The mission of Trout Unlimited is to conserve, protect, and restore North America's cold water fisheries and their watersheds.
"Take care of the fish and the fishing will take care of itself." -Art Neumann,TU Founding Member,1959
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What's on this page: Recently Added Articles Next General Meeting Sommerset Fly Fishing Show Schedule DEC Camp Applications Due by January 28 Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Courses Scheduled Programs Planned for Upcoming Membership Meetings Beyond Fly-Fishing President's Message Our Advertisers Map to our Meeting Hall
Recently Added Articles / Changes
Sommerset Fly Fishing Show - this page DEC Camp Program Applications Due by January 28 - this page Youth Opportunities for 2012 - Youth page Running Reds - fishing page Tom Rosenbauer's Top 7 Fly Fishing Tips - fishing page Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Courses Scheduled - this page President's Message - this page Steelhead trip report - Fishing trip page Video of a Dam Being Breached - Conservation page
February Meeting
On February 20 George Daniel from TCO fly Fishing and a US National Champion Fly Fisher will present a program on "seductive streamer straties."
See the Flies and Fly Tying page for the fly of the month.
The chapter holds its monthly meeting on the third Monday of the month at 7:30pm at the American Legion Hall on 55 Overlook Road in Poughkeepsie. A map to this location can be found at the bottom of this page. The meeting is open to all members, their guests, as well as the general public.
Sommerset Fly Fishing Show
The annual fly fishing show in Sommerset, NJ is scheduled for the weekend of January 28, 29, and 30. For information click on the link below:
I wanted to make you aware of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Camps being offered this Summer. They are for children between the ages of 11 and 17. These camps can fill up quickly and the applications for campers are due by the 28th of January. Our TU chapter has offered scholarships up to the full cost of the camp. We are looking for kids that would enjoy these week long camps and are available to attend for the dates on the attached 2012 Camp Season. I would appreciate it if you can send me the child's name and contact information for a child, grandchild, friend, or neighbor that might want to attend.
The 2012 Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Classes will be held this year on five consecutive Wednesdays beginning February 15. These classes are open to both men and women. They are held at Arlington High School and run from 7:30 to 10:00 in the evening. Tuition is $80 and includes an annual membership in Trout Unlimited. Those who may already be TU members will receive a renewal of their membership for one year.
Consider giving an enrollment in one of these courses as a Christmas gift !
The fly tying class is Course 7397 and the fly fishing class is Course 7398. To obtain an enrollment form click on the PDF icon shown below, or to see the class details together with enrollment information click on this link:
March: Guide and fly tyer Loren Williams will present on his nymphing techniques.
April: Samantha Brown will present a program on the invasive species, dydimo.
May: George Douglas of Kype Fishing Magazine will provide a presentation on New York's Salmon River. Douglas has guided and fished extensively on many streams that feed into the Great Lakes.
June: An evening fishing on the East Branch of the Ctoton.
July/August: Summer break or whatever the president may wish to schedule.
September: Marla Blair will present a program on grand slam fishing on Mexico's Yucatan.
October: Gavin Robinson of TCO Outfitters will present a program on central Pennsylvania trout streams.
Beyond Fly Fishing
Beyond fishing is what Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited is all about!Why did we join this club?Honestly in the beginning I joined to learn more about fly-fishing, the how and where.But as time went on and as I got more involved I have learned that Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited is a conservation organization involved in stream improvements such as planting willows, bank restorations, and stream clean-ups. We send kids to outdoor camps and provide assistance so kids can get to the streams. We are interested in understanding stream quality and work to acquire public access for the generations to come.
The more I get involved and the more time I put in, the more I understand that what I am doing is making a small difference in our communities and making sure that the quality of fishing continues.Whether I sign a petition on fracking or opposing dredging, it is helping to make a difference.Win or lose I can say to myself I did what I think is right.
By stepping up to the plate as a board member I have seen the rewards by serving this chapter.It’s making new friends from whom I have learned new fishing tricks, or I’m able to show them a trick or two.I have seen that I am not the only one that cares about the future.I can see at the banquets 80 to 100 guest who care and support the chapter as it moves forward.
It’s Thanksgiving and the holidays are fast approaching. Soon New Year’s will be here. I’m thankful for being introduced to Mid-Hudson TU years ago. It is a family in some way or another andI look forward to the challenges ahead.On New Year’s Eve, some of us make resolutions, though hard, to keep it is fun to challenge oneself by trying to commit.This New Year’s Eve, I challenge you to be more involved in the upcoming year.By just participating in a small way you can go a long way with your peers, not to mention making your soul feel good as you enter the water to get your hands dirty knowing you care about the conservation of our streams.Or if your strength may lie in gathering prizes for the banquet, or perhaps pulling a few bucks from the wallet to purchase a prize. Everyone's efforts help the chapter out greatly!
Remember what the stream gives you. It relaxes you, takes your mind away from work, health issues, or financial problems.The stream takes these issues away for a short moment, sometimes rewarding you with a nice fish.So isn’t it time to reward the stream, giving back by taking care of what took care of you.So if you haven't taken the opportunity come to our meetings, bring a friend, place your name on a sign-up sheet for a stream project to fulfill a New Year’s Eve resolution. Yes we love to fish, but our chapter is a conservation organization first. Joe Rist 1111
President's Message
Well here it is December, the end of another year, and while it has been a tough year for fishing due to the many rain storms and high water, it has been a good year for Mid-Hudson T. U. Our chapter has come together and accomplished many things this past year and we can be proud of what we have done. From public outreach to stream clean-ups; from temperature monitoring to trout in the classroom; from helping disabled vets to sending young adults to camp, from helping support Casting for Recovery and the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum to holding fly fishing & tying classes; and finally for coming together as more than just sportsman, as a somewhat small family, and making it through the toughest time of losing a very dear friend to us all. Yes, Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited has had a good year and we should feel uplifted by our accomplishments.
Now it is time for me to step down from being the president and turn over the reins. I am not going anywhere as I will still be on the board and plan to be as active with the chapter as I have been in the past, but it is time for some fresh ideas and new enthusiasm. Change is good but the road forward for our chapter depends on us all. We should each try our best to be active and productive members within our chapter. It needs everyone?s help to function and grow; the officers and board members cannot do it alone. So during the forthcoming year I hope each of you will try to be active, attend a club function or a fishing trip, bring a new member into the club, or just as important, introduce yourself to visiting guests and friends of other members and help them feel at home.
I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting me as president over the past three years. I made many mistakes and your patience and suggestions helped see me through. I have grown close to many of you and I do not take your friendships for granted. I have enough memories to last me a life time, but plan on accumulating many more as time goes by. So in ending this last President's Message I pray that each and every one of you has a blessed holiday season and I hope you are able to spend it with family, friends, and loved ones, and that the forthcoming year is good to you all.
Chapter meetings are the third Monday of each month at 7:30pm at the American Legion Post 1302, 55 Overlook Road, Poughkeepsie, New York. 845 471-4641
From the east or westoff Rt 44, turn left from the east, or turn right from the west, at the light near the Purple Parlor Car Wash. Go 2/10 mile on Overlook Road then take the first right onto Old Degarmo Road, follow and follow it a short distance, the Legion is on the left behind the softball field.
From the west off Rt 44, go 4/10 mile past the light at Adams Fairacre Farm. At the light by the Purple Parlor Car Wash turn right. Follow same directions above after turning onto Overlook Road.
For a expanded view of the area see the map below.
