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The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program’s Family Fun & Fish Day was a great success on Saturday, despite the torrential rain. We had about 70 people there. There was a lot of excitement, and lots of kids caught their first fish: sunfish, perch, and even a couple little bass. DEC provided fishing rods for everyone to fish with, and the kids were allowed to take home a brand-new kid’s fishing rod. AWSMP provided crafts and lunch. Jody Hoyt and Todd Spire, from the Ashokan Pepacton Watershed Chapter, and myself were on hand to bait hooks, help with casting, release fish when needed, and give encouragement. The program started at 11, but at noon a whopper of a thunderstorm swept through. We all huddled under the shelter and I grilled hamburgers & hotdogs. Then the skies cleared up and everyone went back to fishing. All in all, it was a lot of fun.

Andrew Higgins
CMTU Member

“Family Fun and Fish Day” on Saturday, July 28 at Kenneth Wilson State Park located at 859 Wittenberg Road in Mt. Tremper, NY from 11:00am to 1:30pm.

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In collaboration with Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed chapter of Trout Unlimited, and Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program we are organizing a 2012 stream cleanup on the Esopus Creek on Saturday June 23rd 2012 9:30am – 1pm Eastern Time. June 23rd is also TU’s National Stream cleanup day.

This is a great opportunity for members to volunteer some time to support chapter activities. We are looking for 10 – 15 volunteers from the chapter to help with the effort. Please email thoover@hvc.rr.com to signup.

The event will start at AWSMP’s office on route 28 where instructions, maps and collection supplies will be provided. Following the event is a post cleanup BBQ sponsored by APWTU and CMTU.

Event Flyer.

If you can volunteer, we also are looking for 2-3 members with a pickup truck that can help bring the trash back to the AWSMP office at the end of the event.

I look forward to seeing strong participation from the chapter. We can go fishing afterwards.

Ted Hoover
CMTU Secretary and Conservation Committee Chair

Esopus Creek Cleanup Day 2012!

In collaboration with APW chapter of Trout Unlimited and Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program we will be organizing a 2012 stream cleanup on the Esopus Creek.

This is a great opportunity for members to volunteer some time to support chapter activities.

When
Sat Jun 23 9:30am – 1pm Eastern Time
Where
Meet at the AWSMP office . More details will be posted here when they become available

BBQ to follow stream clean-up activities

The Pre-meeting, beginning at 6 PM this time, will have our guest tying and discussing several Salmon and Steelhead flies. Our General Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. Following the meeting, we will have our Guest Speaker, George Douglas from Kype Magazine and Pulaski. George’s presentation to follow our brief meeting and is approximately 1 hour long. I am asking seriously for all of you to make every effort to attend this last meeting for the summer and make our guest feel welcome. Bring a friend or two and let’s fill the room. A brief Bio follows. I am certainly receiving nice reports of fish catches by size and number even with this recent unpredictable weather. If you haven’t been up to the Esopus Creek, you might want to take a trip up and wet a line as the current water conditions are clearer then they have been in some time. Many fishing spots are reconfigured from the floods but the fish are adapting to the changes. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. First time in a long time we have spent some money to bring a quality program.

Brief Bio George Douglas:

George began his fishing career in 1991 guiding on the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY, where he also started his first magazine, “Salmon River Success” and authored, “The Complete Guide to the Salmon River.” Since then, he has authored six more books, and produced seven fishing DVD’s. Currently, George is guiding for steelhead in the Steelhead Alley region of Ohio and NY. Recently he has been inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, as one of forty-eight Legendary Communicators in the sport.

Ron Urban
CMTU Chapter President

May 16, 2012- Fly Fishing For Monster Trout, Presented by Fishing Hall of Fame author, fishing guide, filmmaker and publisher of Kype Fishing Magazine, George Douglas, will be our speaker.

Our chapter has not had a presentation of this type in some time. Please make this meeting as we are funding this presentation to end the meetings for the Summer. A regular newsletter will be coming out before the meeting. Lodge at Gander Mt. 6:30 pm.