Check out this video put together by CTU Past President, Rick Matsumoto (on his iPhone, no less!) about the accomplishments of TU, CTU, and local state chapters in 2015. It's a little on the long side but it's because it's so thorough. Check it out!https://youtu.be/Krn7xWSG9OU
2015 Project Listing: Conservation, Restoration and Education
Gil Trail Repair- Leader: Jim Long. We need many able-bodied volunteers for this project.Saturday, May 30thFriday, June 19thFriday, July 24thFriday July 31st South Platte Park Project- Leaders: John Arron and Allen AdinoffSaturday, June 20th Crystal Lake with Project Healing Waters- Leader: Rich PilatzkeWednesday, July 8th Clear Creek Cleanup- Leaders: Ray Carney and Jim KlugSaturday, September 19th Alma Mine Reclamation- Leader: Rich PilatzkeSaturday TBD October/November Email cutthroattu@gmail.com to inquire and sign up!
April 21st Meeting - Stillwater Fly Fishing for Dummies
Join your fellow members at our next Cutthroat Chapter meeting Tuesday April 21st at 6:30pm to expand your fly fishing knowledge in the arena of High Mountain Lakes.
Cutthroat Chapter resident Alpine lake and stillwater expert, Richard Platzke will be sharing techniques, strategies (and hopefully lake locations) to help you get the most out of a day of fishing on a Rocky Mountain lake in his presentation, Stillwater Fly Fishing for Dummies. From Damsel to Callibaetis, Richard knows it all and will make himself available for questions following the presentation. Using a fly rod as your tool of choice on a Rocky Mountain lake can provide many rewarding opportunities. Not only are alpine lakes scenic and serene, but they also play host to vibrantly colored, native Cutthroat Trout.Richard is an accomplished lake fisherman and fly tier. His flies have appeared most recently in the book "Modern Terrestrials", by Rick Takahashi and Jerry Hubka and also in Pat Dorsey's book, "Fly Fishing Tailwaters".Fellow Cutthroat Chapter member Jim Rassmussen on Richard:
I fished with Richard a few years ago at a local lake. We both fished ant patterns. His worked, mine didn't. His were better by design.
Doors open around 6:30 pm. The meetings start at 7:00pm and are held at the South Metro Denver Realtors Association building at the corner of South Broadway and West Mineral Avenue. Here's the address: 7899 S. Lincoln Ct., Littleton, CO 80122.Note: Come with cash if you would like to purchase your very own Cutthroat Chapter Hats with redesigned logo ($20).
March Monthly Meeting a Fly Tying Demonstration
"The joy of creating a fine fly is so great that it is often difficult to distinguish between the basic needs and the urge to possess that which delights the sensitivities."-"The Philosophical Fisherman" by Harold Blaisdell
Join your fellow members at our next Cutthroat Chapter meeting Tuesday March 17th at 6:30pm for a night of fly tying instruction and demonstration.Bring your own fly tying gear and show us your skills or learn tips and tricks from our on-staff experts. 15 unique fly tyers will be making an appearance and providing instruction (as well as a few free flies!). Don't miss this opportunity to meet some of Colorado's most notable fly tiers, authors and angling experts.*Another Upslope Brewing sponsored event.Featured Tyers:
- Pat Dorsey
- Greg Garcia
- Jim Neiberger
- Patrick Oppenheim
- Jim Schmidt
- John Keefover
- Bud McAllister
- Ed Berg
- John Aaron
- Richard Pilatzke
- John Vevurka
- Stephen Johnson
- Bob Getz
- Jerry Shin
- Doug Garvey
Colorado TU Membership Survey
Please take a few minutes to fill out the CTU Membership Survey.With over 10,000 Trout Unlimited members across the state, together we represent a strong voice for river conservation. We are hoping to strengthen that voice by better understanding what is important to our members as individuals and as parts of the whole that is Colorado TU. We have compiled a Membership Survey with questions ranging from your favorite river basins to the kinds of work, from water issues to public lands, that interest you most. We want to know why you became a TU member, if there are ways you’d like to get more involved, and more. Completing the survey should take less than 5 minutes of your time and will help us better tailor our communications to you.Please consider taking a few minutes today to offer your feedback. Thank you!Click here to complete the 2015 Colorado TU Membership Survey.
February 24th Meeting Showing Red Gold plus Chili
ATTENTION - CHANGE OF DATE:
Our February meeting will be held on February 24th (the 4th Tuesday of this month)!In addition to showing the movie Red Gold from Felt Soul Media, There will be a chili cookout provided by board members as well as many flavors of beer generously donated to our chapter by Upslope Brewing Company!
Have you ever seen this sticker on the bumper of a Subaru here in Colorado?
Have you ever wondered what it means?
Pebble is the name of an enormous copper, gold and molybdenum deposit in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska with an estimated mineral value of over $500 billion. Unfortunately, it also happens to be located at the headwaters of one of the most productive Salmon Fisheries in the world. The value of the deposit has caught the eye of the Canadian mining company Northern Dynasty Minerals which intends to construct the world's largest open-pit mine at the headwaters of the Mulchatna, Kvichak and Nushagak Rivers. The environmental sensitivity of the proposed mine has also garnered the attention of conservationists around the country (including Trout Unlimited which has pledged its full support in opposition to the mine). In accordance with Trout Unlimited's stance on this controversial issue, The Cutthroat Chapter will be showing the documentary film Red Gold from Felt Soul Media at our February chapter meeting. This film details the Alaskan struggle between the preservation of Bristol Bay's legendary Salmon runs and the economic benefit of allowing Northern Dynasty to proceed with their proposed operation.Though the fight has been ongoing for nearly a decade, it is still unresolved.Please join us at 7pm on February 24th at our regular meeting place (7899 S. Lincoln Ct., Littleton, CO 80122).
Monthly Meeting - Trout and the DMZ
Fly fishing along the 38th parallelLee Robinson will give a presentation on the fly fishing and conservation scene in South Korea. Surprisingly, a country the size of Indiana with 55 million people, has decent opportunities to fish for native and non-native trout.Bio:Lee Robinson grew up fishing around the front range, and spending summers camping with his grandfather in Northern New Mexico. After graduating from college, he left Colorado and spent several years working in South East Asia and British Columbia. He spent five years managing a fly shop in Chicago, and fishing for steelhead around the Midwest. For the past five years he has been working and guiding in Korea and Japan. He has now returned to Denver, and is managing the outdoor programs for the new L.L. Bean store in Lone Tree. Join us this Tuesday ay 7:00PM at our usual location (7899 S Lincoln Ct, Liittleton, CO 80122).
Visit Cutthroat Members at the Fishing Shows
To help you recover from your holiday hangover, the fishing shows are coming to town. Thankfully, the shows have been scheduled this year such that you can attend both!
The first show will be The Fly Fishing Show, which opens on Friday, January 9th and runs through Sunday, January 11th. The Cutthroat Chapter will be represented in the fly tying area by member Richard Pilatzke. Richard will be tying throughout the day each day of the show. Please stop by and say hello!The next show is the International Sportsmen's Expo (ISE), which opens on Thursday, January 15th and runs through Sunday, January 18th. There are Cutthroat Chapter members tying everyday of this show. Here's the list:
- Thursday, January 15th
12:00p-2:00p Bob Getz, Jerry Shin 2:00p-4:00p Richard Pilatzke 6:00p-8:00p Brian Kuchynka, Richard Pilatzke - Friday, January 16th
12:00p-2:00p Bob Getz 2:00p-4:00p Bud McAllister, Richard Pilatzke 4:00p-5:30p Pat Dorsey - Saturday, January 17th
10:00a-12:00p Bud McAllister 6:00p-8:00p Andrew Medina - Sunday, January 18th
10:00a-12:00p Richard Pilatzke
So grab your fishing partner and drop by to visit with one of the Cutthroat Chapter fly tyers.
Holiday Party this Tuesday!
Join us this Tuesday at 7 pm for our monthly member meeting at 7899 S Lincoln CT, Littleton, CO. We will be having our holiday party. Bring a dish to share and a fishy item if you wish to participate in the gift exchange!
December - Fly Raffle Give Away
December's meeting is the annual White Elephant gift exchange. In the spirit of giving, the fly raffle will be giving away its stock of "for sale" items, mismatched flies, and other donations. Everyone will receive a ticket when they arrive. The drawing for "gift bags" will be after the White Elephant exchange. These door prizes will include shirts, hats, dvd's, flies, books, and miscellaneous items that the fly raffle has in stock. We are officially out of the merchandise business and sticking with raffling flies. So please continue to donate your best creations from your vise. Thank you and Merry Christmas.