Next meeting: Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm Program Underfished Catskill Streams & Ponds By John Mordoch

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1 Vol. 37, #8 April 2010 T.U. PHILOSOPHY We believe that trout and salmon fishing isn't just fishing for trout and salmon. It's fishing for sport rather than food, where the true enjoyment of the sport lies in the challenge, the lore, the battle of wits, not necessarily the full creel. It's the feeling of satisfaction that comes from limiting your kill instead of killing your limit. It's communing with nature where the chief reward is a refreshed body and a contented soul, where a license is a permit to use not abuse, to enjoy not destroy our cold water fishery. It's subscribing to the proposition that what's good for trout and salmon is good for the fisherman and that managing trout and salmon for themselves rather than the fisherman is fundamental to the solution of our trout and salmon problems. It's appreciating our fishery resource, respecting fellow anglers and giving serious thought to tomorrow. Next meeting: Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm Program Underfished Catskill Streams & Ponds By John Mordoch As usual, our March meeting was both fun and interesting. We had a number of new members come by and we even gave away a reel to a new casting clinic member. Thanks to everyone that came and especially to those who helped out. With the April (and March) showers comes along another month of being busy for us. However, the word of this month is BANQUET. Our annual banquet is on April 16 th at the Stuart Thomas Manor. If you are interested in supporting a great cause (LITU), and enjoying good food, good drinks, and great friends and prizes, come down and join us. If you have a late prize to donate, please contact Pete Dubno or Boyd Shockley as soon as possible. If you would like to attend, please see any board member we would love to have you there! For our April meeting we will have as our guest speaker John Mordoch. John is the author of A Fly Fisherman's Guide to the Catskill Coldwater Streams, besides being a well known speaker. He will be talking about a number of places to fish in the Catskills besides the famous one s we (and the rest of the fishing world) already know about. John s knowledge of the Catskill s is second to none and his presentation is not to be missed. Just ask those who have seen his presentations at the Somerset Show for the last few years! April is also the time to make sure that all our gear is ready for the upcoming season. So, air out those waders, oil those reels, check your lines and rods and get yourself prepared. If we can t actually be ON the stream, at least it s nice to know it s getting close! Last but certainly not least, along with April comes the opening of trout season. Along with tuning up our gear and getting ready for the season in general, remember, it is up to us to Educate, Conserve, Protect and Restore! See you on the stream! Best fishes, Jay Mooney 1

2 069 L.I.T.U. OFFICERS President: Jay Mooney (516) Vice President: Peter Harris (631) Secretary: Rick Lewis (516) Treasurer: Tom LoProto (516) Editor: John Fischer 516) Publisher: Sol Harz (631) Circulation: Joe Odierna (631) Membership: Sol Harz (631) Paumonok Published monthly September through June by the Long Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Information, photos and articles on conservation and fishing are welcome. Please send material for publication, advertising inquiries and comments to the Editor: John Fischer Randall Ave. Freeport, NY jakross1@verizon.net LIE Northern State Pkwy Wantagh State Old Country Rd Rte106 Rte 107 All articles remain the property of the writer and may not be reprinted without prior permission. 4/7/2010 4/10/2010 4//16/2010 Directors Meeting, Kwong Ming Restaurant 3342 Jerusalem 7:30 PM **1st WEDNESDAY** Family Fishing Festival Belmont Lake State Park 9 AM contact John Fischer for details You must sign up by April Conservation Banquet Stuart Thomas Manor 4/20/2010 General Meeting, 7:30 PM **Tuesday** Underfished Catskill Streams & Ponds 5/5//2010 5/18 /2010 Directors Meeting, Kwong 7:30 PM **1st WEDNESDAY General Meeting, 7:30 PM **Tuesday** VFW Southern State Pkwy Hicksville Go to for a more complete calendar And much more 2

3 Annual Outing to the Riverside Lodge June 11,12 & 13 Jeff Plackis Is taking reservations for this years outing at the General meeting. The cost is still $160 with 1/2 due when you signup Includes 2 nights Lodging Barbecue dinner on Friday, breakfast Sat. & Sun. Dinner Saturday Night The Long Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents its 29th Annual National Conservation Banquet -at- Stuart Thomas Manor, Farmingdale, NY Cocktails at 6:30 PM Dinner at 7:30 PM Tickets are $60 per person and can be ordered by completing the Banquet Ticket Form and mailing it, with payment to the address listed on the form Visit the website to download the form EVENTS.Up and Coming This is the beginning of the busy season for our membership. April 10th Fishing Festival at Belmont Lake State Park. There is nothing more gratifying thatn showing a kid how to fish...period! Come down and help out that day. You must be on the signup list to get an entry pass for the park...sigh=n up at the meeting. You need to let me know by April 5,2010 Wantagh Creek Cleanup May 1st, 2010 at Forest City Park 0900 at the entrance. To sign up see jay Mooney. Orvis Day s at Orvis Greenvale May 1,2010.Orvis Greenvale is having its Orvis Days for LITU members Featured speakers are Peter Dubno and John Fischer Wantagh Creek Clean-up May 1, 2010 Meet at 9 am - meet at Forest City Park. Sign up at the General Meeting or contact Jay Mooney. Trout in the Classroom Releases During April and early May the TIC schools will release Brook Trout into Beaver Brook or Upstate at Ward Pound Ridge. There are various dates and times available so see John Fischer at the General meeting to sign up. New Member fishing on the Croton May 15th.If you are a new member and want to learn where to fish, join the LITU mentors for a day of flyfishing on the Croton River...just one hours drive from NYC. New members only.. This is a one time offer. If you know the watershed and want to help out you can volunteer to be a mentor. Contact Peter Harris or John Fischer at the meeting. 3

4 SPECIAL RAFFLE TO BENEFIT NY STATE CONSERVATION FUND The New York State Council is raffling off an outstanding rod, along with additional prizes. Raffles are $5.00 each or 3 for $10 or 10 for $ Prize #1: A Sage ZXL (9 5wt 4pc.) Fly rod Prize #2: A three day - two night stay for two at the West Branch Angler Resort during off peak season (April thru June 30th). Any time after July 1 st, 2009 Prize #3: Flies of New York An assortment of flies, tied & donated by fellow TU members from across NY State. Proceeds from this year s raffle will benefit the NYSCTU Conservation Fund. Help support the fund that gives back to chapters, providing financial assistance for projects on our home waters. The drawing will be held at the June NYSCTU General Meeting on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 held in Lake Placid. Tickets will be available at the next three Council meetings (September, November and June) or you can purchase them through Longcasts via mail by sending a check and this coupon to: NYSCTU / Special Raffle c/o Ron Urban, Council Chairman PO Box 815 Port Ewen, NY Name: Phone: Address: 1 ticket = $ tickets = $ tickets = $20.00 LAST CALL! Over 100 fishing books left Get yours before they go on ebay 10% of all proceeds go to LITU from Mrs. Greenholz Contact Tom McCoy for a list LONG ISLAND S FLYFISHING SHOP SALT & FRESHWATER All Major Brands Able Reels - Bauer - Scott Flyrods Tibor/Pate - G. Loomis - Sage St. Croix - S. A. Mastery - Lamson - Rio Simms - Airflo Whiting CSICAGAIN CHARTERS LIGHT TACKLE AND FLY FISHING ON THE NORTH SHORE, MONTAUK AND ORIENT Custom Scout 235 Huntington, CSH and Northport Full day Half Day or 2 hour quickies Montauk and Orient Full Day Phone: (516) Csicagain@hotmail.com Captain Robin Calitri LongIslandFlyFishing.com Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bonito, False Albacore and Bluefin Tuna Equipment, instruction, drinks, snacks and fun included We can outfit you for trips from Montauk to Mongolia. Richard Siberry The Camp-Site Sports Shop 1877 New York Ave. Huntington Station, NY Tel

5 Cross Currents has donated a guide trip to the LITU banquet for three years in a row. Hi All I just want to pass along a short letter from Dan Plummer, Director of Friends of the Upper Delaware River. Hopefully, you can join the fun at the "One Bug" on the weekend of April 23, 24, 25 and help FUDR's efforts in gaining the much needed cold water releases for the Upper Delaware fishery. I'll be guiding one of the teams for both days of the event and plan on being at Friday nights cocktail party Capt. Joe Demaladris Cross Currents Fundraising is necessary to do this work and the One Bug has been our most successful fundraiser to date, along with help from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation we have raised enough money to complete the study needed to restore Sands and Cadosia Creeks. We are now ready to begin work on the priority areas of these streams working closely with the Town of Hancock and Delaware County. Please help support our work by participating in the third annual ONE BUG fly-fishing event. This three-day event celebrates the sport and camaraderie of fly-fishing by bringing together flyfishers like you to join us in a weekend of fishing and fun. This year's event will be held April 23,24,25. If you can't make the full three days, join us for the Friday Night Gala at 7:00 PM featuring open bar, dinner, live and silent auction, we truly have a blast! The ONE BUG will be held at the Old Capitol Theatre, 170 Front Street, Hancock, and N.Y. Teams are filling up fast and tickets to the Friday night party are limited-so get yours now. For info to either put in a team or to purchase a ticket to the Friday night event go to and click on "One Bug." Thanks for all your support, Dan Plummer, catskilldan@mac.com 5

6 Fly of the Month Adams Parachute By Jack Pangburn 6

7 The Campsite Sport Shop will be hosting a Long Island Flyrodders open day in the store on Saturday April 17, Whether you re an aspiring fly fisherman, experienced veteran or just curious, come on down to the store to meet some of the areas friendliest and most experienced fly anglers. We will have fly tying stations set up where you can try your hand at fly-tying, or share some of your own patterns and methods of tying. We have a selection of fly rods from Sage, Scott and G Loomis on closeout at 30% off retail, we also have special deals on a large variety of Simms clothing, waders and boots. In case you need anymore incentive the coffee and donuts are on us. So come on down for a fun time, meet new friends, reconnect with old ones and get the 2010 season off to a good start As always we look forward to seeing you all soon Rich LITU Needs You! To Donate Flies! Fresh or Salt, makes no difference. If you donate 6 Saltwater Flies or 12 Freshwater Flies, we will enter your name in a raffle to be held at our May General Meeting. If your name is picked, you will win an Albright Reel. Double your chances of winning by doubling your donation. You need not be present to win. Please give the flies to anyone on our Board of Directors at our monthly meeting. So far we have 32 dozen flies. Contact Jay Mooney if you have questions. THANK YOU! ******************************** We Need Mentors? Do you want to get involved but don't know how? We will do our best to help you get started. You'll be informed about when and where we hold our meetings, what we discuss at these meetings, committees which could use your help, and we'll even take you to a stream where we we'll fish together. Please contact Peter Harris at the meeting for more info. WE NEED MENTORS FOR OUT MAY 1ST TRIP Please Patronize Our Friends and Supporters Bob s Canoe Rentals on the Nissequogue - (631) Bradley Custom Fly Reels - (845) , Rich & Barb Bradley Capt. Brett Greco Fly Fishing Guide MT & FL, (406) Capt. Eric Lund - Islamorada flats fishing - ewlund@hotmail.com Camp-Site Sport Shop - campsiteli@aol.com, (631) , Richard Siberry Charles Neuner - Fine Hand Crafted Split Bamboo Fly Rods, (631) Cross Current Guide Svc. - Joe Demalderis - Orvis Endorsed Delaware River Club - (570) Fins to Feathers Ltd. Taxidermy - (516) , Rich Glacier Bay Sports - Kayak Rental - Northport (631) Hooks & Brooks Guide Service - (631) , Mark Malenovsky Northwoods Rods - (516) , Jay Mooney - Peter Harris - Making bamboo...affordable Long Island Flyrodders Meet 1st VFW 55 Hickory Lane, 7:30, Massage Therapy - (631) , Jane Ferlise Northport Rod and Reel - (631) Bait, tackle & friendly advice - Dave Flanagan Orvis Greenvale - (516) , Dean Tsantilas Powers & Marshall - Real Estate Analysts & Consultants, (516) , Ted Powers Sawdust & Stitches - shadow boxes, art and more - (717) West Branch Anglers Resort (607)

8 DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DELIVER PROMPTLY Published by the Long Island Chapter of Trout Unlimited John Fischer, Editor 314 Randall Ave. Freeport, NY Tuesday, April 20, 7:30pm Underfished Catskill Streams & Ponds By John Mordoch Monthly Meetings On the 3rd Tuesday At 7:30 PM Hicksville VFW Hall 320 So. Broadway, Hicksville, NY This months meeting is being held on Tuesday April 20, 2010!!!! 8