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Roanoke Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter 308 |
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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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Leah Elwell and Sarah Spaulding
Conservation Coordinator
Federation of Fly Fishers
215 East Lewis St.
Livingston, MT 59047
406-222-9369 X102
406-222-5823 fax
March 21, 2007 Meeting The March meeting will be devoted to a discussion of the stream renovation project at Hollins College as the topic for the night. Friday, March 9, 2007 Had a
pretty good turn out with about 10-12 TU members and Dr. Morgan Wilson of
Hollins along with another professor; but, sorry I didn't get his name. We
walked the stream from the parking lot back about a quarter mile towards Rt. 11,
then. went back upstream to the I-81 entrance where it comes under the
Interstate. Probably covered a little over a mile of stream. A couple of
intrepid souls walked on the big pipe along side the stream that goes under the
Interstate and went to look at the land on the upper end. They were smart and
came back via a pass under the Interstate a short ways north of the stream
entrance. The other side of the Interstate has some cows there; so, that makes
the water quality questionable till it's tested. Dover tested the temperature
down by the parking lot at 48° and I tested it up near the Interstate at
46°. Believe that there will be a grant form sent to TU for maybe
$30,000.00 within the next two weeks if this project is feasible and approved by
the College etc. Prof. Wilson is going to set up a meeting with the College
President to discuss the project sometime next week. Have to do it fast cause we
only have two weeks to get the application in for the grant. Click here
for Pictures of Stream and story. March 7, 2007, Philpott Dam Study
Dover England, Bill Bainter, David Vecellio, Tom Brown,
Jack Ward and, Hans and Anke Loberg attended a standing room only meeting
of over a hundred people on Wednesday night March 7th at the Henry County
Administration Building in Martinsville . John Ross president of the
Virginia TU Council was also in attendance. Along with members of the
Smith River Chapter of TU.
The meeting was conducted by Ben Lane of the US Army Corp
of Engineers for the purpose of discussing the Philpott Dam 216 Study. He
explained that the Corp of Engineers is in the second year of a
seven year study that will determine a course of action. This did not go over
very well with most in attendance. Most felt it is time
to stop studying and do something. Suggestions from the crowd ranged from
changing the release from the dam to a more regulated flow, shut
down the generators or remove the screens on the intakes of the
generators (if any exist) to allow the forage fish to past through.
Lane said the types of suggestions made at the meeting are
needed and the study may find they are the solutions for the problem. But he
repeatedly said the study is not only required by laws and by Congress, it
also is required because even though a solution may seem easy and simple, it
may have unknown consequences.
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: ·
Fish facts (body parts,
differences in species, what they eat, where they hang out, etc.) ·
Fishing Safety (how to
remove a hook, how not to get hooked, bank/water considerations, sunburn,
critters, etc) ·
Fishing equipment
(specifically spin-cast – how components work and basics of how to use) ·
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
Action Alert from National TU Restoring Fisheries and Watersheds in the 2007 Farm Bill Click here to view story. Information requested! We are seeking input from our members as well as others who attend our monthly meeting on programs, lectures, workshops and etc... you would like to see presented at the meetings. Any and all ideas will be considered and welcomed. Contact Dover England, 562-1840 or Email Jon Wilson with your thoughts. Philpott Lake Meeting Wednesday, March 7, 2007 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. or as long as need. Dover will be there for the early closed session from 1 to 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Henry County Administration Building, Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville, VA. The meeting will be in reference to the Flow Regime of Philpott Lake Project. If you would like additional information or would like to go to the meeting, please contact Dover England 562-1840. February 21, 2007 Meeting Click here for pictures and story. What a great meeting. February 21, 2007 Meeting Chapter Workshop. Experts Hans Loberg, David Thompson, Patrick Klingensmith and Dick Taylor will be conducting a Fly Tying Workshop. Flies
will include: "Name That Stream" George Kesler has come up with a really neat idea. "Name that stream". Each month we will post a new photograph (please submit photos to Jon with name and location) and our members can try to guess where the stream is located. Email your answer to Jon Wilson. Maybe we can come up with a small reward for the first correct answer? Have fun!! Thursday, February 8, 2007 Roanoke River Stocking. Click here for Green Hill Park Stocking. Click here for Salem below Colorado Street Bridge Stocking. While at Green Hill,
we got the report that a tan pickup truck was scoping out the stocking at the
Colorado street
bridge. Someone else reported that they had seen a tan pickup truck parked one
evening and 3 men about 30-40 years old were catching fish in the delayed
harvest area and putting them in the truck and going back to fish some
more. As I drove back to from the area, I thought about Sonny Tarpley’s
comments to me that he would see to it that the police would monitor the area
for poaching. As Sonny is no longer mayor, I still thought it would be worth a
call to him. However, as I pulled into Shanghi for lunch, there was a FISHING DAY WITH THE KIWANIS - April 21, 2007 This is an EARLY
notification that we have again been invited to assist the Kiwanis with their
annual Fishing Day with the Kiwanis. This
year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 at the Baptist Children’s
Home in The Kiwanis will
stock a pond on the Baptist Children’s Home property with trout a few days
before the event. Then, on the day
of the event, underprivileged kids from several youth organizations will be
bussed in for a half day of instruction, fishing, and picnicking.
Most of the kids are under 10 years old, and for most of them, this will
be their first fishing experience. Once
the event is over, the kids will be taken back, with their fish, to their
sponsoring organizations. The primary
activities that we will be involved in will be to provide some basic fishing
instruction to the kids, to assist them as they fish, and provide some fish
cleaning services. As we found out
last year, this makes for a really fun day.
To give you some idea as to how the event is scheduled, the tentative agenda is as follows: 8:00 -
9:00 am Preparation
and setup A great lunch will
be provided for all volunteers and there will probably be some hugs from the
kids, especially the ones who catch fish. So, mark your
calendar and as the date approaches, more details will be provided.
We will be doing signups as we get closer to April. If you have
questions call or e-mail Dick Vipperman at 772-0470 or dickvipp@aol.com Click here to for more past archives. |
