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Calendar
Meeting
Schedule:
March 9, 2010 - John Magee - Fish Habitat Biologist,
NH Fish and Game - The Nash Stream Restoration Project
April 13, 2010 - Bill Thompson - Trout Fishing on the Eastern Slopes
of the
White Mountains (the Saco and Ellis Rivers)
Visitors and Guests are Welcome!
Map/Directions
Monthly
meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month
September through May
The
March newsletter is electronic, so be sure to view it on the "Newsletter"
page.
Special Announcements
Learn to Fly Fish Classes
Once again the chapter will hold free Learn to Fly Fish Classes this
spring at four locations for Beginners and Intermediates. Due to overwhelming
interest, all classes are full to capacity and each has a waiting list.
Amoskeag Fishway, THIS CLASS IS FULL.
Manchester NH Public Library - A few slots are open
in this class beginning April8. <Click
to register>
Nashua NH Public Library - THIS CLASS IS FULL.
Pelham Fish and Game Club - THIS CLASS IS FULL.
Fly Fish NH Show
March 6-7
Pelham Fish and Game Club,
Pelham, NH
See
the flyer for details and schedule
Stop Rock Snot!
Invasive alga didymo is threatening
the coldwater streams of New Hampshire. Already found in the Connecticut
and Mohawk Rivers, do your part to slow the spread of this insidious
threat to our local waters.
Check - your gear for didymo
Clean - with strong detergent
or bleach
Dry - for two days to kill
didymo
Don't use felt-sole waders
in infected waters!
Check these links for specific
info about didymo and what YOU can do to halt its spread.
NHDES
NH
Fish and Game
Fly
Pattern of the Month
Many
of our members enjoy tying flies, so be sure to check out: The
Fly Pattern of the Month. Every month we post a pattern on
the web site and tell people about it in the newsletter. If you
have a pattern you would like to submit, just email it to fly
pattern@merrimacktu.org
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Mission
Trout
Unlimited is a national organization dedicated to protecting and improving
cold water fishing resources. Our local chapter is a key building block
and our local members volunteer their time, money and energy to improving
cold-water fishing resources in New Hampshire. Almost all members
love fly- fishing, and related activities, such as fly- tying.
Monthly Meetings
The
Merrimack River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited meets in Manchester,
New Hampshire the second Tuesday of every month. Meetings are held at
the Sweeney Post of the American Legion on Maple Street. MAP
Guests and potential members are always welcome. Before every meeting
there is fly tying starting at 6:30. The regular meeting starts at 7:30
pm and usually lasts until around 9:00 pm. Every meeting includes a
program with guest speakers. In the past, guest speakers such as Dick
Talleur, Eric Leiser and other fly-fishing and fly-tying experts present
slide presentations on fly- fishing, fly-tying, entomology, Atlantic
Salmon restoration, etc. In addition to outside speakers, members frequently
present their fly-fishing exploits in New Hampshire, Maine
and throughout New England.
In
December, we hold the Holiday Social where members enjoy refreshments
and bucket raffles and fly-swap. In the spring we hold the our Conservation
Dinner fund-raiser with auction and raffles. Every spring we conduct
learn to fly fish and fly-tying classes for beginner and intermediates.
In the Summer we take a break and instead of meetings, we have weekend
fly-fishing day-trips to local waters.
Projects
To
carry out the TU mission, the chapter participates in many projects
to restore and protect habitat and improve fishing opportunities in
New Hampshire. Projects include stocking Atlantic salmon fry and
catchable trout every spring and many stream improvement projects.
The Chapter purchased chiller/aquarium set-ups and sponsors three schools
in the USFWS Adopt-a-salmon program. The
chapter also completed a stream improvement project on the Piscataquog
River, and conducted a Stream Assessment
Class . The chapter
also supports educational programs in local libraries with an interpretive
display and brochures to educate the public on TU's mission.
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Adopt-a-Biologist
By
its nature, Trout
Unlimited is an organization of volunteers. We implemented
a project dedicated to helping fisheries biologists in New Hampshire
in their efforts. Volunteers were teamed up with biologists to help
with specific projects aimed at improving fisheries in our own back
yard. Read about the background and organization of this important
program. Part of the effort revolves around the Atlantic Salmon
program, featured in this
article.
To volunteer
for the Adopt-a-Biologist program, email Jim
Timmins
Outings
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Alder
Fly Success
The highlight of the
year is the annual Chapter Trip to northern New Hampshire.
The trip is scheduled for the end of June to hit the Alder Fly hatch,
which provides some of the best dry fly-fishing of the New Hampshire
and entire New England fishing season. This year's trip will find us
camping in backwoods luxury at Coleman State Park. There are toilets,
showers and laundry facilities, but still near great fishing.
The 2007
trip was GREAT! Take a look at the pictures.
Links
Go
to our links page
to visit sponsors, affiliates and interesting conservation and fly-fishing
sites from New Hampshire and other New England states.
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