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 JANUARY 28, 2012 (NO MEETING IN DECEMBER) 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. NOTE, FOREST SERVICE IS IN PROCESS OF BUILDING 4 DAY USE AREAS ON EAST VERDE RIVER WITH TOILETS, DUMPSTERS AND A CAMP HOST AT EACH LOCATION, AND SHOULD BE READY FOR USE IN SPRING OF 2011.
THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER NOW HAS TWO 55 GALLON TANKS SET UP AT BOTH PINE/STRAWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RANDALL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS. WE ARE PRESENTLY AWAITING ARRIVAL OF EGGS FROM GAME AND FISH SOMETIME IN DEC. 2010-49 OUT OF 52 EGGS HATCHED AT PINE/STRAWBERRY SCHOOL AND EGGS PLACED IN JULIA RANDALL SCHOOL JAN 18,2011. NOTE: BOTH TANKS ARE SET UP FOR 2012 AND EGGS WILL BE COMING SOMETIME IN JANUARY,2012.
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 - SPRING 2011 MEETING WILL BE ON APRIL 7, AT GAME AND FISH HEADQUARTERS IN PHOENIX.
OUR 2012 NATIVE TROUT MEETING IS SCHEDULED ON MARCH 29, AND WILL BE HELD AT THE SAME LOCATION AT AZ G & F HEADQUARTERS IN PHOENIX. ANYONE WISHING TO ATTEND PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL AND I WILL ADD YOU TO THE INVITE LIST. THIS YEAR THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE NEW MEXICO PEOPLE AS A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEETING FOR AZ AND N. M. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED WILL BE THE POST WILDFIRE RECOVERY. LEES FERRY/GRAND CANYON EIS INFORMATION, AZ ROTENONE COMMITTEE RESULTS, AND OTHER ISSUES RE: NATIVE FISH.
NOVEMBER 2009, GILA TROUT WERE RELEASED INTO FRY CREEK ON MT. GRAHAM NEAR SAFFORD AND INTO GRAPEVINE CREEK NEAR PRESCOTT. MORE GILA TROUT SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED INTO ASH CREEK ON MT. GRAHAM IN 2011.
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 2011. THIS WORK HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS WITH AZ GAME AND FISH, FFF, AND NORTHERN ARIZONA FLYCASTERS CLUB FROM FLAGSTAFF.
WE HAVE STARTED OUR WATER QUALITY AND EMTOMOLOGY STUDIES OF THE WATER OF EAST VERDE RIVER, WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SUMMER OF 2011.
THERE IS NOW A LINK ON OUR LINKS PAGE TO ARIZONA STATE COUNCIL WEBSITE OR CLICK HERE www.az-tu.org
HERE ARE SOME UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OUR CLUB AND CHAPTER THIS SPRING (2011)- WE WILL DISCUSS FURTHER AT NEXT MEETING.
APRIL 8TH - ANNUAL 5TH GRADE FISHING DAY AT GREEN VALLEY LAKES, WHERE WE WILL ASSIT THE STUDENTS IN FISHING FOR STOCKED FISH THERE. STARTING AT 8AM.
APRIL 9TH - ANNUAL OPTIMIST'S FISHING DAY FOR KIDS AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE- MAN BOOTH AND ASSIST WITH EVENT.
MAY 7 - ANNUAL GAME AND FISH WILDLIFE FAIR AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE - MAN BOOTH AND TIE FLIES FOR PUBLIC.
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. JANUARY 2011 RESTORATION HAS STARTED ON TONTO CREEK BY GAME AND FISH.
THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER HAS JOINED WITH AZ. GAME AND FISH IN A HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT TO ENHANCE HABITAT FOR TROUT, ON SEVERAL AREAS OF THE EAST VERDE RIVER OF APROX. 6 MILES OF STREAM. THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET OUT AS OF JULY 1 TO NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN OF FLAGSTAFF TO START THEIR ASSESSMENT OF WORK NEEDED ON THE STREAM. THE CHAPTER HAS PUT $5,000.00 INTO THIS PROJECT, WITH $15,000.00 COMING FROM GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT.
NOTE:THE INITIAL ASSESMENT FOR THE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK ON THE EAST VERDE RIVER HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN FROM FLAGSTAFF. OUR NEXT STEP ON THIS PROCESS WILL BE THE NEPA ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, AND THEN DOING THE ACTUAL WORK, SOME OF WHICH WILL BE DONE BY CONTRACTORS AND SOME BY VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE OF INTERESTED PARTIES.
FLYFISHING 101 CLASSES
CLASSES WILL BE A JOINT 1 DAY CLASS WHERE YOU WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF FLY FISHING IN THE CLASS ROOM AND THEN RETURN THAT AFTERNOON 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.
THE NEXT CLASS WILL BE ON MAY, 5, 2012 STARTING AT 9AM TIL NOON FOR THE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND ACTUAL CASTING INSTRUCTION STARTING AT 1PM AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE.
CHECK OUT OUR NEW PAGE-OUTINGS
2011 OUTINGS HAVE NOW BEEN POSTED ON THAT PAGE.2012 OUTINGS WILL BE POSTED SOON.
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 GILA 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, 2010. 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 AND 2010 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.
HERE IS A LINK TO A NEW WEBSITE THAT YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING.
http://www.searchflyfishing.com
AZ TU AND CHAPTERS HAVE RECENTLY JOINED WITH THE ENVIROMENTAL FUND OF ARIZONA.
