November 19th Meeting Date

Note:  Chapter Elections were held last month and we have a new chapter president!  So Please welcome Bill Eckert and here is his announcement for this months meeting:

Hi Everyone,

Put it on your calendar.   Our next meeting for the NWPA Chapter will be Tuesday November 19 at the Elks Lodge at 7:00 pm.  We will have a couple of guests.  Bob Hetz of 3CU will update us on what’s happening and give us a little history of how the organization got started.  Hopefully, everyone that doesn’t have a 3CU button for 2019 can pick one up and help support this vital organization, unless of course they have their 2020 buttons available. 

Our primary speaker will be our new regional fish commissioner, Dan Pastore.  Dan and Bob are both members of our chapter and Dan will be touching base with me shortly to let me know what he intends to talk about so we will get that out to you prior to the meeting.

Hope to see many of you there and bring a friend if you can.

Bill Eckert

Tuesday September 17th Chapter Meeting Date!

Hard to believe summer is winding down already.  Talk of Walleye's will shift to Steelhead, trout will be looking to spawn, and the leaves will be falling.

At this months meeting, we will have an election for the new slate of

officers:

President:  Bill Eckert         Vice President:  Jim Head

Treasurer:  Erik Cronk       Secretary:  Bill Glecos

Directors:  Jack Bock, Ric Gilson, Matt Kerr 

Here's a report from Luke Bobnar from the Western PA Conservancy:  On September 9th, WPC and the PA Fish and Boat Commission will begin construction of a fish habitat improvement project on Caldwell Creek in Southwest Township, Warren County, PA. Our goal is to reduce erosion and sedimentation in the watershed, as well as improve angling opportunities. Thirty fish habitat structures are planned to be installed, including multi-log vanes, modified mudsills, rootwad deflectors, log-framed stone deflectors, and random boulders. Jobs volunteers would excel at include moving tools and materials, assisting with log, stone, and rebar placement, as well as seeding and mulching at the end of the project. We plan to come back in the fall for live-staking, and re-plant riparian trees in the heavy equipment disturbance areas in spring, 2020.

 We will be meeting at the red gate on Flat Road, approximately 0.34 miles southwest of the intersection of Flat and Selkirk roads, and

1.25 miles northeast of the intersection of Flat and Dotyville Hill roads near the town of Grand Valley, at 8:00 am on Septmber 9th.

Latitude and Longitude for the meeting location is:

41.683756,-79.585161

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We will proceed to the project site on Caldwell Creek via the private access road at the red gate.

 If you are interested in coming out to volunteer for us, please let me know. Bring a lunch, water, PPE (if you have it), any medications you might need, and anything else you need for a day streamside in moderate proximity to your vehicle.

Luke will also be present at our September 17th meeting to give a talk and more detail on this project.

See you on the 17th!

Erik

Stand up for PA's Class A Wild Trout Waters!!!!

For just the third time this decade, Pennsylvania is proposing to formally upgrade a package of 41 Class A streams to “High Quality,” or HQ, which ensures they receive special water quality protections. This is the culmination of a long process. Step 1 is electrofishing streams in search of naturally reproducing trout. Step 2 is pushing for PFBC to list them as wild trout streams; we do this advocacy each quarter. This is Step 3, formal listing as HQ in PA’s regulations.

TU has pushed for these upgrades for several years now, and we want to demonstrate our support by submitting comments in favor. Please follow this link to an Action Alert page for more information and to submit comments. The deadline is May 7.

https://www.tu.org/conservation/action-center/…

Kids Fishing Day Slated for Saturday, April 27th

Our chapter is making a donation to help defray the costs of purchasing trout for this event.  Any chapter member who wishes to help participate that day, please email Erik Cronk at ecronk@cronkins.com.

Let's help make this a success!!!

Fly Fishing Film Tour Tickets Now on Sale!!!!

The Northwest PA Chapter of Trout Unlimited is proud to bring you the 2019 showing of the Fly Fishing Film Tour in Erie, PA at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle on Saturday February 23rd.   The event will benefit the fundraising efforts of the Northwest PA Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

Doors open at 6pm, with the movie starting promptly at 7pm.  Tickets will be $15 in advance and subject to availability at the door.  So buy them in advance!

Tickets may be purchased by clicking on this link.

If you are interested in tying some flies for the event (as giveaways), or have any items you feel would make good chinese auction or door prize items, please contact the chapter at nwpatu@gmail.com.

Please forward this to any of your fishing friends who may be interested.  Remember, as in years past there will be door prizes and chinese auctions so make sure you get there before the movie to participate.

The Ridge Center will have the concession stand open for soft drinks, popcorn and candy.

Please visit this website or our facebook page for the most up to date information.

See you then!