June 2012 NEWSLETTER. Next Meeting June 5 th, 2012 PROGRAM OF THE MONTH DIRECTORS MESSAGE FLY OF THE MONTH ACTIVITIES AND PAST EVENTS

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1 June 2012 NEWSLETTER Next Meeting June 5 th, 2012 PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5-8 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PAGE Page 20 COVER MEETING PLACE PROGRAM OF THE MONTH DIRECTORS MESSAGE UP COMING EVENTS FLY OF THE MONTH ACTIVITIES AND PAST EVENTS CONSERVATION SURVEY SHEET F ISHING REPORT LINKS & SITE PHOTO GALERY Contact us / officers & board

2 MEETI NG PLACE We meet the first Tuesday of the month at Camp Gilson just north of Dahlonega. Dinner is served at 6:30 PM. while it lasts, and programs start around 7:00 PM. All members and guest are welcome! THE MONTH OF JUNE AND JULY WE WILL MEET AT FROG HOLLOW; this is due to summer camp at Camp Glisson Program begins at 7 PM. We also do FLYSWATTERS You bring two flies that you have tied or bought, one fly is donated to the chapter for a future raffle at the cookout; you will receive a ticket for the other fly which is placed on the FLYSWATTER. The Flyswatter Flies are raffled that night. Tickets may be purchased for $1.00. visitors welcome. NEXT MEETING June 5,2012

3 PROGRAM OF THE MONTH Featured speaker will be Kevin Griffen Bring your fly rod as the program will be on casting and this will be a hands on program Please note that due to summer camps at Camp Gilson we will meet at Frog Hollow the month of June and July. You can visit their web site for directions froghollowflyfishing.com The program for June will involve casting and proper fly presentation instruction so bring your fly rod

4 DIRECTORS MESSAGE OFFICERS NEEDED Time is quickly approaching that we will be in need for members to step up and take a leadership position in the chapter at present time all positions are up for grabs President, vice president, secretary, and treasurer Please submit your name and position desired or any question about the position you would like to hold. contact any member listed on page 20 below We do have a fly tying class the second Thursday of the month ( at the American Legion Hall), we have all the tools necessary for those of you that do not have fly tying tools. The class is geared for the beginner but also have some experienced tiers. Subject: Chattahoochee River #3 on American Rivers Most Endangered Rivers List Today, American Rivers listed the Chattahoochee River as #3 on its 2012 list of Most Endangered Rivers. The Chattahoochee River provides drinking water for millions in metro Atlanta, is one of America s best trout streams, and was recently designated as our country s first National Water Trail. The water war between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida has spurred proposals for costly new dams and reservoirs that would destroy recreation opportunities and wildlife habitat. A press release and fact sheet are attached. Please make your members aware of this listing (newsletter, Facebook, meeting announcement, web page ) and encourage them to take action by writing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deny the permit request for Glades Reservoir (Hall County, GA). Complete list of Most Endangered Rivers Chattahoochee River Most Endangered River page AJC article Gainesville Times article

5 Upcoming events GOLD RUSH FAMILY FUN DAY SET FOR SUNDAY OCTOBER 7, 2012 DETAILS TO FOLLOW SO BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THEM; GREAT BUCKET RAFFEL AND SILENT ACUTION ITEMS NOT TO MENTION GREAT EATS Gold Rush Funding Have you ever wondered how our TU chapter is funded? Probably not, but maybe you should. After all, it takes a considerable amount to do what we do. We contribute to worthwhile endeavors according to our mission _ Back-the-Brookie, Fly Fishing for Vets, Trout Camp, and the Smithgall education program to name a few. We subsidize our monthly meals (unless a member prepares it). We pay a fee for our website domain and hosting. We buy insurance to cover those working on our projects. We also have to buy numerous items from name tags and stamps to signs and canopies. So maybe that money comes from National TU? We receive two amounts from National for each fiscal year. The first is $15 for each new member; that was $30 this year. The second goes to Council in a lump sum for all the Georgia chapters. This year the amount was $2.50 for each member. Council then sent us $1 per member or $118. continued

6 Upcoming events As you can see, we would not survive long on what we receive from National. So how about dues to our Gold Rush Chapter? National forbids the requirement of dues to belong to a chapter. Nevertheless, some chapters do require some type of donation under various names. In fact, Gold Rush from its beginning had voluntary dues of $10 per year which almost everyone paid. Although we haven t mentioned that for several years now, some long-time members still give that $10 or more. So where is this article going? Just here _ FUNDRAISING is a necessary and important function of our chapter, and our Family Fun Day is when we do it. So, if Gold Rush is important to you, plan now to volunteer, fish, contribute, and have a great time at Frog Hollow on Sunday, October 7. Trout Camp June 10 thru June 15

7 Events continued Notes from 2 nd quarter TU council meeting The Quarterly TU Council Meeting was held on Sat May 19, 2012 in Peachtree City. Gold Rush was represented by Fred and Marge Ruppel. This was another informative and very productive meeting. We have entered into the busy time of the year with many chapters already involved with several events. The Council is also working on many projects and provided status and updates. Trout Camp is just next month - June and lots of work is underway to prepare. All campers are identified - 5 girls and 19 boys. Progress is being made to finalize arrangements. Also GA Council will be very involved in the TU National Meeting in Asheville NC in Sept. Donations for raffles, and silent actions are being gathered and all proceeds will come back to the councils. With this meeting being so close it is a great opportunity to see how TU National Meetings are done. Please let me you know if you are interested. A TU Nation program called - Five Rivers Program was discussed and the intent is to have chapters work with local colleges to help make sure the younger folks get involved with the TU mission. Several events have already been held with outstanding success. Examples are - Casting for Recovery at Smithgall, Fly Fishing for Vets, Kids Fishing Day at Rock Creek Hatchery and Tie 1 On event that provided a very nice contribution to Smithgall Woods. Tie 1 On event was so successful that council is looking at partnering with Bass Pro next year to get all chapters involved.

8 PRETTY BRANCH CREEK WORKDAY JUNE 16, 2012 Join Trout Unlimited members as we renew the restoration and stream improvement project at Pretty Branch Creek in the Chattahoochee National Forest, under the supervision of Dr. Jim Wentworth USFS and his team. Please arrive at the worksite prior to 9am; work will end at 1pm where we will travel a short distance to Toccoa Bend for lunch provided by Blue Ridge Mountain Chapter. Contact for additional information is Rick Young at rick@rivermist.com Dress appropriate, bring bug spray, gloves and a willingness to work, water will be supplied. Directions; Pretty Branch is off FS 39 (Duncan Ridge Road). From Dahlonega you will go west on GA HWY 60 eighteen miles from the R Ranch to Cooper Creek Road (FS33) turn right and go approximately 3.7 miles to FS 33-A ( FS 33 bears to the right and you will go straight across the bridge across Cooper Creek- 33A is called old Mulky Gap Rd in Mapquest). Continue 2.25 miles on FS 33-A to Duncan Ridge Road (FS 39), turn right and go 0.4 miles to the creek. We will be working downstream from the culvert. Directions to lunch; Return to Hwy 60 and turn right at the Coopers Creek Store, go one mile to Rock Creek Road and turn left, immediately after crossing the bridge turn right onto White Pines Trail into Toccoa Bend. Follow road thru gate to top of hill and turn right, follow road to the pavilion in meadow.

9 FLY OF THE MONTH Spinner fly Hook # 16 Tail micro fiber Body bubbing or biot Wing antron or zelon Thread 3/0 spinner

10 Activities and past events SPECIAL NEEDS KID FISING REDEO AT CHATTAHOOCHEE FOREST NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY If you have not been to this event you are missing something special. The pleasure the kids got out of catching fish was evident on their faces and there jumps of joy. 175 kids showed up for this event and a great time was had by all with lunch provided by the hatchery for the volunteers SEE PHOTOS BELOW Treating the Hemlocks at Camp Gilson --- Volunteers form Gold Rush TU treated 250 trees at the camp Gilson See photos below Smith Gall Woods kids fun day A casting area was set up for the kids to be hands on. They had to make at least three casts on their own to receive a sticker on their card ( towards awards given out at the end of the day) All the kids seemed to enjoy the hands on part of casting, I think we had the most enjoyable booth, we may have been topped by our neighbor s booth of BENJAMINE THE TRUTLE ( a 60 lbs tortoise from California ) He could really move for a turtle. Those attending representing Gold Rush TU were: Sherman Head, Ken McKinnon, John Simmons and Cole Landy SEE PHOTS BELOW

11 conservation and items of interest Iron on patches available for your shirts, hats or gear bag at just $5.00 Available at the monthly meetings

12 SURVEY SHEET Still looking for feed back or suggestions that you as a member would like to see the club undertake, in the form of programs, outings,dinner, classes to help with casting,knot tying.

13 FISHING REPORTS NOBODYS BEEN FISHING?? OR IF THEY ARE NOBODYS TELLIN

14 LINKS AND SITES Of course the best place for information is our own web site goldrushtu.org For those with a face book account : Federation of fly fishers R&R fly fishing Fisherman s handbook Also U Tube ( fly fishing ) has great videos on fishing and tying The Itinerant angler podcast Askaboutflyfishinhg.com ( another pod cast) NGTO ( North Georgia Trout On line) FROG HOLLOW

15 PHOTOS This is April having a great time catching fish with Sherman s help

16 Kids having fun at the hatchery PHOTOS

17 TREATING THE HEMLOCKS AT CAMP GILSON PHOTO GALLERY The treating of the hemlocks : Sherman, Pat, Fred, Ken and along with others

18 More photo s Mixing up the chemicals for the treatment of the trees

19 photos John and Cole giving instruction at Kids Day

20 Contact us Officers President- Rick O Hare- ricko@goldrushtu.org Vice President- open Secretary- Ralph Ripley rripley@aol.com Treasure- Gloria Pittillo treasure@goldrushtu.org Board members Ken McKinnon newsletter newsletter@goldrushtu.org Fred Ruppel TU council rep. streamwalker2@aol.com Ben trail raffle boss btrail@windstream.net John Simmons web site johns@goldrushtu.org Mike Thornton fly tying dtrout@bellsouth.net Pat Pittillo education jpat@windstream.net Marge Ruppel sunshine mar2391@aol.com Kenny Simmons fundraising kenny@froghollowflyfishing.com Sherman Head mentoring beartooth@windstream.net