TUCKASEIGEE CHAPTER # 373 OF TROUT UNLIMITED. Duke Energy $94,919 grant to further TU s work in North Carolina

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1 Tuck Tales Duke Energy $94,919 grant to further TU s work in North Carolina Duke Energy awarded more than $1 million in grants to 14 organizations. Pictured with grant recipients is Mike Hughes (far right), Duke Energy's vice president of community relations. Continued on page -2- New Life Membership Join today as a Trout Unlimited Life Member and we'll send you a Sage MOD rod, the new Sage CLICK reel and RIO Gold fly line. You'll love fishing with your new Sage rod and reel combo and enjoy a lifetime of TU member benefits, not the least of which is knowing that you are making a lasting impact protecting the places you love to fish. Signing up is easy. Just pick your tax-deductible payment plan at this link. TUCKASEIGEE CHAPTER June

2 continued from page -1- Trout Unlimited has received a $94,919 grant to continue its commitment to protecting and enhancing regional waterways and the environment. The grant is part of the Water Resources Fund, a $10 million commitment from Duke Energy. TU is one of 14 organizations across North and South Carolina to collectively receive more than $1 million in the fifth grant announcement. The Water Resources Fund is a multi-year commitment that will leave a legacy of improved water quality, quantity and conservation in the Carolinas and neighboring regions. "We are grateful to Duke Energy for this generous support, which is invaluable to Trout Unlimited s sustained coldwater conservation efforts in the mountains of western North Carolina, said Andy Brown, Southern Appalachian stream restoration manager for Trout Unlimited. In 2017 we will undertake several major projects to improve coldwater habitat. TU will remove or replace ill-suited or poorly functioning culverts across three headwater streams, re-connecting 9 miles of aquatic habitat for eastern brook trout and other aquatic species and, in the process, eliminating a significant sediment source to these otherwise high quality waters. Additionally, Duke Energy's support will help TU leverage $338,000 from other partners to expand coldwater conservation to other sites in the region, not only this field season but into the future. Partners include the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, U.S. Forest Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. Duke Energy is committed to protecting and restoring the rivers and waterways that are valuable resources for our communities and regional economy, said Cari Boyce, president of the Duke Energy Foundation. We look forward to our partnership with Trout Unlimited and the impact this grant will have in North Carolina. Investment decisions are carefully reviewed by the Water Resources Fund committee, an independent body that includes five environmental experts and two Duke Energy employees. Selected projects are chosen on several criteria, including whether the project is science-based and research-supported. Duke Energy anticipates two grant announcements per year over the course of the Water Resources Fund. Visit nccommunityfoundation.org for more information on how to apply and register for the session. The Duke Energy Foundation provides philanthropic support to address the needs of the communities where its customers live and work. The foundation provides more than $30 million annually in charitable gifts. The foundation s education focus spans kindergarten to career, particularly science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), early childhood literacy and workforce development. It also supports the environment and community impact initiatives, including arts and culture. Duke Energy employees and retirees actively contribute to their communities as volunteers and leaders at a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. Duke Energy is committed to building on its legacy of community service. For more information, visit Duke Energy is a Fortune 125 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center serves as a multimedia resource for journalists and features news releases, helpful links, photos and videos. Hosted by Duke Energy, illumination is an online destination for stories about people, innovations, and community and environmental topics. It also offers glimpses into the past and insights into the future of energy. l June

3 Click here for link to video. Want to honor Teddy Roosevelt s legacy? Here s how: Theodore Roosevelt was many things, but perhaps most of all he was a public lands champion. He used his authority as President to establish 150 national forests, 51 federal bird reserves, four national game preserves, five national parks and 18 national monuments on over 230 million acres of public land. Yeah, he liked public lands...and our country is greater for it. [SIGN THE PETITION TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS] We ve often found ourselves wondering what Theodore Roosevelt might think of today s conservation landscape and controversies over the management of America s public lands. No doubt things have changed since he occupied the oval office but many threats have stayed the same when it comes to public lands. The greed of a few to take the right of many, for example. l June

4 Please visit ncwildlife.org/fishing/trout for more information about trout regulations, stockings, and angling opportunities. Cherokee Graham Clay Swain Macon Haywood Jackson Brook, brown and rainbow trout require cold, clean water and are therefore generally restricted to mountain streams and lakes. Those mountain waters that support trout and are open to public fishing are designated as Public Mountain Trout Waters by the Wildlife Resources Commission and are man aged for public trout fishing. A significant amount of trout fishing oppor tunities in western North Carolina are located on private property. These landowners have generously allowed for public access for fish ing. Please respect their prop - erty. Your cooperation is needed to protect fishing opportunities for future generations. The Com mis sion conspicuously marks Public Mountain Trout Waters with regulation signs that indicate locations for public access. When anglers encounter posted against trespass signs along these designated sections on pri - vate lands, they should respect the property owner s rights and choose another location along that stream to fish. Maps of trout waters and their classifi ca tions may be viewed at ncwildlife.org/fishingmap. Madison Transylvania Buncombe Henderson Yancey Mitchell McDowell Avery Rutherford Polk Watauga Burke MOUNTAIN TROUT MAP Alleghany legend Hatchery Supported Delayed Harvest Wild 2017 DELAYED HARVEST STOCKING DATES Catch and Release, Single Hook Artificial Lure Catch and Release/Single Hook Artificial Fly Red and White: Special Regulations Wild/Natural Bait Alleghany Little River Ashe Helton Creek Trout Lake Big Horse Creek South Fork New River Burke Jacob Fork Caldwell Wilson Creek Clay Fires Creek Graham Big Snowbird Haywood West Fork Pigeon River Henderson North Fork Mills River Jackson Tuckasegee River , 4 8, 15 Macon Nantahala Madison Big Laurel Creek Shelton Laurel Creek Spring Creek McDowell Curtis Creek Mill Creek Catawba River Mitchell Cane Creek North Toe River Polk Green River Surry Ararat River Mitchell River Swain Tuckasegee River Transylvania East Fork French Broad River Little River Watauga Watauga River Coffee Lake Wilkes East Prong Roaring River Stone Mountain Creek Reddies River Elk Creek Yancey Cane River Dates listed are subject to change due to unexpected events, such as snow. Changes will be announced through press releases, Twitter, Facebook and on ncwildlife.org. Ashe Caldwell Cleveland Wilkes Surry COUNTY STREAM MARCH APRIL MAY OCTOBER NOVEMBER Stokes ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID WILLIAMS June

5 Attached is the 2017 Great Smoky Mountains National Park fisheries volunteer schedule. Please look it over and pass it along to your fellow Trout Unlimited members, school students or other potential volunteers. We would love to spend some time with you on the water in 2017! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks Matt Matt Kulp Supervisory Fishery Biologist Great Smoky Mountains National Park GRSM Fisheries Volunteer Sampling Schedule The following list is designed to make individuals and volunteer groups, who would like to assist fisheries activities in the Park, aware of upcoming project dates and meeting locations. If you need further information, please contact Caleb Abramson ( ) or Matt Kulp ( ) Date Sample Type Priority # TU Volunteers Cooperators * February 11 Acid Deposition Training Session High All Group Leaders / TU, NPS, UT - Park Headquarters Conference Room, Gatlinburg (9:00AM) - FREE breakfast Need Volunteers! March # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT March 25 TN Little River Clean-Up Day Medium All Volunteers NPS, TU, Others - meet at Metcalf Bottoms picnic area (9:00AM) May # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT June 22 Little River Trout Camp, Tremont, TN High 2-3 TU, NPS - volunteers will help with classes and electrofishing demo July Anthony Creek Brook Trout Restoration High 8-10 TU, NPS, TWRA - Meet at Abrams Creek Picnic Area for transport up trail July # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT July 17 Large Stream IBI Sample (Cataloochee Creek) Medium 5-7 NPS, TVA, TU - Sample at the Steel Bridge at the Asbury Trail Crossing near the USGS River Gauge July 18 Large Stream IBI Sample (Little River) Medium 5-7 NPS, TDEC, TVA, TU - Sample site just above Elkmont roughly 200m upstream of Little River trailhead July 18 Large Stream IBI Sample (West Prong Little River) Medium 5-7 NPS, TVA, TU - Meet at the parking lot next to bridge at confluence of MP and WP Little River. July 19 Large Stream IBI Sample (Abrams Creek) Medium 5-7 NPS, TVA, TU - Meet at the Abrams Creek Ranger station parking lot. July 20 Large Stream IBI Sample (Straight Fork) Medium 5-7 NPS, TVA, TU - Meet just upstream of park gate on Straight Fork Road upstream of fish hatchery. July Population Sampling - Little Cataloochee Creek Medium 5-7 NPS, TU, NCWRC - 3-Pass Depletion Sampling, Treatment Prep on Little Cataloochee Creek August Hazel Creek 3-Pass Depletion and IBI Sampling High 8-10 TU, NPS, NCWRC - Strenuous field work. Limited to 2 volunteers (call Matt for details). August Bunches & Flat Creek Evaluation Medium 2-3 NPS, TU - High elevation brook trout electrofishing (requires one night camping) September 6-8 Little Cataloochee Creek Treatment Prep Medium 5-7 NPS, TU, NCWRC - Setting live cages, calculating flows, setting up treaters/detox on Little Cataloochee Creek September # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT November # Bi-Monthly Acid Deposition Sample High 8-10 TU, NPS, UT * Cooperators TU - Trout Unlimited TWRA - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency NPS - National Park Service NCWRC - North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission UT - The University of Tennessee PSU - Penn State University TDEC - TN Dept of Environment & Conservation TVA - TN Valley Authority # - Contact Charlie Chmielewski (TN coordinator) for team leader info and contact info on TN volunteer opportunities - Charlie Chmielewski (cell) charlieflyfish@gmail.com Contact Mike Kesselring (NC coordinator) for volunteer opportunities in NC (828) mikessel59@gmail.com U:\RMS\Fisheries_Management\Volunteers\Documentation\Reports\2017_GRSM_Volunteer_Schedule.xlsx June

6 Rivercourse Schedule Announced for 2017 Dates: June 18-23, 2017 (Sunday - Friday) 16 th Season! Age Group: Group Size: 18 Campers (Selection - mid-april 2017) 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 Bobby Setzer State 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 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 Jim Hefley Fine Art Tuckaseigee Chapter provides the $595 tuition for a camper at the Rivercourse TU Summer Camp at Lake Logan in Haywood County each year. l June

7 The first Hook, Line, and Drinker Festival was a great success! The weather couldn t have been better and the attendance was very encouraging. Tuckaseigee Chapter took part with a booth of our own. Members were onhand to tell the public about the TU Mission and we even sold a few TU hats. (Green hats were most popular!) All of the members present expressed their enthusiasm for participating in the festival again next year with plans to make our presentation even better. For more information about the festival, please visit or call June

8 Our Three-Day Retreat Weekends offer a full schedule of activities that includes basic fly fishing instruction, medical education and groups that provide opportunities for support and connection with other women surviving cancer. October 13-17, 2017 for women with all types of cancer, Lake Logan Center, Canton, NC. Retreats begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Sunday after lunch. The schedule includes group activities and fly fishing instruction. Most women who attend have never held a fly rod and many have never fished. Fly fishing instruction is simple and fun!! Fly fishing instructors and river guides are always present to teach and assist. All meals are included and volunteer staff are onsite for the entire weekend. While the retreat schedule has a variety of activities, we encourage women to participate at their own level. There is plenty of free time built into the schedule. All participants and volunteers will receive a detailed retreat schedule prior to the weekend. l Click here for more info. Click here for link to video. You can help reconnect rivers throughout the US by giving to the Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Campaign. TUCK TU ON FACEBOOK June

9 SHARE WITH YOUR CHAPTER 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 he May meeting was the chapter s annual picnic on " the banks of our beautiful Tuckaseigee River at East Laport Park. We had a great turn-out and the food was very good! l Be An Active Member 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 Dale Collins at daleflyfish@gmail.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. Conservation/Education Fund Raising Membership Programs Publicity/Communications Think about supporting TU with a Back The Brookie TU license plate! June

10 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: Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians, Bryson City, June TU Annual Meeting, Roanoke, VA Sept The Spring issue of Trout Magazine is now available on-line at: June

11 Editor s Cast! he May meeting was the chapter s annual " T family picnic at East Laport Park. We had a great turn-out and the food was delicious. Kudos to director Lee Ewart for the hot dogs and burgers. They were great Lee and cooked to perfection! On Saturday, May 20, the chapter took part in the first Hook, Line, and Drinker Festival held at the Bridge Park in Sylva. The event, sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, will become an annual affair. This year s weather couldn t have been better. Carolina Blue skies, temperatures in the high 80 s and nothing but a few white puffy clouds floating above the venue. Tuckaseigee Chapter had several large posters on easels inviting folks to join our chapter, describing our efforts with Trout In the Classroom, and promoting our support of Rivercourse Summer Youth camp at Lake Logan. We had brochures on-hand that explained our chapter s mission and included an application for membership featuring the special 1/2 price for new members. Additionally we had brochures for Trout In the Classroom. Forward Cast Tuck Chapter will next meet 6:30 PM June 6 th at the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in Bryson City. Our program will involve a tour of the museum. The board will serve a hot dog supper at a cost of $5.00. TUCKASEIGEE CHAPTER A big thank-you goes out to Julie Spiro and the folks at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for putting on a great first event to capitalize on Jackson County as the NC Trout Capital. Tuck Chapter will look forward to participating in next year s festival in an even greater fashion. We have some ideas being formulated to help make this event a big fundraiser for the chapter. Our next big project will be the festival over in Bryson City. This will occur in October. We participated last year and plan to have an even better presence this year. We will be selling raffle tickets and continuing to put our mission in front of the public. Make plans to attend the June chapter meeting in Bryson City at the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians on June 6! l June

12 Tuckaseigee Chapter received a letter of appreciation from Friends of Panthertown for our donation to their fund drive to acquire a 16-acre tract of land near the Salt Rock entrance. We have been informed that an anonymous donor doubled our contribution amount. Construction has now begun on an expanded parking area at the Salt Rock entrance. There will be a celebration on June 3 at the Salt Rock trailhead. l June

13 A Casting Carolinas Report My New Years Resolution was to experience new adventures and come out of my comfort zone of sedentary sewing activities to engage in outdoor fun. Then came along an invitation to join a Casting Carolinas Retreat, a three-day adventure in the beautiful setting of Lake Logan. This program is designed to help guide women participants to successfully navigate the complicated terrain of cancer survivorship. A wonderful well-trained staff assisted the group in every step of the journey and treated us like queens. We learned all aspects of fly-fishing including the equipment needed, setting up our lines, and fly-tying. There were also sessions on nutrition, exercise, meditation and mindfulness, music and dance. The final day was to put into practice all that we had learned, and go out and catch fish. We each had a personal guide to assist. After missing several chances and worrying the fish to death, I believe one just surrendered by jumping up into the net. It was exciting to catch a beautiful 10-inch Rainbow Trout. The experience was one I ll never forget. I met some amazing women and made many new friends. I M TURNING IN MY KNITTING NEEDLES FOR A FLY-ROD. Thanks to the Tuckaseigee Chapter of TU for introducing me to this program. Kandy Tucker Kandy is the wife of Tuckaseigee Chapter Trout In the Classroom coordinator and past president Larry Tucker. June

14 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 out-of-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! Richard Echelman won the rod pictured at the December 2016 meeting. Richard has graciously donated a rod to the chapter that he had won in a previous raffle for our new rod raffle! (Photo in next newsletter.) 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 a beautiful rod! Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited serves Jackson 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. June

15 Examples of apparel with the Tuckaseigee Chapter embroidery June

16 Trout In the Classroom Fish Release 2017 Fingerlings ready for release! Mrs. Wright s class Cullowhee Valley School Mr. Lanning s class Blue Ridge School The big one! June

17 Regulation Reminders C " atch-and-release/artificial Lures OnlyWaters" These " trout waters and their tributaries, except as noted, may be fished only with artificial lures having one single hook. No trout may be harvested or possessed while fishing these streams. These streams are marked with purple-and-gold signs. C " atch-and-release/artificial Flies Only Waters"These " trout waters and their tributaries, except as noted, may be fished only with artificial flies having one single hook. No trout may be harvested or possessed while fishing these streams. These streams are marked with red-and-gold signs. Please Read the Detailed Fishing Regulations for More Information June

18 Dale Collins - President daleflyfish@gmail.com Shannon Messer - Vice President appalachianflies@gmail.com Chapter Officers Dick Sellers - Past President - Director dick.sellers@frontier.com Craig Green - Treasurer cngreen@bellsouth.net Ted Kubit - Secretary tkubit@frontier.com Lee Ewart - Director duramax7710@gmail.com Ron Biesecker - Director rmb6er@gmail.com Craig Forrest - Newsletter Editor/Webmaster craigforrest@sleepyhollowstudio.com June Hatches Manufactured by clouds. Aged in ice. Brought to you by gravity. Quantities are limited. TU.org INSECT EMERGENCE PATTERN Light Cahill Strenonema Ithaca Late Afternoon and Evening Light Cahills Light Cahill Parachute Terrestrials All summer - All the time Inchworms, ants, beetles. Letort Crickets Mottled Brown/Gray Caddis Early June all day 16 Goddard Caddis 16 Brown Elk hair Caddis Sulphurs Ephemerella Dorothea Green and Yellow Stone Fly Pteronarcys Late afternoon and evening Late afternoons Sulphur Parachute Compara Dun 16 Little Green Stone Fly Dry 16 Yellow Sally June