CMTU Monthly Meeting Wednesday January 17th 6:30 PM

CMTU January Meeting

Wednesday, January 17
Residence in by Marriott Kingston
800 Frank Sottile Blvd
6:30-8:30PM

Peter Murphy to speak about the Mayfly Project 

The Mayfly Project is a 501(c)(3) organization that uses fly fishing as a catalyst to mentor children in foster care. Our mission is to support children in foster care through fly fishing and introduce them to their local water ecosystems, with a hope that connecting them to a rewarding hobby will provide an opportunity for foster children to have fun, feel supported, and develop a meaningful connection with the outdoors.

Peter Murphy is the lead mentor at the Millbrook, NY Mayfly Project branch. He will talking about the work he does with children in foster care and discussing volunteer opportunities for anglers wishing to give back to the community.

For those who want to join remote here is the call in information.

JOIN WEBEX MEETING https://catskillmountainstu.my.webex.com/catskillmountainstu.my/j.php?MTID=m11af7d20f6a1fc2d0825c912c593e2aa

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CMTU Fly Tying Sundays at Kenco 1:00-3:00PM

Fly Tying Sundays at Kenco 1:00-3:00

It’s cold and rainy out, and while the rumor is that a few anglers are still hooking into fish, for most of us it’s the season to refill our fly boxes. If you’re a tyer or you’re interested in tying, come out to Kenco Outfitters in Kingston on from 1:00-3:00 on Sunday afternoon. The group will be there each Sunday afternoon through March.

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2023 Catskill Mountains Trout Unlimited Conservation Sweepstakes. – Winners announced!!

Here are our winners for our conservation sweepstakes.

1st Prize: JP Ross Beaver Meadow S-Glass Adams Rod and Outfit

Winner:   Jeff Huth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Prize: Simms Freestone Sling Pack

Winner : Michael Odmark

3rd Prize: Hand Tied Flies from Catskill fly tiers

Winner: Jamal Mahdavian

Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to the sweepstakes.

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited

 

 

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Support the conservation efforts of Catskill Mountains Trout Unlimited!

Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring  a grand prize sweepstakes to be drawn at our year end chapter event on December 16th, 2023. 

Proceeds are used to help fund the projects we organize throughout the year.   

Purchase your tickets here

1st Prize: JP Ross Beaver Meadow S-Glass Adams Rod and Outfit

Beaver Meadow S-Glass Adams Rod and Outfit × 1
7’6″ 3 weight 4 piece S-Glass slow action / COMBO beaver meadow reel & line & leader



 

 

2nd Prize: Simms Freestone Sling Pack

Simms Freestone Sling Pack

Color: Black


3rd Prize: Hand Tied Flies from Catskill fly tiers

Fly box filled with dozens of flies tied by local Catskill fly tiers.

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CMTU Holiday Party Sunday, Ole Savannah Restaurant

CMTU Holiday Party

Sunday, December 17
Ole Savannah Restaurant
100 Rondout Landing in Kingston
Starts at 4:00pm

 

Please join us for good food and good cheer and absolutely true stories about all the big fish we caught this year! This is a great opportunity to kick back, relax,and enjoy some good times with your fellow anglers. Hope to see you there.

RSVP if you will be joining us so we can get a count.  Email catskillmountaintu@gmail.com

Also,   We will also be having a holiday gift swap.   If you want to participate bring a gift (no more than $20)  to the event.   There is no obligation.   Bring a gift, get a chance to pick one.

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CMTU November Meeting, Wednesday, November 29 Residence in by Marriott Kingston

CMTU November Meeting

Wednesday, November 29
Residence in by Marriott Kingston
800 Frank Sottile Blvd
6:30-8:30

Sarah Coney, CRISP Aquatic InvasiveSpecies Manager, to speak about invasive species threats in Catskill streams.
Aquatic ecosystems around the world are facing threats from a variety of sources such as pollution, climate change, and invasive species. The Catskills are no exception and encompass three major watersheds on the east coast; the Delaware, the Susquehanna, and the Hudson. The freshwaters in the Catskills are almost synonymous with trout and many headwaters still host healthy populations of native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Introduced brown (Salmotrutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are also found throughout these watersheds, but all three species face challenges in warming waters and habitat degradation due to a multitude of factors.

Invasive species in and around the water are having impacts on our rivers and streams by altering their ecosystems, increasing bank erosion, degrading riparian habitat, and other negative effects. Sarah will be discussing some of these invasive species, how they impact the Catskills, trout, and other stream biota, and how we can prevent their spread.

Sarah Coney is the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Manager for theCatskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership (CRISP). She joined the Catskill Center staff in 2022 but has been working in the Catskills since 2017. Shortly before graduating from SUNY Oneonta in 2017, she began working with the CRISP Watershed Steward Program and has helped to oversee and grow the program in the following years.

Sarah is passionate about aquatic ecosystems, helping to preserve them, and spends much of her summers above and below our NY waters. She has participated in several studies involving aquatic invasive species and has worked with native pearly mussels. Her master’s thesis revolves around the reintroduction of the American eel and its effects on native pearly mussel populations.

Note: Meeting to be held at the Residence Inn by Marriott, not our regular location at the Marriott Courtyard.

Marriott is still remodeling our regular meeting site, so we are meeting across the street at The Residence Inn.

Those wishing to access via WebEx can do so using the link below.

https://catskillmountainstu.my.webex.com/catskillmountainstu.my/j.php?MTID=m1cafc86568b6bcc4d9350a6adcecc858

Meeting number (accesscode): 2632 197 4573

Meeting password:wildesopus (94533767 from phones and video systems)

JOIN BY PHONE +1-650-479-3208

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CMTU Chapter Elections this month

We will hold our annual elections during this month’s meeting. Here is the list of positions that are up for reelection. all current officers and board members up for re-election have accepted nominations for re-election.

All Officer Positions

· President: Ted Hoover

· Vice-President: Art Christensen

· Treasurer: Mike Malloy

· Secretary: Mike Grundfast

Board positions up for election

· Board Members: Ryan William (2023), Don Stauss (2023), Ron Urban (2023),

Any additional nominations will be accepted at the meeting.

 

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CMTU Conservation Banquet on Saturday November 4th

Put Saturday, November 4th on your calendar,because that’s the date of our annual Conservation Banquet. This is certainly the social event of the year. It’s a great place to see old friends, win some great bucket raffle and silent auction prizes, and exaggerate the size of those little trout you caught all year.

The banquet will be held at our usual venue, Stonehedge Restaurant in West Park, and tickets cost $45 each. Festivities will begin at 6:00PM. To register, go to https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Catskill-Mountains-Tu-Conservation-Banquet-84284

Get your tickets while they last!

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CMTU September Meeting

Wednesday, September 20th
Residence Inn by Marriott Kingston
800 Frank Sottile Blvd
6:30-8:30PM


Our business meeting will start at 6:30PM. Presentation and training session will start at 7PM.

The meeting will also be online.


Meeting link:

https://catskillmountainstu.my.webex.com/catskillmountainstu.my/j.php?MTID=m03c07057cf96cfd0f0fd0782b1607321

Meeting number: 2634 299 3871

Password: wildesopus (94533767 from phones and video systems)


This fall we will our chapter is planning a redds survey on the upper Esopus to collect data on trout spawning locations. At 7PM we will discuss the project and replay a training session by Jacob Fetterman of TU’s Battenkill Home River Initiative lead a training on the TU Redd Survey for smartphones – a community science app to collect data on trout spawning locations to prioritize conservation work.

Here is the link to the training session we will use

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CMTU Night on the Stream

Go Fishing on Wednesday, June 21st

Our June meeting will take place on Esopus Creek. All chapter members and friends are invited to come out for an evening of fishing followed by refreshment at Brios in Phoenicia.

We will meet at Catskill Outfitter’s parking lot at its new location at 6:00 PM. From there, we’ll head out to fish, and we’ll meet back at Brios at 8:30. 

Meetup location : 5579 NY-28, Phoenicia, NY 12464. ( next to Woodstock Brewing) 

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CMTU May Meeting Wednesday, May 17th

CMTU May Meeting Wednesday, May 17
Residence in by Marriott Kingston
800 Frank Sottile Blvd
6:30-8:30PM

After a short business meeting our presentation this month will be :

Hudson Riverkeep to Screen Film on Dam Removal 
 
Maddie Feaster and Matt Best, from Hudson Riverkeeper, will be screening Riverkeeper’s new 22-minute film “One Dam at a Time,” about their habitat restoration efforts in the Hudson watershed. The streams and tributaries entering the Hudson River are fragmented due to thousands of obsolete, man-made dams. These barriers block critical habitat for various aquatic species and pose hazards to both the natural environment and human society. “One Dam at a Time” tells about Riverkeeper’s efforts to restore, revitalize and reconnect the Hudson’s tributaries. The film is designed to build the ‘dam removal movement’ in New York State and restore historic aquatic abundance in the Hudson Valley. After the movie, there will be a question and answer session.

Maddie Feaster is a US Coast Guard veteran, and has worked with Friends of the San Juans in Washington State and Scenic Hudson before coming to Riverkeeper as a Habitat Restoration Project Manager. She has a graduate degree in environmental policy from Pace University. When Maddie is not focusing on habitat restoration, she can be found working with horses at Warrior Ranch Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to healing horses and veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).

Matt Best has an MA in biology from SUNY Oneonta, where he wrote about the life history of the American Shad. He has worked with numerous organizations, including NOAA and the NYSDEC Hudson River Fisheries Unit. With Riverkeeper, Matthew is working on dam removals to restore habitat connectivity for these important migratory fishes within the Hudson Valley. When not working on dam removals, Matthew is an avid hiker and can be found in the Catskills, Adirondacks or White Mountains working on bagging peaks.
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Volunteers Needed for Chapter Tree Planting, Sunday April 30th. (NEW Date)

Due to the all day forecast for rain tomorrow, the day for the Tree planing this weekend has moved to Sunday.   Same location. Same time.

Volunteers Needed for Chapter Tree Planting

Save the date! In celebration of Earth Day and our love of rivers and aquatic critters, CMTU will be hosting a riparian tree planting event on Sunday April 30th­. The event will be held at two small properties along Esopus Creek in the town of Ulster. We are working with the Kingston Land Trust (KLT), which is the owner of the properties, to plant a variety of native trees and shrubs to help revegetate the sites. Additional tasks may include spreading mulch/woodchips and repairing a deer/woodchuck fence that was installed to help protect the young plants while they take hold.

The planting will take place from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, or until we run out of plants. Parking for the event is available across the street at the Orlando Street Ball Park (https://goo.gl/maps/1RNXpxzaUEp6grYo7) and at the Town of Ulster Esopus Creek Access (https://goo.gl/maps/VjSNpiLEBJUE6ddE6).

Please bring some gloves, planting tools (shovel, pick mattock, etc.), a reusable water bottle, snacks, and your best fishing stories to share with folks while we work! CMTU will have some extra tools and gloves to share. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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