The 20th annual Tellico Brook Trout monitoring project will held Saturday, October 17 at 9:00am at the Spivey Cove Campground.  Breakfast will be served by TU beginning at 8:00am.  The Spivey Cove Campground will be reserved for Friday night through Saturday afternoon at no charge for partners participating in this program. We will be electrofishing in Rough Ridge Creek, McNabb Creek, and Big Cove Branch.  I expect to have the surveys completed by 3:00.  Fall colors should add to enjoyment of this historic partnership project.

To get to Spivey Cove Campground from Tellico Plains (from the junction with Hwy 360) travel east on Hwy 165 (Cherohala Skyway) for 4.3 miles.  Turn right onto Forest Service Road 210 which goes toward Bald River Falls and stays close to the Tellico River.  Follow FSR210 for about 12 miles; turn left into the Spivey Cove Campground.

What: Appalachian Chapter of Trout Unlimited Meeting
Where: Greenway Farm off of Gann Store Road in Hixson
When: Thursday, October 15th, at 6:30 PM

NOTE: Last month the Greenway Farm club house was locked. Since then, we have talked with the powers that be, have contact info, and have keys for the building in the event it isn't open. We apologize for the confusion.

Fly Fishing the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Lory Heron and Jenise Gordon will be presenting on their fishing trip to the Kamchatka Penisula in Russia.  Lory has been fishing all her life and fly fishing for the last 15 years. She has fished throughout the states, Alaska and last summer in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Professionally, she is a national science consultant for a publishing company. She spends about 80% of her time traveling for her job, working with science teachers as they select textbooks for classroom use.  She has twenty years experience teaching high school science, mainly physics and chemistry, and has been an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University.  She has lived in Chattanooga for the past three years.  Jenise Gordon will also be presenting along with Lory.  Jenise is a biology teacher at Girl's Preparatory School here in Chattanooga. She grew up on the waters of west Tennessee fishing with her family. She has been fly fishing for about five years and has made the twenty inch club with South Eastern Anglers for the last three years. They both have some great stories to share and Jenise is reportedly a rather comedic entertainer.  They both look forward to this evening of reliving the wonderful time they had fishing the Kamchatka Penisula.  This should prove to be a very interesting presentation, so plan ahead to be there.  Snacks and drinks will be provided.

What: Appalachian Chapter of Trout Unlimited Meeting
Where: Greenway Farm off of Gann Store Road in Hixson
When: Thursday, September 17th, at 6:30 PM

“Flies and Lies: Fly Tying & Story Telling Expo”  

This month’s meeting will involve several presenters which will come from our own membership.  Many of our members are accomplished fly tiers, and while I started to add respectable, thinking of several of us, I guess we better scratch that!  Anyway, fly tying demonstrations are planned so come out and watch these individuals display their skills and talent.  Since no one has been officially invited to do this, simply bring your own vise, supplies and tools, and tie some flies yourself.  Just think, adding yourself to this motley crew will make it more “respectable.”  But really, if you would like to learn to tie flies or simply to learn to perform a particular technique, several tiers will be prepared for this with extra materials, tools and vices.  Of course for safety sake, we will be going strictly barb-less. Therefore, this event will be appropriate for children and teenagers, so pump them up and then bring them to the meeting at the peak of their energy and expectations.  We will do our best not to disappoint them!  The evening should be fun and relaxing.  Also, feel free to bring a fishing story or two to informally share with the group, as everyone will be milling about watching the fly tying activities. Snacks and drinks will be provided.  

Don't forget the fish sampling schedule for September 26th.