FEBRUARY NEWS LETTERTER NEXT MEETING March 4,2014
Table of contents Cover page page 1 Table of contents page 2 Meeting place page 3 Directions page 4 Presidents page page 5 Presidents message page 6 Program page 7 Fishing the Tuck page 8 News and notes page 9 Fly Tying page 10 Photo Gallery page 11&12 History page 13 T shirts page 14 Links page 15 Classified page 16 Contact us page 17 All, Our next meeting will be Tuesday, MARCH 4th, at 6:30pm at -----------------------
MEETING PLACE We normally meet the first Tuesday of the month at Camp Gilson just north of Dahlonega. WE WILL MEET IN MATRCH at : Dahlonega Funeral Home 20 Gibson Rd Dahlonega, Ga. See directions next page Dinner is served at 6:30 PM. while it lasts, and programs start around 7:00 PM. All members and guest are welcome! CAMP GLISON 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. Also we do a 50/50 raffle. Visitors are welcome.
Directions Dahlonega Funeral Home - Dahlonega Features Address and Map Directions Weather Photos Dahlonega Funeral Home 20 Gibson Road Dahlonega, Georgia 30533 Phone: (706) 864-3683 Fax: 706-864-0375 Division of McDonald Family Funeral Homes From East (Gainesville) Take Hwy 60 north from Gainesville, cross over the intersection at GA 400 and Long Branch Rd., go 1 Mile Funeral Home is on the Left.From North (Cleveland) Take 115 south to Long Branch Rd., turn left on Long Branch, go to first redlight and turn right onto Hwy 60/19 north. Go one mile Funeral Home is on the left. From South Take GA 400 North to Hwy 60/19, Turn left at Redlight (Chevron, Waffle House on Corner) Go 1 Mile North on Hwy 60. Funeral Home is on the left. From West (Downtown Dahlonega) From downtown Dahlonega take Hwy 60 south towards Gainesville, after you cross the river you will see Achasta Golf Course on your left, go approx 1.5 miles Funeral Home will be on your Right.
Presidents message Michael Thornton All We will have our monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 4th. Due to prior committments, Camp Glisson will be unable to host the meetings for March and April. We will be meeting at the Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Road, Dahlonega. More simply, it is on Hwy 60, soon after it crosses Ga 400. If you are going to Dahlonega, it sits on the left on a hill. (SEE DIRECTIONS ON PAGE 4 ) Our program this month is timely. Alex Watson will be speaking to us on cold waters fisheries restoration. Alex is a co chair with Kevin McGraff on the Council committee. This was "Back the Brookie", but is now the Cold Water Fisheries Program. Our Chapter donates $1000 a year to this initiative. In the past, many of us have had questions as to how this money was spent. Now, Alex is here to tell us. So, after the bad weather of the past month, come out and see your friends. Have a great meal, provided by Krista and Cole Landy. Listen to an informative and entertaining program. See you there, Mike
Presidents message March is almost upon us, and hopefully, so is warmer weather. Over the next few months, it should become more comfortable to spend a day on the water, and the fishing should improve. Sounds like a little slice of heaven, doesn t it? March is shaping up to be a busy month as our year starts into the most active portion. First up is our monthly meeting on March 4 th. Alex Watson is our program. Alex is the Council co-chair of the Cold Water Fisheries Program. He will be explaining to us about the initiatives which are to keep our trout waters fertile. Please try to come. Please note that our meeting place for March and April will be the Dahlonega Funeral Home, on Hwy 60, shortly after it crosses Ga 400. There will be a Council Meeting on Saturday March 8th in Roswell. If you ve never been, you should try to attend at least one. It shows a side of TU we don t normally see at the Chapter level. Content is informative, and the company is good. Why don t you come spend a Saturday morning with us? If you ve never come to one before, I ll buy your lunch that day. The next weekend, we have Tie-One-On at BassPro Shop. All tiers in the Chapter are invited to participate. This is going o be one fun day. There will be tiers from all the chapters in the Council. Our own Win Crannell will be doing a trout print as we tie. For a great day of comaraderie, and to support a charitable cause, come help us at BassPro that day. Friday, March 21 st is an important day for our Chapter. At one time, we had a Chapter fishing trip once a month. Somehow, over the years, those trips no longer occurred. Ken and I both think it is important we try to get this program started again. Our first trip will be to the Tuck to take advantage of the end of Delayed Harvest Season in NC. The trip should take all day and is open to any one who wants to attend. Check your calendar and clear the day, and come join us. Last, but not least, Saturday, March 22 nd is the annual Hoot on the Hooch at the Helendorf Inn In Helen. This the Foot Hills Chapter s annual fund raiser and one heck of a lot of fun.
Program All, Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 4,at 6:30p at the Dahlonega Funeral Home The program : --- Program will be presented by Alex Watson--------- March we will have Alex Watson present a program on the Cold Water Fisheries Program. Alex is a Council Co-chair of the program. This is really getting down to the grass roots of what we do as a Chapter and an organization. This initiative helps fund cold water stream restoration in Georgia and our Chapter has played a part in both funding and man hours to support these projects. Alex will better explain the goals and workings of this committee. As you can see, these programs will be dynamic. Beat the winter blahs. Come to the
March 21---- FISHING OUTINGS DATES Fishing the Tuck : first trip to the Tuckaseagee in Sylva NC,, this will be a day trip we will meet up at the Wal-mart parking lot at 7:30 am and form up a car pool and be on the road shortly there after We will be fishing the DH section Be sure to have a fishing license from North Carolina A bag lunch is suggested but resturants are a 10 min drive away. We will arive back at Walmart by 7 pm, if you do not want to fish all day there is room to park your vehicle at the site. PLEASE RSVP IF YO PLAN TO ATTEND TO: wildturkeyflyer@gmail.com
News and notes along with dates Lumpkin County after school program 5 volunteers will be needed for 4-2 hour sessions Dates are: April 10,15,24,28 Tie one on March 15 at Bass Pro- tiers and contributions needed great gift provided for those taking part Trout camp June- We have our two great prospects for this years camp- If any one is interested in helping out at camp see Sherman for details beartooth@windstream.net Project Healing Waters- tentative start up in April- stay tuned coming soon March 8 Georgia Women Flyfishes mardi gras fundraiser see their web site for details www.georgiawomenflyfishing.com FISHING OUTINGS DATES---------MARCH 21: first trip to the Tuckaseagee in Sylva NC,, this will be a day trip we will meet up at the Wal-mart parking lot at 7:30 AM. A North Carolina license is required We will be fishing the DH section. Further details to follow in an e mail as time grows near. Kayak outing coming in April GOLD RUSH FLY FISHING FESTAVILE SATURDAY October 5 2014 Membership at 172 members
FLY TYING All, We will be having our monthly fly tying class on Thursday March 13 th ( Snow Date) at 6:30pm at the American Legion in Dahlonega.. The pattern will be: a Flashback Hares Ear Nymph and a Zonker Or a Woolly Bugger and Elk Hair Caddis please come join us as we tie these patterns, tell a few jokes, and generally have a good time This is the last tune up for TIE ONE ON TO BE HELD ON March 15 at bass pro shop
Photos Alan Beske receiving his new member welcome gift from Sherman
photos Charles Head giving a great presentation on fishing do s
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T shirts now available Earn a t shirt by showing up at the upcoming work days Shirts can be ordered at regular club meetings They are $16.oo each for short sleeve or can be earned by volunteering for a work day project Long sleeve are $18.00 each
LINKS AND SITES Of course the best place for information is our own web site goldrushtu.org WE also have a facebook page: Gold Rush Chapter-Trout Unlimited 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 askaboutflyfishing.com ( another pod cast) ngto.org ( North Georgia Trout On line) froghollowflyfishing.com (A special friend to Gold Rush) Thenewflyfisher.com (an online magazine free) http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/tuesday-tip-how-to-tie-and-fish-tandemrigs/#.ucnfxz44vps
Items for sale REDUCED --- Planning on doing some salt water fly fishing here is the rod for you 9 foot 9 wt fly rod by PENN great rod cast really well yes the reel shows a little salt water wear Can be yours for $50.00 call Ken at 727-347-8808 or e- mail wildturkeyflyer@gmail.com will have with me at Tuesday meeting
President- Mike Thornton drtrout@bellsouth.com Vice President- Ken McKinnon Wildturkeyflyer@gmail.com Secretary- George Parsons Treasurer- Warren Martin treasurer@goldrushtu.org Board members/ committee chair John Simmons past President johnsi@goldrushtu.org Jim Elmore new board member jelmoreutah@yahoo.com Ken Nicholes board member ken.nichols0@gmail.com 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 johnsi@goldrushtu.org Mike Thornton fly tying drtrout@bellsouth.net Pat Pattillo education jrpat@windstream.net Marge Ruppel sunshine mar2391@aol.com Kenny Simmons fundraising kenny@froghollowflyfishing.com Sherman Head mentoring/ trout camp beartooth@windstream.net