TUCKASEIGEE RIVER CHAPTER # 373 OF TROUT UNLIMITED May 2014

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1 Tuck Tales TUCKASEIGEE RIVER CHAPTER # 373 OF TROUT UNLIMITED May 2014 T Greening Up the Mountains! U had a presence at! Greening Up the Mountains festival this year in Sylva held on Saturday, April 26th. Raffle tickets were sold to the attendees for several prizes which include framed print and photograph donated by chapter members Craig Forrest and Larry Tucker; two half-day guided fly fishing trips donated by Hooker s Fly Shop and River s Edge Outfitters; and a one-year fishing permit for Cherokee Tribal Waters (including the trophy section) donated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Members demonstrated fly tying and offered the public the opportunity to learn more about Trout Unlimited and the benefits of membership. l At left, Dick Sellers and Craig Green in the TU booth at Greening Up the Mountains.

2 P. O. Box 841 Hendersonville, NC For Immediate Release: Contact: Chris Ellis (828) Premier Fly-Fishing School Hendersonville, NC, March 17, 2014.Have you ever wanted to learn something truly special for this area? The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited is holding its annual Fly Fishing School on Saturday, May 3 rd, from 8:30 am to 4:45 pm at Harmon Field in Tryon. Students will receive not only a full day of practical instruction from experienced anglers covering the basics of fly fishing including equipment; casting; line management; and stream tactics; they will also get a ½ day session of hands on learning on one of the area s trout rich rivers or streams. The combination of the classroom instruction and on-the-water guided practice makes this one of the most unique and economical fly fishing schools available in our area. The cost of the school (which includes lunch on Saturday, the 3rd) is $125 for adults and $75 for kids (ages 12 18). The price for a college student with a valid ID is $100. Equipment for the class will also be provided. For more information or to register for the school, please visit the PCTU website at Class size is limited. Early registration is recommended. All proceeds from the school help support Trout Unlimited educational and environmental programs in Western North Carolina. The PCTU Chapter meets on the second Thursday of the month at the Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall. Come join us and make new friends. #### Trout Unlimited is dedicated to the conservation, protection, and restoration of coldwater fisheries and their watersheds in the Western North Carolina region. May 2014!!!!!!!!!!! Page 2

3 Wildlife Commission Opens Two New Boating Access Areas on Glenville lake CULLOWHEE, N.C. (April 11, 2014) The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has opened two new boating access areas on Glenville Lake, also known as Thorpe Lake, in Jackson County. The Powerhouse Boating Access Area and the Pine Creek Boating Access Area both provide access to Glenville Lake, which is popular for its bass fishing. The Powerhouse Boating Access area, which is located 1371 Pine Creek Road, has a 15-foot boat ramp, a 100-foot floating boat dock and two handicapped-accessible parking spaces shared with the adjacent public fishing area. An additional eight graveled parking spaces are available for the general public. The Pine Creek Boating Access Area is located at 2799 Pine Creek Road, about 1 mile west of the Powerhouse BAA. It features two 15-foot boat ramps on either end of the access area. The southern end of Pine Creek BAA features a new 80-foot floating boat dock next to a new boat ramp. The northern end of the boating access area features a new 100-foot boat dock aligned with an existing boat ramp. Handicapped-accessible parking is available next to both boat ramps, and the area between the two ramps has been graveled to provide an open parking area for the general public. Duke Power will install vault toilets at both boating access areas this summer. Most Glenville anglers fish for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass, said Powell Wheeler, the Wildlife Commission s area fisheries biologist. Historically, there were walleye in the lake, but this population has dwindled in recent years. We are experimentally stocking fingerling walleye in Glenville to restore the walleye fishery, but it will likely be several years before we know if this effort is successful. Top photo of the Powerhouse Boating Access Area on Glenville Lake, located 1371 Pine Creek Road. Bottom photo of the Pine Creek Boating Access Area on Glenville Lake, located at 2799 Pine Creek Road. NCWRC Photos The Wildlife Commission paid for the construction of the access area through funding from motorboat registration receipts and from Sport Fish Restoration Program funds. For more information on boating in North Carolina, including the locations of more than 200 free, publicly accessible boating access areas, visit the Commission s online locater map. For more information on fishing in North Carolina, including where to fish, visit the fishing page on May 2014!!!!!!!!!!! Page 3

4 SHARE WITH YOUR CHAPTER be an active member Do you have something you d like to share with the chapter? An announcement, news, or topic that you feel would be of interest to fellow members? We are always seeking submissions to Tuck Tales for our future editions. Please let your editor know by sending your information to: Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com Backcast T! uckaseigee Chapter held its regular monthly meeting on! Tuesday, April 1 st at United Community Bank in Sylva. Our program was provided by Mike LaVoie, Director of the Cherokee Tribal Fisheries Program. l TCTU has a number of committees that need members like you to participate. Please consider contacting a committee chairperson to volunteer to serve on the committee that most interests you. Send your requests to President Richard Echelman at richardalan1@frontier.com to let him know which committee you are interested in, and he will forward your name to the chairperson. Help TCTU by getting involved with one of the committees listed below. Communications Fund raising membership programs publicity fishing trips Think about supporting TU with a Back The Brookie TU license plate! Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited serves Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties. We meet the first Tuesday of every month in the Community Room at the rear of the United Community Bank of Highway 107 South in Sylva at 6:30 PM. A meal is provided by the Grub Committee at a cost of $5 per person. Guests are invited to join us at no charge. May 2014 Page 4

5 FLY OF THE MONTH Do you have a pattern that you'd like to submit for our Tuck Tales Fly Of The Month article? If you can take a few digital photos of your fly tying effort, please do so and provide a short description of how to tie your pattern. Most point-and-shoot digital cameras have a flash and macro photography capability. Come on. Give it a try. Share that secret pattern with your fellow members! We'll include your fly in an up-coming issue of Tuck Tales! Please send an to Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com UPCOMING EVENTS Next TCTU Meeting: May 6 th, United Community bank, Sylva, NC Annual Chapter Cookout/Picnic, East Laport Park, 6:30 PM, June 3 rd Annual Meeting: September 3-7, Santa Fe, NM The Winter issue of Trout Magazine is now available on-line at: trout-magazine May 2014 Page 5

6 Editor s Cast For the April meeting we had as our speaker Mike LaVoie, Director of the Fisheries program for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. Mike informed the chapter of the efforts of his program on behalf of the anglers visiting Cherokee who are wanting a firstclass experience on the local waters. The program for the May meeting will be provided by Ben Davis, a biology teacher at Robbinsville High School. Ben approached the Tuck chapter last Fall asking for our help with the Trout in the Classroom project his class has been participating in for the past several years. Ben needed some trout eggs for the current year and asked if Tuck chapter could assist him with their procurement. Then chapter president Dick Sellers was able to obtain the needed eggs from the state hatchery and Ben met him in Sylva to pick them up. Forward Cast Tuck chapter will have for our June meeting will be our annual picnic at East Laport Park. members will bring a covered dish and the chapter will furnish burgers, dogs and beverages Photo credit: Fish Cherokee website Regular stocking of the streams is the responsibility of Cherokee Fisheries and Wildlife Management, which each year adds nearly 250,000 trout to an existing population of fish swimming in the crystal-clear mountain waters. That s the highest density of fish in stocked waters in the East. These supplemental stockings include rainbow, brook, and brown trout of various sizes ranging up to trophy size. Ben explained that we were the closest TU chapter to his school and as a result it would be more convenient to have us sponsor his class rather than out-of-state chapters he had used in the past. He had wanted brown trout eggs but Dick said only rainbows were available. At last month s meeting, Mike LaVoie indicated that the Cherokee Hatchery might be able to assist us next year with obtaining some brown trout eggs.l Above: Trout eggs the day of delivery. Below: 2-week old fry Photos provided by Ben Davis, Robbinsville High School May 2014 Page 6

7 Website of The Month The Annual Three River Fly Fishing Tournament will be held May 1-3, Funds raised through the tournament benefit the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for Highlands High School graduates. Rules and Regulations: Catch and release only tournament Artificial flies used only All team members must have valid fishing licenses and trout stamps for streams being fished in each state Team must be checked out anytime after 7:30 a.m. Team must be checked back in by 6 p.m. Team members must adhere to honor code on quantity and length of fish caught All teams are encouraged to digitally photograph catches Photos will be collected at the end of each day Teams must fish within the designated tournament boundary Photos - Three River Fishing Tournament May 2014 Page 7

8 Rivercourse Schedule Announced for 2014 Dates: June 15-20, 2012 (Sunday - Friday) Age Group: Group Size: 16 Campers Tuition: $595 per camper. Early registration is encouraged to reserve a space. Additional information will be sent upon acceptance to camp. Tuition is not due until the applicant is notified that he/she has been accepted. Some financial assistance is available if needed. About Rivercourse: The goal of Rivercourse is to introduce the campers to coldwater conservation and fly fishing. Campers will receive on-stream fly fishing instruction mornings and evenings. Campers will participate in a field trip to the nearby Davidson River to learn about the importance of riparian buffers. Their planting of some native species will reinforce the lesson. Also included are fish dissection and a tour of the fish hatchery. Classroom instruction is both outdoors and indoors. Swimming is an optional activity under adult supervision with certified lifeguards. Subjects are taught by volunteers from Trout Unlimited, the NC Wildlife Resource Commission, the US Forest Service, the US Park Service, and other organizations. TU chapters and members throughout the state support the camp with time, money, and materials. A Rivercourse Fund has been established to produce annual income for sponsorships and operational expenses. Campers are lodged in multiple room cottages. Each bedroom has a set of twin beds and a private bathroom. All linens and towels are provided. Meals are served in a modern dining hall, part of which is set up as a permanent classroom. A typical Day at Camp: Wake-up! Fishing / Fly Tying Breakfast Fishing / Fly Tying Guest Speaker Swimming Lunch Guest Speaker, Crafts, Fly Tying, Knots, Casting Dinner Fishing Fly Tying Cottage Time Lights Out Rivercourse Business Partners: Curtis Wright Outfitters Davidson River Outfitters One Fly Outfitters Hunter Banks East Tennessee On The Fly Tuckaseigee Chapter has provided tuition for a camper at the Rivercourse TU Summer Camp at Lake Logan in Haywood County each year for the past several. l The Grub for the May meeting will be provided by Lee Ewart and Dick Sellers. May 2014 Page 8

9 SEND IN A FISHING REPORT! Tuck Tales would like to feature your fishing report. This could be from a recent or past fishing trip. We don t care where you went or what you fished for. Maybe you fished the Tuck, or some other water outof-state or maybe another country! Just send in your report including who went, where, when, what water was fished, the tackle used, photos if you have them, and what were the results. Send to: Craig Forrest craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com Tuck Tales is published 12 times per year by Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a non-profit organization, for its members and supporters. Edited by Craig Forrest. Please address comments to: Tuck Tales P.O. Box 3196 Cullowhee, NC craigforrest@sleepyhollwstudio.com The Tuckaseigee Chapter has a web presence at: Don t Miss Your Chance! Tuckaseigee Chapter is offering a chance to win a new fly rod at each meeting! This fine 4-piece, 7.5 foot, IM-12, 3-4 weight rod was built by fellow chapter member Jim Mills and would make a great addition to your collection. The quality of the rod is very impressive. The rod will come with an aluminum case. Jim has been offering hand-crafted, high quality graphite and bamboo rods through his Raven Fork Rods company for over 40 years. Members can purchase chances at $1 each ($5 gets you 6 tickets) to be selected to then draw a card from a standard deck. If you draw the special card you ll win the rod. That s quite a good reason to attend the next meeting. You could go home with this beautiful rod! May 2014 Page 9

10 Examples of apparel with the Tuckaseigee Chapter embroidery May 2014 Page 10

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12 Happening at WATR Upcoming WATR Events JUNE * Fri, Jun 13, WATR Summer Picnic, When: 6:00-9:30, Where: Darnell Farms Mon, Jun 16, Cherokee Fish Harvest,When: about 8:30-12:30, Where: Webster Weir * Tue, Jun 17, Quarterly Pub Ed Meeting 3, When: 5:30 Social, 6-7:30 Meet, Where: TBA Mon, Jun 23, Board Meeting 2, When: 5:30-7:00, Where: TBA Other things happening? Call and tell us!! *! Still Tentative May 2014 Page 12

13 Don t Forget! Tuckaseigee Chapter will not be holding its regular scheduled meeting at United Community Bank in June. We will have our Annual Picnic at East Laport Park instead. Click here to go directly to Google Maps for more detail. May 2013 Page 13

14 Regulation Reminders W! ild Trout: Natural Bait trout waters and their tributaries,! except as noted, may be fished with artificial lures or natural bait, except live fish. Lures and natural baits are restricted to one single hook. The minimum length limit is seven inches, and the daily creel limit is four trout. These streams are marked with brown-and-gold signs. D! elayed-harvest Trout Waters trout waters, excluding! tributaries except as noted, may be fished only with artificial lures with one single hook. No natural bait may be possessed, and no trout may be harvested or possessed while fishing these waters between Oct. 1, 2011 and 30 minutes after sunset on June 1, These waters are closed to fishing between 30 minutes after sunset on June 1 and 6 a.m. on June 2. At 6 a.m. on June 2, 2012, these waters open to fishing for youths under 16 years old under Hatchery-Supported regulations no bait restriction, no minimum length limit and seven-trout- per-day creel limit. At 12 p.m. on June 2, 2012, these waters open for all anglers under Hatchery-Supported regulations. These waters are marked with black-and-white signs. Please read the detailed fishing regulations for more information May 2014 Page 14

15 Chapter Officers Richard Echelman- President!!!! Larry Tucker - V. Pres.!!!!! lwtucker@morrisbb.net Dick Sellers - Past President!!!! dick.sellers@frontier.com Craig Green - Treasurer!!!!! cngreen@bellsouth.net Ted Kubit - Secretary!!!!! tkubit@frontier.com Lee Ewart - Director!!!!! duramax7710@gmail.com Delos Monteith - Director!!!! delos@southwesterncc.edu Craig Forrest - Newsletter Editor!/Webmaster!! craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com Manufact ured by clouds. Aged in ice. Brought to you by gravity. Quantities are lim it ed. TU.org May Hatches INSECT EMERGENCE PATTERN Light Cahill Strenonema Afternoon - Evenings Light Cahills Green Drake Ephemera Guttulata Yellow Midge Diptera Hendrickson Ephemerella Subvaria Giant Stone Fly Pteronarcys Late May - Around Memorial Day weekend in the evenings Early May All day; Female Spinner has yellow egg sac Early May Early morning 18 Blue Quill Wet or Dry, 18 Adams Sulphurs Light Cahills 14 Light Hendrickson Dry, 14 Red Quill, 14 Female Adams 4-8 Stone Fly Nymph May 2014 Page 15