Save the Date: Fly Fishing Film Tour Returns!

IT'S BACK!!!!!!

Saturday evening, February 27th 7pm at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, Erie PA.

Another great night of some totally awesome movies showcasing flyfishing locations around the world on a cold winters night, along with some prizes and 175 of your closest flyfishing friends.   Where else would you rather be?

12/18/2015 UPDATE:  Tickets are now available for online sale by clicking this link!

And if you'd do us a favor, the chapter now has a Facebook page.  Please give it a like and feel free to share the F3T information that is on the page with any of your friends you think might be interested.  Your help in spreading the word will ensure the chapter has another sucessful event.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Trout In The Classroom Update: Waterford Elementary Releases their fish!

From Chapter Member Bob Bell:

Last week twenty-three second graders from Waterford Elementary released 74, 2-3 inch brook trout from the tank that NW chapter of PA TU donated to their classroom.

The fingerlings were part of the TIC program.  The class received the eggs in early November.  Shortly after the eggs hatched into alevins, just ask the kids they know the word.  Each day at recess teams of second graders from Mrs Bukoski's class would voluntarily skip recess to feed the fingerlings and do water changes of 3-5 gallons three times each week.

On June 2nd a school bus took the second graders to Lamson Run, a tributary to Elk creek (Note:  our chapter did stream stabilization work on this stretch, see pictures)  where each child got a Ziploc bag with 3-4 fingerling brook trout.  They were then walked to the stream where each kid got to open their bag and release the trout into the creek.  Most of the kids named "their" trout and one girl was heard saying that this "is the best day of school ever!"

Afterwards the kids performed a water test as they have all year in their class.  The water tested well, pH-8.0, nitrates-0, nitrites-0 and ammonia-0.  A good time was had by all and the kids were back in school by 11am.   

Presidents note:  A special thank you goes out to chapter member Bob Bell of Waterford.  Bob is a local veterinarian in Waterford with children who attend Waterford schools so he has a vested interest in the program.  Through Bob's efforts and oversight with Waterford Elementary teacher Stacey Bukoski this program has been a tremendous success through the years.

This is why we do what we do, the pictures prove it.  Thank you again Bob and Stacey and great job to all the kids who participated in this years program!!!!

Our New Look

Somewhere in Northcentral PA.......
We'd like to see your pictures here in the future!  You'll
always be able to click on the photo to enlarge

North Coast News is back!

Welcome to the chapters new website and meeting place.  Come on in, take a look around and get acquainted with our new surroundings.  We felt it was about time to upgrade the way we communicate with our chapter members and hope you like the makeover.  Something old, something new.....but definitely time to move on.

Here's what's important:  see that "follow by email" box over to the right?  Click on it and please input your email address and then hit submit.  That way, any time we post a new update to the chapter newsletter you get it automatically, just like you received our emails before.  It's just that simple, safe and secure and I promise you'll only receive chapter updates when necessary.

This is YOUR website.  If you have any ideas or recommendations please feel free to email the editor at nwpatu@gmail.com or better yet leave a comment below.  I'd also ask for your contributions in a picture or two of a recent fishing trip you may have taken or a fly you like to tie, that sort of thing.  Email them to me with a short description and I'll include it in the next newsletter posting.  Let's keep this interesting for everyone and have some fun along the way shall we?

In the meantime, have a great summer and remember our next chapter meeting will be held in September.  We'll send out a notice when we get closer to that date.  Til then, tight lines!

Erik Cronk
President
nwpatu@gmail.com