NEWS
Horse Creek Willow Planting May 21st.
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HORSE CREEK ALONG HWY 67
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CUTTHROAT MEMBER WITH WILLOWS
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JOHN FINDS A NEW BATTERY
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ALLUVIAL FAN - A RIVER OF SEDIMENT FROM THE FIRE.
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GREEN DRAKE NYMPH
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CRANE FLY LARVA
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CUTTHROAT CHAPTER
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July Lake Fishing Trips
Richard Pilatzke will host two lake fishing trips for Cutthroat Chapter and Front Range Fly Fishers in July. On July 10th, a Sunday, we will go to Crystal Lake in the upper Arkansas drainage. We will meet at 7:00 AM at the South Suburban Board of Realtors Building and proceed from there. Crystal lake is easy to fish from shore or you can bring a float tube or pontoon boat. On July 13th, a Wednesday, we will go to Hayden Reservoir, also in the upper Arkansas drainage. We will meet at the same time and place as the first trip. This lake is fishable from shore or in a tube or pontoon. Both lakes have good to excellent callibaetis mayfly hatches and both lakes have an excellent damsel hatch. These trips are planned specifically to catch these hatches in full swing. For more information, contact Richard Pilatzke at 303-979-8425 or at rhpiscator@aol.com.
Even More Willows Planted on Horse Creek
Thirteen volunteers from our chapter and four from The Art of Living in Boulder along with Coalition for the Upper South Platte workers participated in our third 2011 successful Restoration project. The work was performed along Horse Creek (which flows into the South Platte at Deckers) at the base of an alluvial flow which dumps tons of granite sediment into the creek (and the South Platte) with every rainstorm in the area. Over 4,100 native willows were planted in key areas along the stream banks to help prevent further erosion and block the sedimentation flow downstream. This project marks the third willow planting for the year and to date we have assisted in the planting of over 15,000 willows! Congratulations Volunteers!
The weather cooperated with a beautiful day for working outdoors. The workers were treated to a "gourmet" lunch compliments of the Cutthroat Chapter. The work was completed by 1:30 in the afternoon leaving ample time to fish the Deckers area. Many thanks to our hard working volunteers who contributed to the success of this project:
Richard KloetzliJim RasmussenJim KlugMarti KlugJay KlugKatelyn KlugMike MyersOrion VogelerBill HoneyfieldSteve SmithDave AndersonAlan WhiteheadGary GialleaEach of our volunteers earned a raffle ticket making them eligible to participate in our Conservation Volunteer Recognition Award Raffle to be held at our annual auction. See our website for complete details. And there are many more opportunities to help out throughout the year. Our next project is scheduled for August 20th. We will be doing river clean up along the South Platte near Deckers.
2010 Carp Slam Winners to Speak in June
The speakers at the June 21st membership meeting will be Tyler Kendrick and David Luna of Discount Fly Tackle in Denver. Tyler and David will be speaking about fly fishing for carp. Carp are a misunderstood and under-appreciated freshwater gamefish. Carp present many challenges to a fly angler. Learning how to effectively catch carp will open up numerous new possibilities for fly rodders. Tyler and David, the winners of the 2010 Carp Slam on the South Platte River in Denver, will present information on carp behavior and habitat, tackle recommendations, and general angling tips and secrets.The timing for this month's speakers couldn't be better. With the 2011 Carp Slam coming up on August 27th, you'll want to gleen all the tips and techniques you can from Tyler and David.And as I mention every month: Don’t forget new members and first-time attendee’s get a free ticket in our monthly raffle for a gift certificate and/or flies. See you there!Our monthly Chapter meeting is held on the third Tuesday of every month at 7899 S Lincoln Ct, Littleton, CO at 6:30pm.
Updated Lending Library
The Cutthroat Chapter has an extensive lending library available to it's membership. The Chapter Library is available by request only. If you need any books brought to the next meeting please call Duane at 303-935-4403. The library list is attached to this post below.Cutthroat_lending_library-2
Trail Creek Willow Planting Project Completed
On a typical Colorado mountain weather day, which started out threatening to snow but turned out to be a calm, sunny 39 degree day, a group of 32 volunteers from the Boy Scouts, CUSP and the Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited worked together to plant over 4000 willows! This number exceeded expectations and set a record for the number of willows planted per hour.Our chapter provided 7 of the volunteers. We had a good group of hardworking folks including the youngest member of our chapter, Julia Klug age 9. Many thanks to the following Cutthroat Chapter participants:Kent HigginsBill HoneyfieldJim KlugJulia KlugMarti KlugSharon LanceJim RasmussenThe purpose of the project was to stabilize erosion control in Trail Creek in order to protect the downstream water supply from sedimentation. Slips from three native willow species were harvested locally and planted along the creek bed drainage damaged by the Hayman fire. In addition to erosion control the project benefits aquatic and wildlife habitat. Our seining found a good variety of aquatic insect life indicating a healthy stream environment. Willows planted one and two years ago are thriving indicating the feasibility and success of this type of rehabilitation.In addition, the project was supported by the Boy Scouts as an Eagle Scout Project to earn the William T. Hornaday badge which is a combination of environmental management merit badges and a conservation project that the candidate organizes and leads. It requires research, fundraising, publicity/advertisement, documentation (like how many service hours, photos and maps etc.) and a continuation statement (how the project will continue to help the environment for years to come).Thanks to the Scout Troop for providing a hot lunch for all.
Off to Work!
Checking Stream Life
This Year's Willows
Last Year's Established Willows
Harvesting Operations
Cutthroat Crew
Horse Creek Restoration Project
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY – Horse Creek Restoration ProjectSaturday, May 21st at 9am in Deckers, CO.Horse Creek, which joins the South Platte River at Deckers dumps a tremendous amount of Hayman fire generated sediment in the river every time it rains in the area. As a small start to recovery of the South Platte in the Deckers Area, the Cutthroat Chapter is joining with the Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP) to plant willows in an infamous section of Horse Creek known as ‘the swamp’. A few years ago the swamp filled with logs and debris and the loggers of CUSP removed much of the wood, leaving the area denuded of vegetation. The purpose of this day’s work will be to plant native willow slips in this area.The day begins at 9am in Deckers, CO behind Flies n’ Lies fly shop. Lunch will be provided and the day’s work usually ends around 3:30pm, which leaves plenty of time to fish.If you’d like to join us, contact Jim Rasmussen by phone (303) 773-2772 or email.See the CUSP flyer for even more details.
Come out and watch three award winning films
The Greenbacks, a group of young TU members are putting another event to help native fish here in Colorado. The group is showing three award winning films at the Oriental Thursday April 7th. Learn more over at their website. thegreenbacks.org
Cutthroat Lending Library
The Chapter Library will be by request only for a little while. If you need any books brought to the next meeting please call Duane at 303-935-4403. The library list is attached to this post below.Cutthroat lending library list