Volume 14 Issue 8 August 2019

bull In this Issue bull Tree Planting Dam Removal bull legislative MUCC Invasive Species bull Gladwin DNR Conservation Fun Day bull Midland River Days

Its Tiny Bug Time

Lane Property Tree Planting

In September the Chapter will be planting between 25 and 50 Cedars on the banks of the Cedar River on the Lane Preserve Work includes planting the trees and constructing wire cages to put around the seedlings to protect them from deer destruction The Chapter has been involved with Cedar tree planting on various sections of the River for many years Survival rate has been 95 when the plantings are protected The planting project is headed by John VanDalen

Dam Removal

On June 26 a contractor under the direction of Huron Pines started dam removal on the Middle Branch of the Cedar River

This was a dam that failed in 2017 after spring rains breached the dam and sent sediment downstream

A collaborative partnership between Huron Pines USFWAS WIN the landowner and our Chapter funded the project

Midland River Days - Eric Johnson

I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying some quality time with friends and family on the water I just wanted to remind everyone that well be teaching fly casting on Saturday August 3rd at the Midland River Days Well be set up just under the Tridge in Chippewassee Park from 9 AM until dark

The intention of our participation is to introduce our community first to the sport of fly fishing and its natural resources and secondly to the Leon P Martuch TU Ohapter

bull Im planning on being there from setup through tear down The more members we can have helping throughout the day the better Who can commit to a 2-hour time slot at some point throughout the day Please let me know ASAP so we can plan accordingly

bull What do we have in marketing materials displays posters etc that we can have at the event Obviously we want to recruit new participationmembership to the chapter and this is going to be a great opportunity for them to meet us for the first time

bull Scientific Anglers will be providing a canopy shelter along with the demo equipment If the chapter could provide a couple coolers with bottled ice water and keep it supplied throughout the day

I think that would be great to offer people Also well need some surveying stakes and caution tape to layout the casting area

If we want to continue to grow participation in our chapter (and annual banquet) we need to continue to expand our local reach Events like this are a phenomenal way to expand outside our typical demographic and get new blood in the sport and chapter Please give it some thought and let me know ASAP if and when you could help out or if you have any questions

Thanks again Erick

Erick Johnson 989-430-5011 joh nsonerickscientificanglerscom

Gladwin DNR Conservation Fun Day Event Overview

Date Saturday August 17th 201911 amshy3pm

Location Gladwin Field Office - 801 N Silverleaf St Gladwin MI 48624

Event This event will feature DNR staff from Wildlife Forest Resources Fish Parks and Recreation Minerals and Law Division as well as members from Huron Pines AmeriCorps and partners from other organizations Members of the Gladwin community are going to be invited to walk around the property speak with DNR staff view educational presentations and demonstrations and engage in fun outdoors-themed activities The Fun Day will provide a family-oriented atmosphere that adults and children can enjoy together

Stations Each division (and Huron Pines AmeriCorps) will have a station set up in the parking lot of the Field office where people can

Midland River Days - Eric Johnson

I hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying some quality time with friends and family on the water I just wanted to remind everyone that well be teaching fly casting on Saturday August 3rd at the Midland River Days Well be set up just under the Tridge in Chippewassee Park from 9 AM until dark

The intention of our participation is to introduce our community first to the sport of fly fishing and its natural resources and secondly to the Leon P Martuch TU Ohapter

bull Im planning on being there from setup through tear down The more members we can have helping throughout the day the better Who can commit to a 2-hour time slot at some point throughout the day Please let me know ASAP so we can plan accordingly

bull What do we have in marketing materials displays posters etc that we can have at the event Obviously we want to recruit new participationmembership to the chapter and this is going to be a great opportunity for them to meet us for the first time

bull Scientific Anglers will be providing a canopy shelter along with the demo equipment If the chapter could provide a couple coolers with bottled ice water and keep it supplied throughout the day

I think that would be great to offer people Also well need some surveying stakes and caution tape to layout the casting area

If we want to continue to grow participation in our chapter (and annual banquet) we need to continue to expand our local reach Events like this are a phenomenal way to expand outside our typical demographic and get new blood in the sport and chapter Please give it some thought and let me know ASAP if and when you could help out or if you have any questions

Thanks again Erick

Erick Johnson 989-430-5011 joh nsonerickscientificanglerscom

Gladwin DNR Conservation Fun Day Event Overview

Date Saturday August 17th 201911 amshy3pm

Location Gladwin Field Office - 801 N Silverleaf St Gladwin MI 48624

Event This event will feature DNR staff from Wildlife Forest Resources Fish Parks and Recreation Minerals and Law Division as well as members from Huron Pines AmeriCorps and partners from other organizations Members of the Gladwin community are going to be invited to walk around the property speak with DNR staff view educational presentations and demonstrations and engage in fun outdoors-themed activities The Fun Day will provide a family-oriented atmosphere that adults and children can enjoy together

Stations Each division (and Huron Pines AmeriCorps) will have a station set up in the parking lot of the Field office where people can

visit and learn about what DNR employees do Visitors can also ask questions or voice concerns they may have and there will be employees from various divisions who can provide them with an answer These stations will also provide an opportunity for the public to see some tools and equipment used by the divisions For example at the ForestryFire station attendees can see the Marsh Master and the dozer up close There will also be a few stations where children can play wilderness themed games and get Smokey the Bear themed prizes Having these stations will also provide a place to host short presentations or demonstrations that public visitors might find knowledgeable and interesting

Potential Activities

bull Tree coring and aging demonstration (FRO)

bull Deer aging (Wildllife) bull Fur match-up (Wildlife) bull Fire shoot-out (Fire) bull Smokey Bear (Fire) bull Archery trailer (Law) bull Hunting simulator trailer (Law) bull Invasive species balloon pop (Huron

Pines AmeriCorps)

bull Face painting (Huron Pines AmeriCorps)

bull Bounce house (Huron Pines AmeriCorps)

Food Light snacks and waterpop will most likely be provided at this event

Purpose To engage in the Gladwin community and spread positive awareness of the DNR

Matt Sand

AmeriCorps Member

Conservation Program Developer

Gladwin DNR Field Office

801 N Silverleaf St

Gladwin MI 48624

(989)426-9205 ext 226-7611

Contact Bill Holler 989-284-6566 fwhollercharterm inet

Legislative - MUCC

S8 389 - Sponsored by Sen Kevin Daley (RshyLum)

HB 4790 - Sponsored by Rep Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette)

These companion bills were introduced in late June as an attempt to fight back against the MUCC-backed and supported HBs 4567-69 Both bills would allow the commercial harvest of game fish In the bills commercial anglers would be allowed up to 20 percent of the sport fish quotas which would have to be created in most of the Great Lakes waters and up to 30 percent in Saginaw Bay This is an attempt by commercial anglers to be able to harvest and sell walleye perch and lake trout among other sport fish It is important to note that sport fish are reared and managed through recreational angler license sales and the Dingell-Johnson Act Commercial fishers pay nothing into the management of our sport fish In fact commercial anglers fees to hold their state license dont currently cover oversight of the program by the DNR Please contact your senator and representative today to let them know that sport fish should not be made available for commercial harvest To learn more about these bills that could destroy Michigans sport fishery click here MUCC opposes SB 389 and HB 4790

Find your state senator httpsllwwwsenatemichigangovf ysbvaddress html

Find your state representative httpsllwwwhousemigov mhrpublicfrmFlndaRepaspx

On the flip side when you contact your representative please voice your support for House Bills 4567 4568 and 4569

MUCC supports these bills because they would

1) Protects game fish by preventing their addition to the commercial species list

2) Codifies a decades-old statute and regulations on commercial fishing

3) Stiffen penalties and fines for the harvest killing andor selling of game fish

4) Require GPS coordinates of nets be publicallyavailable

5) Outline how many violations a commercial angler can receive before their license is suspended

Great Lakes St Lawrence states and provinces meet to discuss Brandon Road project

The Great Lakes and St Lawrence states and provinces working to keep invasive Asian carp out of the lakes met in Chicago July 16 and 17 to discuss the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed project at Brandon Road Lock and Dam

Under the direction of meeting facilitators from Kearns ampWest participants from Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota New York Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Commission identified topics for advancing meeting outcomes as well as areas where more discussion is needed

This weeks meeting strengthened us as a coalition and kept the process moving forward said Dan Eichinger director Michigan Department of Natural Resources Of course there are still questions surrounding the design and cost of the plan but discussion helped to identify if not ease some of those concerns

Agenda items focused on regional support and efficacy concerns of partner agencies project cost and partnerships They discussed concerns surrounding ecology biodiversity and public water Additional points of discussion included structural technological and nonshystructural approaches to addressing the spread of Asian carp and the status of current efforts to address the issue

I think its safe to say that everyone came away having learned or accomplished something this week said Colleen Callahan director Iinois Department of Natural Resources The Brandon Road project wi not be a small undertaking and so detailed planning open discussion and ongoing communications are and will continue to be paramount as the process moves forward

The project as proposed by USACE and located at what is considered a key choke point in the fight against Asian carp would place additional electric barriers in the waterway to stop the invasive species from moving through the lock and dam It also would utilize an air bubble curtain to dislodge entrained fish Finay the plan would employ special underwater speakers while ships move through the locks to blast sound waves at decibels and frequencies to deter Asian carp movement from the downstream approach channel

Adams Fly Print

We have some prints of the Adams Fly by Beth

Ward Donahue that celebrate TUs 50th Anniversary

Costs are $12000 and $16000 (remarked) Check

out our website

State Council wwwmichigantuorg

Executive Director Bryan Burroughs brpnburroughsmichiganruOIg

Aquatic Biologist - Kristin Thomas

kthomasmichigantuorg

Chairman - Greg Walz

Vice Chairman shy

Past Chairman - Tom Quail- tqlailmichigantuoJg

Secretary - Jv1ike Lagowski

Treasurer - Rob Smith - rsmithmichigantuorg

National Council Rep Rob Smith rsmithmichiglttntuorg

L P Martuch BOD Meetings

September 6 2019 at Scientific Anglers 530 PM

2018-2019 Chapter Officers

Josh Jenkins - President

Steve Wilkowski - Vice President

Brad Befus - Secretary

John Winchester - Treasurer

George Killat - Membership Secretary

LP Martuch - Board of Directors

Brad Befus (2021) 866-587-6747shybefusbscientificanglerscom - Secretary

Ava Befus (2021) 651-955-5549shyavafus4icliudcom

Will Halphen Micah Baumgartner (2022) micah baumgartneryahoocom

Will Halphen (2021) 989-708-1749 - whalphengmailcom

Josh Jenkins (2020) 989-495-7151 jenkinsjscientificanglerscom - President

Erick Johnson (2019) 989-430-5011 johnsonerickscientificanglerscom

George Killat (2019) 989-430-1179 shytugeorgekcharternet - Membership

Thomas Monto (2020) 989-430-8327 shyt8montoaolcom

Mark Rapanos (2021) 989-20-0198shymarkrapanosgmailcom - BOD

John Van Dalen (2020) 989-631-6873 jvdfishgmailcomshyBOD

John Winchester (2020) 989-631-0122 jgwinchattnet shyTreasurerHatch Book

Steve Wilkowski (2019) 989-495-7151 stevewilkowskisictechcom - Vice-President SIC

Committee Chainnen

Bill Holler 989-284-6566 fwholIerchartcnnin t shy

Projects Property

John Van Dalen 989-631-6873 ivdfishgmailcom - Special Events

Interesting web sites

httpwww martuchtu orgPagesdefa ult aspx Leon P Martuch Website

httph20usgsgov Hydrology data for all rivers in

the US

httpwwwtotalflyfishingcom Fly Fishing Website

wwwflyanglersonlinecom Fly patterns articles

and general information

httpinfoabrfcnoaagovrfc-wfohtml National

Weather Service river forecasts

wwwtuorg Home page Trout Unlimited

wwwsteelheadsitecom Steelhead information

wwwfedflyfishersorg Federation of Flyfishers

Home Page

httpwwwmichigantuorg Michigan Council of

Trout Unlimited Home Page

wwwfffglcorg Federation of Fly Fishers

wwwlssuedu Lake Superior State University Fish

cam at the power plant at the 500

wwwtrailstotroutcom Website for trout fishing

On Line Fishing Log mydailyfishinglogcom

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