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.
Meeting- Our General Meeting will begin at 7:15 pm. Following the meeting, we will have our Guest Speaker, Mike Flaherty, from Region 3 DEC Fisheries. Mike will be presenting the Post Irene and Lee storms affects to the Esopus Creek Watershed and the future of 2012 fishing. Mike will share his and the DEC staff’s predictions of what they feel can be expected.
At 6:15, chapter member and an expert tyer of Czech Nymphs, Ryan Williams, will demonstrate his tying of several Czech Nymphs.
The Regular Meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. After a brief business meeting, at approximately 7 PM, we will have a presentation movie on European Nymphing.
Mike Kilne of Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources has developed a presentation on a rational response to flooding as a result of storms such as Irene. Re posting for chapter members since it is a very large file.
Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program
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Public Presentation on Brown Trout in the Esopus Creek Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program is hosting an informal presentation on the impact of human intervention on brown trout in the Catskills by Cornell University Department of Natural Resources graduate student T.J. Ross. Over two summers Mr. Ross and his assistants observed and documented the health and behaviors of trout populations above and below the Shandaken Portal in the Esopus Creek. His research is a part of a larger multi-year collaborative research effort on aquatic habitat in the Esopus Creek with partners from USGS, NYS DEC, and NYC DEP. Students from Ulster County Community College have also participated as summer research interns on this effort. Additional support and funding for this work has come from the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program and Trout Unlimited. The presentation, titled “Anthropogenic stream alteration: Effects on brown trout habitat, behavior and physiology, will take place on Saturday, February 4 from 1:45 to 3:00 in the Student Lounge, Vanderlyn Hall, Ulster County Community College, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484. Refreshments will be served. This event is Free and open to the public. Space is limited so please RSVP by calling Bob McCormack, Cornell Cooperative Extension at (845) 688-3047, ext 3; or via email rbm232@cornell.edu The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program promotes a coordinated approach to stream protection and management within the Ashokan Reservoir Watershed, which covers portions of Ulster and Greene Counties in New York. Towns in the watershed include: Shandaken, Olive, Hurley, Woodstock, Hunter and Lexington. The program is a collaborative effort of New York City DEP, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County and Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District. For more information about Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s community programs and events visit our online calendar at www.cceulster.org. Follow us on www.facebook.com. CCEUC provides equal program and employment opportunities. Please contact the CCEUC office at 845-340-3990 if you have any special needs. |
http://www.riverkeeper.org/news-events/events/rvk-events/water-quality-rondout-1202/
How’s the Water? A Presentation and Call for Volunteers
When: February 16, 2012: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Where: Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St Port Ewen, N.Y. 12401
Join representatives from Riverkeeper’s Patrol Boat Program for a presentation about water quality in the Hudson River and its tributaries, including the Rondout Creek. Riverkeeper will also recruit volunteers to expand its water-quality testing program above the Eddyville Dam into the non-tidal portions of the Rondout Creek and Wallkill River. For six years, Riverkeeper’s Patrol Boat and its scientific partners have been testing the water for sewage contamination and reporting the findings to the public. Riverkeeper will present data from its Water Quality Testing Program, and discuss opportunities to improve public notification of sewage discharges and to continue making the Hudson safer for swimming, fishing and boating. Questions and discussion will follow the presentation.
For more information about the event, or volunteering, please contact Dan Shapley, Riverkeeper Membership & Events Manager, at dshapley@riverkeeper.org or 914-478-4501 x226.
Coming events to take place in 2012. Ed Meyer is ready to conduct the Fly Tying Class at Gander Mt. in the Lodge for 5 consecutive weeks. Dates will begin on February 7th Tuesday night. Please reach out to anyone interested and let us know. Contact Ed Meyer at: 845-339-3655 or Ron Urban at: Ronsgonefishing@aol.com or 845-339-5938. Fly Casting School is again to be held at Ulster County Community College in their classrooms and in the gym for actual casting. Dates are being looked at and will begin around early April again as last year.
