CURRENT EVENTS AND CLUB FUNCTIONS
LISTED ARE EVENTS FROM LAST MEETING AND FUTURE PLANNED EVENTS
OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: ALL THESE MEETINGS WILL BE AT TINY'S RESTAURANT-600 E. HWY 260 IN PAYSON, AT 9 AM (LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH) FOR BREAKFAST THEN MEETING. ANYONE INTERESTED IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
OUR NEXT CLUB/CHAPTER MEETING WILL BE ON JANURAY 30, 2010 AT TINY'S AT 9AM. IF YOU WISH TO EAT BREAKFAST BEFORE THE MEETING COME EARLY, SO THE MEETING CAN START PROMPTLY AT 9am.
WE HELD OUR CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 13, 2008 AT WHICH TIME A VOTE WAS TAKEN OF THE MEMBERS RE: THE FORMATION OF A LOCAL CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED. THE VOTE WAS A MAJORITY VOTE FOR STARTING THE CHAPTER.
OUR CLUB WILL STILL BE A SEPARATE ENTITY, BUT WILL BE AFFILIATED WITH THE NEW TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER. PARTIES CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB, THE CHAPTER OR BOTH AS TO THEIR WISHES. THIS WEBSITE WILL FUNCTION FOR BOTH THE CLUB AND TROUT UNLIMITED CHAPTER.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE NEW CHAPTER OR THE CLUB CONTACT US THROUGH OUR E MAIL LINK ON THE HOME PAGE.
ON JUNE 13, 2009 (SAT) OUR CHAPTER AND CLUB WILL BE DOING A CLEAN UP OF THE EAST VERDE RIVER NORTH OF PAYSON OF TRASH ALONG THE RIVER AND THE CAMPGROUNDS. WE WILL ALL MEET AT THE SOUTH END OF HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT AT 7AM AND GO TOTHE RIVER FROM THERE. WE WILL HAVE TRASH BAGS AND BOTTED WATER AVAILABLE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. BE SURE AND BRING GLOVES, GOOD HIKING SHOES, HATS AND SUNBLOCK. WE HOPE TO BE DONE BEFORE NOON. ANY DONATIONS OF TRASH BAGS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER NOW HAS TWO 55 GALLON TANKS SET UP AT BOTH PAYSON HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE CLASS AND RANDALL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS. 200 BROOK TROUT EGGS WERE PUT INTO EACH TANK ON JANUARY 15, 2010. AT PRESENT THE EGGS ARE GETTING READY TO HATCH
ON JANUARY 14, 2010 GILA TROUT MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A NATIVE TROUT MEETING AND WORKSHOP HOSTED BY AZ GAME AND FISH AND ARIZONA STATE TROUT UNLIMITED COUNCIL, WHICH WAS HELD AT AZ GAME AND FISH IN PHOENIX. ATTENDING WERE AZ GAME AND FISH, TROUT UNLIMITED NATIONAL STAFF, AZ TU COUNCIL, TU CHAPTERS, FLYFISHING CLUBS, US FOREST SERVICE, US FISH AND WILDLIFE, FFF, AND VARIOUS INTERESTED OTHERS FROM THROUGH OUT ARIZONA. GILA TROUT, APACHE TROUT, AND ROUNDTAIL CHUBS WERE DISCUSSED. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP ON NATIVE TROUT HERE IN ARIZONA
NOVEMBER 2009, GILA TROUT WERE RELEASED INTO FRY CREEK ON MT. GRAHAM NEAR SAFFORD AND INTO GRAPEVINE CREEK NEAR PRESCOTT.
THE WORK ON REINTRODUCTION OF GILA TROUT INTO WEST FORK OF OAK CREEK IS NEARING COMPLETION AND IN THE NEPA STAGE NOW WITH POSSIBLE REINTRODUCTION IN 2010. THIS WORK HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS WITH AZ GAME AND FISH, FFF, AND NORTHERN ARIZONA FLYCASTERS CLUB FROM FLAGSTAFF.
THERE IS NOW A LINK ON OUR LINKS PAGE TO ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL WEBSITE OR CLICK HERE www.az-tu.org
FUTURE PLANNED EVENTS
WE WILL HOLD OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 0900 AM (UNLESS IT IS ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND), AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE THE THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH. MEETINGS WILL BE AT TINY'S RESTAURANT 600 E. HWY 260 IN PAYSON.
THERE ARE SOME EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING RE: THE EAST VERDE RIVER AND OTHER STREAMS IN OUR AREA, WITH GAME AND FISH RESTORATION ON TONTO CREEK STARTING IN THE FALL.
WE WILL BE HOLDING THE FOLLOWING CLASSES AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE PARKS AND RECREATION BUILDING. ALL CHASSES WILL BE AT 9AM ON SATURDAY
MARCH 13 2010 INTRODUCTION TO FLYFISHING (CLASSROOM) 9AM TO NOON
MARCH 20 2010 FLYCASTING (HANDS ON) 9AM TO 11AM
APRIL 17 2010 INTRODUCTION TO FLYFISHNG (CLASSROOM) 9AM TO NOON
THE FOLLOW UP FLYCASTING (HANDS ON) WILL BE SCHEDULED SOMETIME IN MAY - DATE UNDETERMINED YET
THESE CLASSES WILL BE A JOINT 2 DAY CLASS WHERE YOU WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF FLY FISHING IN THE CLASS ROOM AND THEN RETURN THE NEXT SATURDAY FOR THE HANDS ON FLY CASTING INSTRUCTION. THERE WILL BE A $10.00 CHARGE FOR THE CLASSES. REGISTRATION IS AT PAYSON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE ON WEST MAIN ST IN PAYSON.
CHECK OUT OUR NEW PAGE-OUTINGS-FOR 2010 PLANNED CLUB OUTINGS.
A WARM WELCOME TO THE NEW CLUB MEMBERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY SIGNED UP WITH THE CLUB AND CHAPTER.
CHECK OUT THE NEW RESTORATION PAGE FOR INFO. ON GAME AND FISH PROJECT AT CANYON CREEK AND ASSISTANCE OF CLUB MEMBERS
PAYSON FLYCASTERS CLUB AND THE GILAT TROUT CHAPTER HAS ADOPTED THE EAST VERDE RIVER AS OUR CLUB PROJECT FOR RESTORATION AND MAKING THIS STREAM A PREMIUM TROUT STREAM.
I WISH TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ASSISTED ON THE STOCKING ON TONTO CREEK ON APRIL 6 AND ON THE EAST VERDE RIVER ON APRIL 7. I KNOW WE WERE ALL TIRED BUT I THINK WE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT AND MADE BOTH STREAMS A BETTER TROUT FISHERY IN THE PROCESS.
I ALSO WISH TO THANK EVERYONE WHO ASSISTED THE GAME AND FISH PROJECT AT GREEN VALLY LAKE ON MARCH 27, 2009 IN TEACHING THE FIFTH GRADERS HOW TO CATCH A TROUT. I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF HAPPY FACES ON THOSE KIDS WHEN THEY CAUGHT A BIG FISH.
DONT FORGET ABOUT THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH WILDLIFE FAIR AT PAYSON GREEN VALLEY LAKE ON MAY 9, 2009 FROM 9-3PM. OUR CLUB AND CHAPTER WILL HAVE A BOOTH SET UP THERE THAT DAY.
HOW EVERY DAY FISHING SHOULD END (PHOTO BELOW)
