Susquehanna Ripples

Newsletter of the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited #044 March 2013

Mission

Working to conserve, protect

and restore Central

Pennsylvania’s coldwater

fisheries and their watersheds

Officer and Directors

President: Open, David Craig

Acting

Vice President: Open

Secretary: David Craig

Email: davsalc@comcast.net

Home: 570-326-1002

Cell: 570-971-4744

Treasurer: Bob Baker

Email: rlbaker@earthlink.net

Home: 570-321-7806

Board of Directors

Walt Nicholson

Joe Radley

7 open Director Positions

Newsletter Editor/Webmaster

Bob Baker

susquehannatu.wordpress.com

Unassessed Waters Initiative

to be discussed at March

Meeting The public and local Watershed Associa-

tions are invited to attend the monthly

meeting of Susquehanna Chapter Trout

Unlimited on Wednesday, March 13 at 7

p.m. PA Fish & Boat Commission repre-

sentatives will be outlining a pilot study

for soliciting public participation in

helping to determine prioritization of

local streams to be monitored and as-

sessed in this summer’s work by

PF&BC staff and partnering col-

leges. This could be a great opportunity

to see some of your favorite unprotected

fishing spots become protected through

the PA-Unassessed Waters Program. So

far, the initiative has inventoried hun-

dreds of high quality PA streams previ-

ously unclassified with a goal of moni-

toring hundreds more.

Fishing Outing

and Campout The Chapter is tenta-

tively planning a

campout and fishing

on Antes Creek for

May 3 and 4. Ed

Lyons, President of the Nippenose Val-

ley Watershed Association, has offered

to let us use his property for this event.

This is open to members only and regis-

tration (and small fee) will be required.

A camp fire will be held Friday night

and there will be charcoal grills avail-

able to cook with. Fishing will occur all

day Saturday and basic casting and fly

fishing instruction can be given to any-

one in need. More information will be

given in the near future.

We Want Your old fishing equipment and accessories

Please consider donating your fishing equipment and accessories that you no

longer use or want to the Chapter. A receipt will be given to you showing your

donation and fair market value of the items so that you can use your donations

toward your taxes.

We will recycle the items by using them in our programs, donating them

to others who may need them, or selling them to raise funds for the chapter. We

are hoping to have a yard sale of items collected in April to raise funds for the

Chapter. Please contact Bob Baker at 321-7806 or rlbaker@earthlink.net to ar-

range for pickup or items can be brought to any meeting or event of the Chapter

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 2

Fly Tying Class Another

Success

Being new to fly tying, I

wanted to learn more about it so that

I could become better and hopefully

a better fishermen.

I am glad that we (my two

kids and I) have gone to the class

held by the Chapter. I think this

years class is another success and

there has been approximately 20 stu-

dents at each of the class’s and in

varying age groups and experience

levels.

Why do I think the class is

beneficial and successful?

First, we are very lucky to

have very experienced and knowl-

edgeable instructors. These men are

giving up their time to come each

week and teach the art of fly tying.

They are sharing their skills with us

and opening the door to a great fu-

ture and sparking an interest in us all.

Thanks Bill Bartlow, Ed Blackburn,

Don Daughenbaugh,, Bill O’Connor,

Joe Radley, and Walt Nicholson!!!!!

Secondly, I mentioned “the

art of fly tying.” Before becoming

involved in fly fishing, I was aware

of flies and saw the many varieties

that existed. I never realized how

easy it was to make them with a few

a basic tools and techniques. The art

comes in with what you can do with

a feather, chenille, thread, marabou,

and many other materials.

There are hundreds, or even

thousands, of types of flies but the

possibilities are endless to what you

can do. You can take a basic recipe

for one fly and customize it to your

needs or to the wants of the fish in

the particular area you are fishing.

Next is the camaraderie that

occurs at each class. We just don’t

come in and learn about the fly we

are tying. There are lots of war sto-

ries being told, sharing of secrets

(probably not all are being shared

though), tips and techniques are be-

ing given on how to do something a

little easier, friendships are being

made, and everyone is getting to-

gether to share in something that we

all enjoy and are passionate about.

Finally, there are 6 kids in

the class. They have all shown a

great interest in what they have

learned and are excited about tying.

The flies they have tied so far have

been terrific, and probably a little

better than the ones I have tied.

Some techniques are a little difficult

for them to learn but they are still

having fun.

The success and future of

our Chapter and Trout Unlimited

rests with these kids. A spark of in-

terest has been lit in them and hope-

fully they can continue with this art

form and can help spread the word

about how fun it is. Even if you

don’t know anything about fly tying,

fly fishing, or fishing in general,

that’s OK. Bring your son, daughter,

niece / nephew, or neighbor's kid to

one of our events and open a door for

them.

I also want to thank Dr. Mel

Zimmerman from Lycoming Col-

lege. He gave a presentation on

aquatic insects and included live in-

sects that his students collected ear-

lier in the day. It was great to see

these insects and to understand why

we tie flies the way we do. Thanks

Mel!

There is so much to learn

from each other and we are very for-

tunate to have experienced and

knowledgeable members in our

Chapter. If you haven’t come out to

a class, or to a Chapter meeting, you

are missing out. Submitted by Bob Baker

Nominations and Elections We will be having nominations and

elections for the Officer / Director

positions at the March 13 meeting.

Numerous positions are open and we

need your help. If interested, please

contact David Craig (contact infor-

mation is on the front). In order for

the Chapter to succeed, we need the

help and support of our members.

Please consider becoming and Offi-

cer or Director to help lead YOUR

Chapter and to make it successful.

You will learn much more than you

know.

Treasurers Report for

1/1/13 - 1/31/13

Checking Account

Balance January 1, 2013 $544.32

Deposits: No Deposits

Expenses:

Bob Baker $135.95 1/13 Printing of Ripples $128.25

Sales Tax 7.70

Total Expenses: $135.95

Checking Balance $408.37

Savings Account

Balance 1/1/13 $6,495.14

Interest 1/15/13 $ 0.28

Balance 1/31/13 $6,495.42

Checking Balance $ 408.37

Savings Balance $6,495.42

Total money in bank $6,903.79

Treasurers Report for

2/1/13 - 2/28/13

Checking Account

Balance February 1, 2013 $ 408.37

Deposits:

Sale of Fly tying material $ 25.00

Transfer from Savings $1,000.00

Expenses:

Bob Baker $ 147.76 2/13 Printing of Ripples $131.10

Sales Tax 8.37 1 box mail seals 8.29 First United Methodist

Church Youth Program $ 25.00

In memory of Evelyn Rinn

Total Expenses: $ 172.76

Checking Balance $1,260.61

Savings Account

Balance 2/1/13 $6,495.42

Interest 2/15/13 $ 0.28

Transfer to checking $1,000.00

Balance 2/28/13 $5,495.70

Checking Balance $1,260.61

Savings Balance $5,495.70

Total money in bank $6,756.31

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 3

Fishing Logs Help

Remember Past Trips We can all remember catch-

ing that beautiful fish or the one that

broke the line and got away, but what

else can we remember about that

trip? Can you remember the weather,

water temp, what fly or bait we were

using, whether we were fishing over

a point or in a large hole?

As times goes by, we all

know our memory is not what it once

was. We start to forget important

details about one event or another

until eventually we forget all about

it.

Fishing logs, or journals,

help keep that day on the water alive

so that we can always remember

what happened. Writing things

down, or putting the days events into

a computer, helps preserve the day

and may help you become more suc-

cessful in your journey to catch fish.

First, what are some things

to include in your log? You can in-

clude as much information as you

want to and the more information

you include, the more patterns may

emerge in the future. Things such as

water clarity, water temp, air temp,

weather conditions, date and time,

type of fly, lure or bait you were us-

ing, how it was fished, and the list

goes on.

It is your log and you have to

decide how much information you

need to, and want to, record. It can

be as basic or as detailed as you

want. I have kept an outdoor journal

for a number of years that I record in

each time I go fishing, hunting or

hiking.

Although there are many free

logs you can download from the

internet, I prefer to use a bound note-

book. I am not extremely detailed in

my entries but I do put down enough

information so that I am able to re-

call that day.

If I am going to fish a par-

ticular body of water, I go back into

my journal to the previous entries

around the same date and read them.

I see what was working and see what

the weather was like. I then use that

information in how I fish that day.

I also record who I fished

with and make notes about what they

did. Most of the time over the last

few years, my notes revolve around

my kids and their experiences while

fishing. I can look back to May 31,

2009 when my daughter caught her

first fish (a sunfish) at Rose Valley

Lake while fishing from our boat.

I can also relive the first time

my son and I went trout fishing to-

gether on opening day April 17,

2010. We went to Gray’s Run and

had a lot of fun tossing stones into

the creek, exploring the stream bank,

and standing on a bridge on Hager-

man’s Run watching the small brook

trout dart from the cover of one rock

to another. We didn’t catch any fish

that day but we had a lot of fun.

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and

Parks has a Fishing Log Program

that was established in 1951. Today,

over 900 Anglers participate in it and

are providing valuable information to

the State. Individuals regis-

tered with the MFWP receive a wa-

terproof log book and once a year,

the MFWP collects the log books

and records all the data.

Because of the fishing log

program, MFWP found that whirling

disease showed up on one of their

streams in 1987. By keeping a record

of your fishing travels, you will start

to see patterns, whether beneficial or

harmful, and this information can be

used by the appropriate agencies to

make changes.

Even though Pennsylvania

does not have such a program, an-

glers can still provide their informa-

tion to the Fish and Boat Commis-

sion when they are finding a particu-

lar pattern on a stream. With the

Marcellus Shale boom in our area, it

can not be stressed enough how im-

portant it is to keep a log of you fish-

ing travels.

The log is just another way

we have of monitoring and maintain-

ing the high quality streams that we

have in this area and to help you be-

come more successful in your fish-

ing.

If you don’t already keep a

log, give it a try because the memo-

ries of that day will be with you for-

ever. Submitted by Bob Baker

We’re Back on the WEB

The Susquehanna Chapter of

Trout Unlimited is finally back on

the web. The address is http://

susquehannatu.wordpress.com/. It

has taken quite a bit of time to get

this website and we hope that you

like it. We attempted to reactivate

our previous website but to no avail.

As always, any suggestions

or comments are welcomed and will

be appreciated. We are looking for

information to add to the website and

to the Susquehanna Ripples. Please

consider submitting anything that

you have. We are very fortunate that

member Mike Engel submitted a

large number of drawings that we

have been using in the Susquehanna

Ripples and on our website. We

have also had a small number of

members submit articles / pictures

over the past year. We welcome, and

ask that you submit any drawings,

stories, pictures, stream reports, or

anything that you would like to sub-

mit for consideration.

We also have a face book

page that can be found at http://

w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / p a g e s /

Susquehanna-Chapter-of-Trout-

Unlimited/227891897321205

Chapter History We are hoping to put to-

gether a small paper /

brochure that documents

our history through pic-

tures and stories. We are looking for

any pictures, meeting minutes, copies

of the Susquehanna Ripples, your

recollections and information on pro-

jects that the Chapter has done. Any-

thing submitted will be copied /

scanned and returned to you. If you

have anything that you would like to

submit, please contact Bob Baker

(contact information is on the front

of the newsletter).

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 4

Project Healing Waters

Fly Fishing Program is

one of the many outdoor

programs aimed at help-

ing our physically and

mentally injured military veterans

adjust to civilian life through a con-

nection to the outdoors. This pro-

gram, Recovering Warriors of Walter

Reed, was started in 2005 by Ed

Nicholson, who had retired from the

Navy. While in the Walter Reed

hospital in 2005, Mr. Nicholson was

able to interact with the wounded

soldiers coming back from Iraq and

Afghanistan, and he had a desire to

offer fly fishing to them to aid in

their physical and emotional rehabili-

tation. With the help of many others,

Mr. Nicholson’s dream became real-

ity

The idea grew into a project

that now encompasses not only the

recovering warriors of Walter Reed,

but other programs at over 140 Mili-

tary and Veterans Hospitals. All of

these programs come under the um-

brella of Project Healing Fly Fishing.

This program provides basic

fly fishing, fly tying, fly casting, and

rod building classes.. These men and

women have to adapt these skills to

the their new abilities.

All fly fishing and fly tying

equipment is given to the participants

free of charge as are any fishing

trips.

Other important facts about

this great program:

Currently there are 146 programs

in 46 states.

This is a volunteer run organiza-

tion

There are currently 64 Trout

Unlimited Chapters that are asso-

ciated with PHWFF

In 2011, 97,000 hours were do-

nated by volunteers

In 2011, over 3,000 recovering

disabled veterans participated

For more information on this organi-

zation or to find out how you can

help, please go to their website at

http://www.projecthealingwaters.org/

or write them at

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing,

Inc.

Post Office Box 695

LaPlata, MD 20646

http://blog.pennlive.com/wildaboutpa/2009/06/

project_healing_waters_on_penn.html

http://backcastoutfitters.com/blogs/news/6818864-

cause-and-effect

http://sierraclub.typepad.com/military/2012/01/project-healing-waters-fly-fishing.html

http://voices.yahoo.com/wounded-veterans-find-

healing-through-fly-fishing-1836530.html

The PA Fly Fishing Museum Asso-

ciation (PFFMA) is holding an open

house on April 5 & 6 to inaugurate

its permanent display at the Allen-

berry Resort and Playhouse in Boil-

ing Springs. The new facility will be

open 7 days a week and will include

approx. 85 feet of wall space plus

several small rooms for storage and

display. A new parking area for fish-

erman and guests will also be con-

structed adjacent to the Special

Regulations area on the Yellow

Breeches Creek. The PFFMA is also

looking for a few good fly tyers to

demonstrate their tying skills during

t h e o p e n h o u s e

Further information is avail-

able from Bill Skilton at 717-386-

8750 or by email to usaflies@pa.net.

Visit their webpage at http://

www.paflyfishing.org/

The US fly fishing

team will be hold-

ing their Northeast

Regional Qualifier

on March 8 - 10,

2013 in State Col-

lege. Individuals

hoping to make the

US Fly Fishing Team had to apply,

and then be selected, to compete.

The venues for this event are:

Little Juniata River - Spruce

Creek (Spruce Creek Church

Upstream to New Enterprises

Quarry)

Spring Creek - Bellefonte

(Upstream of Benner Spring

Bride to Rock Road)

Penn’s Creek - Coburn (Trestle

Bridge upstream to confluence

Big Fishing Creek - Lamar

(second bridge in narrows up-

stream to Sieg Center)

Anglers competing will be scored on

the number and size of the fish they

catch within a certain amount of time

on each of the above streams

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 5

PFBC to Close Oswayo and

Bellefonte Hatcheries

“The Pennsylvania Fish and

Boat Commission announced in

January that it plans to reduce operat-

ing costs by $9 million over the next

four years in order to meet future

health-care and retirement obliga-

tions for its employees and to fund

infrastructure needs. A portion of this

reduction will come from closing

two trout hatcheries, a move that will

reduce annual operating costs by ap-

proximately $2 million.

The two hatcheries include

Oswayo in Coudersport, Potter

County, which has nine employees,

and Bellefonte in Centre County,

which has nine employees. No fur-

loughs are expected. The PFBC plans

to offer affected employees jobs at

other PFBC facilities.”

“Oswayo and Bellefonte an-

nually produce approximately

245,000 and 540,000 adult trout, re-

spectively, including brook, brown,

rainbow and golden trout.

The Oswayo and Bellefonte

hatcheries aren’t expected to be com-

pletely closed until the end of 2014.

Fish are being raised at both facilities

and won’t be ready to stock until the

end of this year and spring of next

year. Once the fish have been

stocked, the facilities will be cleaned

and then closed.”

For more information, please

go to http://fishandboat.com/news

releases/2013press/reduce-costs.htm

PFBC Commissioners Pro-

pose Slot Limits on Portion

of Penn’s Creek

PFBC Commissioners ap-

proved a notice of proposed rulemak-

ing to establish a harvest slot limit on

Section 03 of Penn's Creek, which

stretches from the confluence with

Elk Creek downstream seven miles

to 650 yards downstream of Swift

Run. The harvest slot limit would

replace the current All-Tackle Tro-

phy Trout regulations.

The change is designed to

improve the size structure of the wild

trout population in this section. Un-

der the proposed special regulation,

anglers could harvest two trout per

day provided the trout are at least

seven inches but less than 12 inches

in length. The regulation would ap-

ply from opening day of trout season

through Labor Day, with catch and

release for the remainder of the year.

All tackle would be permitted.

The PFBC proposed rule-

making has been submitted to the PA

Bulletin and is available for public

comment. To see the full release,

please go to our website under news

or to the PFBC website at w w w . f i s h . s t a t e . p a . u s /

newsreleases/2013press/penns-slot.htm.)

This change incorporates a

slot limit which is designed to pro-

tect the larger fish with the expecta-

tion that the reach will hold more,

larger fish than it currently

does. This is the first time PFBC

has tried to use a slot limit. The

PFBC requests all interested parties

to express their comments and com-

ments can be filed electronically on

the PA Fish and Boat Commission

site or mailed to the Commissioners.

Susquehanna River

Summit The National Wildlife Federation

invites you to join with anglers, out-

fitters, conservationists and others to

learn what we can do together to

clean up the pollution that is degrad-

ing the river and killing bass and

other aquatic life and hurting the

economies of river towns.

You’ll hear from John Arway,

Executive Director of the Penn-

sylvania Fish and Boat Commis-

sion

Learn about the latest river re-

search

Find out about funding available

for river clean up and restoration

projects

Learn how we can work together

to get the state and federal gov-

ernments to make Susquehanna

cleanup a priority

The Summit will be held March 20,

Best Western Country Cupboard,

Lewisburg

For more information con-

tact: Jan Jarrett, jarrett@msn.com

717-697-2111. Registration is free,

but you must register to attend. Reg-

ister online today by going to https://

www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084AA9A72AA02

-susquehanna .

PA Streams do not meet

minimum water quality

standards

The Department of Environ-

mental Protection recently released a

report stating that 16,599 [PA has

over 85,000 miles] miles of streams

in Pennsylvania do not meet mini-

mum federal water quality standards.

This number has increased over the

last 4 years and can be contributed to

storm water runoff, abandoned mine

drainage, agricultural runoff, and

“impairment” from unknown

sources.

Pennsylvania currently has a

statewide health advisory recom-

mending that you eat no more that

one meal a week of fish caught

within the State. This is to help pro-

tect you from eating too much fish

that may contain an unknown

amount of contaminants.

The report also outlines the

steps that DEP will take to bring the

affected waterways up to federal wa-

ter quality standards that are stated in

the federal Clean Water Act.

For a copy of this report or

for more information, please go to

the DEP website at http://

www.depweb.state.pa.us/, then click

water on left side of page, click bu-

reau of point/nonpoint source man-

agement, click water quality stan-

dards on right side of page, then inte-

grated water quality report 2012 on

right side.

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 6

Funding in jeopardy for

Pennsylvania PFBC

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat

Commission receives approximately

$15 million annually through the

purchase of fishing equipment. This

money comes a tax placed on items

such as rods and reels, lures, fuel,

etc. This tax was created in 1950 in

what is known as the Dingell-

Johnson Act (Sports Fish Restoration

Program) and the Boating Safety

Trust Fund.

The taxes on the above items

is collected by the federal govern-

ment and then distributed to the ap-

propriate state agency based on the

number of fishing licenses that are

sold within that State. Each state has

to come up with a 25% matching

funds in order to receive this money.

There is a similar act which places an

excise tax on guns and ammunition

and archery equipment known as the

Pittman-Robertson Act or the Federal

Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of

1937.

The purpose of this excise

tax is to improve the fish and wildlife

habitats, create boat access, the pur-

chase of land, among other projects

designed to improve the outdoors,

and the opportunities, in those States.

Why do we need to be aware

of these? Because of the financial

crisis our Country was in (or is in), at

the end of 2012,the US Congress has

decided to hold onto these funds and

not distribute them to the State Fish

and Wildlife Agencies. The Federal

Government can not spend this

money but can keep it in order to

make it appear they have a more bal-

anced budget.

We as outdoorsmen, and

everyone else who enjoys the great

outdoors in Pennsylvania , may be

losing out because these funds are

not being given back to the PFBC

a n d P G C .

As stated above, the PFBC received

approximately $15 million annually

because of these excise taxes and to

take that money away now, there will

definitely be some negative effects.

What programs or services will be

cut? What repairs or renovations

won’t get done? We have already

heard that the PFBC is closing two

hatcheries and has canceled plans to

recruit and train a new class of wa-

terways conservation officers

(already with numerous vacancies).

Granted these are due to an order

from the Governor to reduce costs in

order to cover increasing salary,

health care and pension costs but it is

only the beginning. Now take away

$15 million dollars annually and

what else will be eliminated or

closed?

For more information, please

go to our website and see a fact sheet

under the Document section. Please

contact your legislators in Washing-

ton and let them know that Pennsyl-

vania needs those funds and that

holding onto this money is not the

answer the Federal budget problems.

When the Trout Streams

Call Pre-Season Reflections

Concerning A Grand Outdoor

Sport

By George H. Earle, Governor of

Pennsylvania

Modern fishing for trout has many

fascinating angles. It has justly been

termed the “sport of kings,” and in

countries of the Old World this de-

scriptive term is fairly accurate. The

chalk streams of Great Britain today

are held largely by wealthy landown-

ers and fishing is so restricted that

few, if any, average anglers may fish

them. Similar restrictions on trout-

ing exist virtually throughout

Europe. Only a privileged few may

know the thrill induced by the color-

ful rise of a trout to a fly.

Happily, here in Pennsyl-

vania, this splendid sport draws no

lines of distinction in those who may

share it. Our swift flowing mountain

streams, cutting their way through

aisles of laurel, pine and hemlock,

and our meadow streams, deep-

banked with dark inviting pools, are

the common goal of thousands of

anglers, rich and poor, who would a-

trouting go on the first day of the

season. Trout fishing has no stronger

appeal to me than this fact - the

knowledge that our average Pennsyl-

vania fisherman may share in it. It is

truly, in our Keystone state, a cosmo-

politan sport. For your illustration,

go to any popular trout stream on

April 15.

There is developed not only

in trout fishing, but in all other forms

of angling, a kinship between men

seldom to be observed in any other

form of recreation. The angler with

an expensive fly rod finds in a fellow

fisherman, who, perhaps, is trying

his luck with a crude cut pole and ten

-cent line, a comrade in an ancient

and delightful sport. The finest in-

stincts in the nature of men crop up

during a day a stream.

We are proud that Pennsyl-

vania has one of the finest fish

propagation systems in the world.

We should be more proud, it seems

to me, that this program to improve

our fishing is supported, through

their license fees, by fishermen in

every walk of life. No finer tribute

to a grand sport may be given than

this interest on the part of our li-

censed anglers in the improvement of

their fishing.

Inland water fishing today is

dependent, more than it ever has

been in the past, on the sportsman-

ship of the individual fisherman.

May you carry a stream this year, in

addition to your creel, a determina-

tion to fish for the love of fishing and

to take no more trout than your fam-

ily may eat at one meal.

Tight lines and happy trout-

ing! (taken from the Pennsylvania

Angler, March 1937)

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

March 2013 7

Recipe of the Month Backpacker’s Brookies

2 - 3 brook trout, cleaned and washed

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal

1 tsp dried parsley

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp pepper

2 to 3 Tbs cooking oil

Fresh lemon juice

In a reseal able plastic bag, combine

cornmeal, parsley, chili powder, gar-

lic powder, and pepper; shake well.

Moisten trout with water and add to

the bag, reseal and shake. Heat oil

over medium - high heat until hot.

Remove trout from bag, add to skillet

and fry until golden brown. Sprinkle

with fresh lemon juice. Recipe by

Kenny Mullen from Classic Fish: Members Best Recipes North American

Fishing Club

Send in your favorite recipe

(anything that you like) so that

others can enjoy it too!

Fly of the Month Do you have a fly that you use that

the trout (or any other fish) can not

resist? Do you have a fly that you

created that is like no others or that

you tie just a little different? Do you

have a favorite fly that you always

use when nothing else works? If so,

and if you want to share it with

Chapter members, please send them

to Bob Baker to include in a future

newsletter. Please submit a picture

(if you can) and at least a basic in-

structions for tying it. For those new

to tying, we hope that some of these

patterns will inspire you and help

you with your tying

Free TU Membership Offer

for Women Did you know that Trout

Unlimited is offering a free introduc-

tory membership for female anglers.

If you sign up, over the next

year you will receive all the benefits

of a paid membership:

1-year subscription to TROUT

magazine

16-month TU calendar (mailed

in the fall)

official TU membership card

car rental & hotel discounts

TU decal

Local chapter membership

And another, less tangible

benefit as well: the pleasure of know-

ing you're part of a growing commu-

nity of women who enjoy angling

and want to keep America's rivers

cold, clean and fishable.

Together, we can make our

trout and salmon fisheries healthier,

for us and the next generation. Join

us in this important work.

Note: This offer is available to new

members only. Not applicable for

existing members. To join, or if you

know of a female who may like to

join, please go to https://www.tumembership.org/women/

You can also send your name, ad-

dress and email address to Bob Baker

at 821 Wilson Street, Williamsport,

P A 1 7 7 0 1 - 5 4 4 9 o r

rlbaker@earthlink.net and we will

get you signed up.

Fly Pattern Trading Cards by Toppin’ the Waders Trading

www.flyshack.com

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited

PO Box 1132

Williamsport, PA 17703 - 1132

Upcoming Events March 5, 2013

Fly Tying Class

March 12, 2013

Fly Tying Class

March 13, 2013 at 7pm Monthly Meeting - PFBC

representatives will discuss

the Unassessed Waters Initia-

tive and Nominations and

Elections of Officers

March 20, 2013

Susquehanna River Summit

March 23, 2013 Mentored Youth Trout Day

March 30, 2013

Trout Opener - Southeast PA

April 5 6, 2013

PFFMA Open House

April 10, 2013

Monthly Meeting

April 13, 2013

Statewide Trout Season

April 15 - 16, 2013 PFBC Meeting

May 3 and 4, 2013 Fishing outing/Campout on

Antes Creek

(Members Only)

May 8, 2013

Monthly Meeting

Chapter meetings Held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month and are open to

the public and begin at 7:30 pm. Meetings are held at the

First Presbyterian Church of Williamsport in the Fellow-

ship Hall, 102 East 3rd Street, Williamsport. Parking is in

the rear of the Church along Mulberry Street.

No meetings are held in June, July, August or

December

***Note the Change in start time for the March 13, 2013 Chapter meeting,. We will begin at 7pm***

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Michael Boland

Robert Colley

Daniel Dummeyer

Tim Maggs

Michael O’Brien