed a bit.  Ellen Lynch really appreciated it and said thank you to me and TU.  Another one of [...]

Flytier? Bookworm? Keen observer?

During the month of September, Howe Library in Hanover is hosting a traveling exhibit from the NH State Council on the Arts titled “Discovering Heritage Arts in New Hampshire”. The exhibit highlights a variety of heritage arts including ash basket making, spinning, blacksmithing, riding a Segway and fly tying.  On Saturday, September 13th, our Chapter [...]

BRAT receives grant

The Black River Action Team (BRAT) was recently awarded a grant from the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund (NEGEF) to continue WaterWorx, a hands-on educational program that explores the Black River. BRAT Director Kelly Stettner conducted one such workshop at the Springfield Town Library as part of their summer program, Catch The Reading Bug. Kids [...]