TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 6:30PM (MEETING OFFICIALLY STARTS 7PM)

CRESTHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL – 9195 CRESTHILL LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 (CAFETERIA FOR MEETING)

PROGRAM 1 – CCTU’S JIM RASMUSSEN CITIZEN SCIENCE ON THE RIVER
CCTU’s Jim Rasmussen, the long-time leader of the chapter’s River Watch program, will talk about River Watch and other Citizen Science Projects available to all CCTU members.

PROGRAM 2 – ADAM BEEDE, HOMEWATER FLY FISHING LLC, FLY FISHING THE SEASONS OF THE GUNNISON
Join Adam Beede, long-time Front Range and Gunnison area guide, for a presentation on the seasons on his favorite waters of the Gunnison Valley. Austin will highlight everything from Winter on the Taylor, run-off float fishing on the Gunny, small creek dry fly fishing, and the best techniques for Fall Kokanee and Brown Trout migrations. He will also talk about how he communicates conservation via guiding, and his continued work with the conservation club he founded the Gunnison Sockeyes River Conservation Club.

Adam Beede grew up in Highlands Ranch and learned to fly fish on Bear Creek. Beede guided for a few years on the Front Range before heading to Western State University in Gunnison. He guided full-time at Harmel’s while pursuing his degree and started the on-campus Gunnison Sockeyes River Conservation Club. Beede has over five years of guiding experience throughout Colorado; and the Gunnison Sockeyes were State Champions in both fishing and conservation at the 2016 TU 5 Rivers Rendezvous. Adam is an alumnus of the 2011 CTU Youth Camp, served as a youth counselor for the camp three additional years, and was Youth Camp Director in 2017…youngest person ever in that role. He graduated in 2017 with a Chemistry degree from Western State, with an incredible legacy of coldwater conservation at the school. A year after graduation, he set up Homewaters Fly Fishing LLC, a full service outfitter and online store selling flies, leaders & tippet, tools and other equipment, outerwear and more.

For more info on Adam and Homewaters Fly Fishing LLC please go to http://homewaters.us/ or email Adam at info@homewaters.us.

Expanded Monthly Raffle! The “larger prize” for this month’s raffle is the new Orvis PRO Trout Smooth Fly Line…a $98 value.