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Roanoke Valley Trout Unlimited
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PO Box 11725, Roanoke, VA 24022-1725
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PO Box 11725, Roanoke, VA 24022-1725 |
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Click here to for more past archives.LATEST NEWS!! This page was last updated: Friday, September 14, 2007 09:04 PM
April 21, 2007 - Kiwanis and TU Fishing Day with the Kids. Another great day. I enjoyed last year and this year even more. Our members don't know what their missing when you see the smiles on these kids face. Click here for pictures and story. April Name that Stream is up. Please take a guess! Sorry for the delay. Jon April 18, 2007 Meeting The
meeting was called to order at 7:07 by President Dover A stream shocking will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2007. All members are welcome to attend. Hans and Anke were recognized for their support in overseeing the stocking on April 10th. They will also be representing the chapter at the 2007 Southeast Rally to be held at Hungry Mother State Park on April 27-29. The 2007 fly fishing show will be held April 21-22 in Waynesboro were there will be a meeting on the Mossy Creek project on Saturday at 10 a.m. George Kesler gave a update on our upcoming raffle, presenting ideas and requesting input from members on their ideas. Our May meeting will include a brainstorming session on this matter. George introduced our guest speaker Richard Mode who shared many stories and motivation on what our chapter can accomplish. A very informative and enjoyable presentation. Thanks George!! On May 4, 2007 at 4p.m. Dover will present a fly casting instruction at Greenhill Park. Jon Wilson will email all those who signed up to confirm dates and time. Our May meeting will include fly tying and discussion of the Hollins University Project. Any one with additional minutes or notes of the meeting please forward to Jon Wilson to be posted to the website. Pictures of Wes and Dover sampling Carvins Creek on Hollins University Campus. Click here for more details. Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:00 a.m. Spring stocking of Roanoke River Delayed Harvest areas in Green Hill Park and Salem. Any members that can assist please contact Hans Loberg 387-1340 Hans@roanoketu.org and or Bayes Wilson 387-2762 Bayes@roanoketu.org. More details to follow. Click here for pictures of Green Hill Park Stocking. Click here for pictures of Salem Stocking. Trout Heritage Fishing Day and Kids Fishing Derby, Waid Park, Rocky Mount, Saturday, April 7, 2007.
Anke and Hans again represented The Roanoke Chapter of Trout
Unlimited in assisting the Franklin County Parks and Recreation people and
others with their Trout Heritage Fishing Day and Kids Fishing Derby on the
Pigg River in Waid Recreation Area in Rocky Mount on Saturday, April 7
from 9am to 12noon.
Franklin County provided a table and a big "Trout
Unlimited" banner. We provided some TU related handouts, did some fly
tying and some casting.
Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. It was cold,
barely above freezing, windy and occasionally a few snowflakes were flying so
neither fly tying nor casting created much interest. At least it did not rain,
but the table canopies blew away in some of the sudden wind gusts.
The cold weather,however, did not deter the brave hardy old geezers
that every year elbow their way into the part of the river reserved for the
kids! Anyway, it appeared that most of the kids caught some trout, and prizes
and pizza afterward were appreciated as the temperature climbed up to 36
degrees.
Hans Loberg
Click here for detailed Minutes of March 2007 Meeting. Thanks to Jamie Hutton for preparing these for the chapter. Roanoke River Cleanup, Saturday, March 31, 2007. The following TU members showed up at the picnic shelter at Green Hill Park at 9:00am: Bill Bainter, Dover England, Bobby Hammock, Ron Herring, Anke Loberg, Hans Loberg, Scott McClelland, Ken Seagle, Roger Tims, Dick Vipperman, Jack Ward, Barry Whitt and Bayes Wilson.
We did not coordinate the coffee and doughnut provision too well; Bayes, Dover and the Lobergs all provided coffee, water, muffins and doughnuts; -enough energy to clean up all of Roanoke county.
The area had not looked too bad at all so we did not expect much trash, but it turned out that we made what must have been a record trash haul. We covered the entire stretch and collected 20 bags of trash while Dover stood steadfast guard over the coffee and doughnuts at the picnic shelter. Special recognition goes to the downstream crew headed up by Dick Vipperman; they hauled out ten tires, one tire rim, one big oil drum, a metal garbage can, a big tarp and various other pieces of scrap metal.
In addition the collection consisted of pieces of clothing, beer bottles, plenty of beer cans, plastic grocery bags, plastic wrappings, numerous cigarette butts, soft drink bottles, various pieces of hard plastic.
It should be noted that the big oil drum, halfway buried in mud and sand had "survived" several past clean-ups; -it took Dick Vipperman, against the advice of Anke, to dislodge the drum and roll it out to the road. He either deserves a medal, - or a whipping, -I'm not sure what is most appropriate! We got rain, the weather paid no attention to the forecast predicting rain in the late afternoon. Anke, not wearing a cap, looked like she had been dragged out of the river!
Super turn out, and a super effort by all. Afterward, Dover handed out neat egg flies to all for their effort (-and, by the way, not a single doughnut got stolen...) Hans Loberg Announcement:
2007 Southeast Rally
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Calling
all TU Members: |
Cost:
$75 per person includes lodging, meals (breakfast Saturday through breakfast
Sunday), music, programs and workshops. It also registers you for great door
prizes including a nice little brook trout fly rod, a fly reel and other prizes. This
puts you in the midst of some great Virginia fishing.
Where is Hungry Mother Park?:
It is between Wytheville and Abingdon Virginia off Interstate 81. For more info:
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/hem.shtml
Lodging: We have rented a series of cabins, rather than the big bunkhouse of the past. This allows for some dispersed snoring…..the cabins are complete with linens and have small kitchens, living rooms and bathrooms. Several rooms are equipped with double beds which are reserved for couples. (Please indicate couples on registration form.)
Registration: We will need to get your registration forms by the 23rd of April, along with payment. The registration forms should be sent to Sally Armstrong at the address on the form. You can register online or register by mail.
We will meet you at the Hemlock Haven conference Center on Friday for room assignments and welcomes.
Program: We will gather on Friday, dinner is on your own. Larry Puckett, Virginia’s Conservation and BTB Chair will talk about fishing opportunities on Friday night, and Griz Stewart will follow up with his multi-sensory presentation of another native species of Appalachia.
Saturday will begin with breakfast from 7 to 8:30 and followed by programs until 4:30 or so. We will cook out on Saturday evening and food will be available until 10 o’clock for the late fishermen.
We will have an incredible program about the Natural History of the Appalachian region by author and aquatic ecologist Dr. George Constantz. His book will be available for sale and is recommended reading.
Music will follow…
We meet for breakfast Sunday morning and then will breakout by 9:00 to allow for a day of fishing on the way home.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Cleanup day at Green Hill Park. All members are asked to help if possible. More to follow on this.
March 21, 2007 Meeting
The meeting was opened by President Dover England. There was a brief discussion concerning the Smith River Meeting in Early March. Jack Ward is heading up a committee to contact our representatives concerning this issue. More to follow on this. A Presidents Award was presented to our chapter Hardest Working husband and wife members, Hans and Anke Loberg. They were recognized for their endless work they do for the chapter and the benefit of our local waters. There was discussion about the chapter sponsoring a student to the Tri State Conservation Camp. More details to follow. Also discussed was the Cleanup day at Green Hill Park will be held Saturday, March 31, 2007. All members are asked to help if possible. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to the Hollins Project. More information and details to follow soon.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – KIDS FISHING DAY
We
have some details as to how we may assist the Kiwanis
with their Kids Fishing Day
event on SATURDAY, APRIL 21.
We specifically need someone to instruct kids on:
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Fish facts (body parts,
differences in species, what they eat, where they hang out, etc.)
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Fishing Safety (how to
remove a hook, how not to get hooked, bank/water considerations, sunburn,
critters, etc)
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Fishing equipment
(specifically spin-cast – how components work and basics of how to use)
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Casting/fishing techniques
(spin-cast equipment - how to cast
and retrieve the lure/bait, how to set a hook, and how to retrieve a fish)
We
would like to have about six people to handle the above areas of instruction.
The kids would be broken down into groups and moved through different
instruction stations. Efficiency and
movement would be prime considerations and teams of two people per station would
probably expedite the process. The
instructors could then act as fishing guides after the instruction.
That’s the real fun part - besides eating : )
The
list above was provided by the Kiwanis. In
addition to the functions above, someone is all set to do a bit of
conservation/ecology. So, TU is
being to provide the “how to safely fish for what” parts of the program.
If
you can help, please e-mail Dick Vipperman at dickvipp@aol.com
or call 540 772 0470. Believe me,
you will have a ball!
Further
specific functions will be defined as the day comes closer, but I would like to
wrap up these functions as soon as possible.
Please contact me ASAP.
For
further details refer to the earlier post on this web site and future postings
as requirements become known. Let’s
show the kids that Chapter 308 can do a first class job.
Dick
Vipperman
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