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June 29, 2023 Project Healing Waters, Crystal Lake

CCTU CHAPTER MEETING July 18, 2023

Lone Tree Brewing

8200 Park Meadows Dr.

Lone Tree, CO 80124

6:00pm Fly-tying demonstration

6:30pm Meeting begins

Fly Tyer: Bob Getz

Come early (6:00pm) and watch Bob tie his patterns!

Attend the meeting and try your luck for these raffle prizes compliments of the CCTU Chapter

Chances of winning are nearly 1 in 4!

And you can win more than one prize!

COME FISH WITH US - MOVING WATERS

This day-trip activity is for you if you want:

·      To meet people in the chapter.

·      To explore Colorado rivers.

·      Help with an aspect of your fishing game.

Our previous Moving Waters trips was on the Blue River below Green Mountain Reservoir where Mark Davis caught a beautiful 28+" rainbow. See the June newsletter for additional details.

For our July trips, we are hoping run-off is a thing of the past and our plans are to fish the Pumphouse Recreational Area on the Colorado River near Kremmling.

Destination:

Meeting Time

And Location:

Saturday, July 22

CO River (Pumphouse)



7:45am

Park-n-Ride

C-470 and University

8392 S Burnley Ct

Highlands Ranch, CO

Thursday, July 27

CO River (Pumphouse)

7:45am

Park-n-Ride

T-Rex Lot

18425 US-40

Golden, CO

TYPICAL AGENDA:

DATES OF FUTURE TRIPS:

August 19 and 24

September 23 and 28

October 14 and 19

WAIVER:

A CCTU waiver is required for these trips. Please bring a signed one along with you and give to the trip organizer. If you need one, you can download from here or e-mail Harlan.

QUESTIONS:

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER:

Due to a family commitment, I will be unable to lead the August 19 trip to the Eagle River, and I am looking for a volunteer to lead this trip. If you are willing to do so, please contact me.

Harlan

STREAM Girl is Trout Unlimited’s watershed STEM program for girls that builds confidence and breaks down barriers in science and the outdoors. Through the eyes of a scientist, artist and angler, girls make a personal connection to their home waters.

Every person is a citizen of her watershed, and Trout Unlimited has partnered with Girl Scouts USA to show what that means to us. By visiting a local stream and having the opportunity to observe it as scientists, anglers, and artists, girls will get the complete picture of what their stream could mean to them.

Over the course of multiple sessions, Trout Unlimited volunteers lead the Girl Scouts in observing a stream, collecting flow data, sampling macroinvertebrates (aka aquatic bugs), fly tying, and fly casting. Each day also gives the girls time to intimately explore their natural surroundings and record their thoughts, feelings, and observations in their handbooks

TU - STREAM Girls

For more information contact Cyndy Scholz

303-507-3068

cyndyscholz@msn.com

June Membership Meeting Recap and Video

We had a good turnout for the presentations from Rick Mikesell and Signature Fly Tier Richard Pilatzke.  You can watch a recording of the meeting below.  

Cabela's Rod Donation

On June 8, 2023, Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops donated more than 30 refurbished rods and reels to CCTU for our youth and education programs. In the Spring of every year, Cabela's/Bass Pro Shops invites customers to trade in used fishing gear (in working order), to receive savings of up to $150 toward the purchase of a new rod and reel. In 2023, Cutthroat Chapter of Trout Unlimited was the non-profit organization selected to receive this refurbished equipment. This donation helps us to teach the next generation of anglers to enjoy, love and conserve the great outdoors.

Project Healing Waters Recap

Cutthroat Chapter hosted 13 disabled veterans from Project Healing Waters on June 29th at Crystal Lake. This was the 11th time the chapter has hosted veterans at Crystal. A total of 17 chapter members assisted the vets and the fishing was great. We had a beautiful view from the lake of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive and the weather was cooperative. 

Interested in helping out CCTU? We are looking for people to assist the chapter in a variety of ways.