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GILA TROUT CHAPTER # 530 NEWSLETTER
QUARTERLY PUBLICATION, MARCH 2009
GILA TROUT CHAPTER, ARIZONA'S NEWEST CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED, HAS JUST BEEN CHARTERED IN PAYSON, ARIZONA. IT IS TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER #530.THE LOCAL PAYSON FLY CASTERS CLUB HAS EXPANDED THEIR EFFORTS AND MEMBERSHIP TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF TROUT UNLIMITED. THERE ARE OVER 400 CHAPTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WORKING TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND RESTORE
THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER AND PAYSON FLYCASTERS CLUB WILL HOLD JOINT MEETINGS AT TINY'S RESTAURANT 600 E. HWY 260 PAYSON ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 9AM FOR BREAKFAST AND THEN THE MEETING. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED AS EVENTS OCCUR.
MARCH 27, 2009 THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER WILL BE ASSISTING ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT WITH PAYSON SCHOOLS FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS (250 STUDENTS). A FISHING CLINIC, IN WHICH THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO CATCH FISH, WILL BE HELD AT GREEN VALLEY LAKES IN PAYSON, ARIZONA.
FALL SCHOOL SEMESTER - THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING A PROJECT OF TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM GOING IN CONJUNCTION WITH PAYSON HIGH SCHOOLS SCIENCE PROJECTS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED WITH ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT. IT ENTAILS RAISING TROUT IN A TANK IN THE CLASSROOM FROM EGGS UP TO A STOCKABLE SIZE.
GILA TROUT CHAPTER WILL ALSO BE HOLDING MEETINGS WITH THE US FOREST SERVICE AND ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, RE IMPROVEMENT OF STREAMS UNDER THE MOGOLLON RIM FOR TROUT FISHING FOR ALL FISHERMEN.
IN 2009, TROUT UNLIMITED IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS SINCE ITS’ INCEPTION IN
FOR VIEWING OF NATIONAL TU NEWSLETTER FOR MARCH GO TO NATIONAL TROUT UNLIMITED WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK, AND THEN CLICK ON PRESSROOM AND THEN ON MARCH 2009 NEWSLETTER.
On March 27 our chapter members assisted Arizona Game and Fish Department with 250 5th graders in teaching them how to fish at Payson Green Valley Lakes, where Game and Fish had stocked heavily with large trout for the kids to catch. It was great watching the smile on the kids faces when they caught 18-22 inch trout.
On April 6 and 7 our members will be assiting Game and Fish with stocking on the East Verde River and Tonto Creek, by carrying buckets of fish to remote holes on those streams, so that the fish have a chance of turning wild.
On May 9, our members will have a booth set up at the annual Game and Fish wildlife fair at Green Valley Lakes in Payson, for interaction with the public there.
On June 13, our members will be doing a clean up of trash along the East Verde River, along with other volenteers, in conjunction with the USFS.
On May 23 and 24, our chapter will be camping with game and fish department at the campground on the young road above Canyon creek along with members of the Zane Grey chapter of trout unlimited from Phoenix, and helping game and fish on their Trout Watch day there to help educate the public on specific relulations on streams in the area (particulary canyon creek which is a catch and release area). This is part of game and fish department game thief program. Anyone wanting to come and camp there, come early as the campgrounds is small. Officers from game and fish with be camped there both days. and possibly a barbeque on Saturday night.
Last week we had a meeting with the local Boy Scout leaders, re setting up an anual TROUT CAMP day with them where we could all camp together on a local stream and then instruct the boys on how to fly fish and then take them to the stream and to catch a fish. I will be working with game and fish to see if we can get the stream stocked a few days prior so the boys have a chance to catch a decent sized fish. More on this later when we set a date for it.
Sallie Loman is working on our chapter newsletter now and we will be e mailing it to everyone as soon as she gets the final draft done. Anyone who would like to contribute articles, pictures and other news items for the newsletter send it to Sallie, so she can include it. The deadline for the May newsletter is April 27th. Her e-mail is: ransal1@msn.com.
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