Wild Trout Survey
Cross River at Ward Pound Ridge
Help Trout Unlimited collect critical data on wild trout populations on the Cross River at Ward Pound Ridge! Trout spawning season is just getting started and we are looking for volunteers to help document the spawn.
This data will help us prioritize future restoration projects and better advocate for enhanced regulatory protections for wild-native trout resources. Check out the links below to register for the online training session on Oct. 23rd and the in-person redd count on Saturday, Oct. 26th!
Link to online training session on Wednesday, October 23rd:
https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Cross-River-Redd-Count-Volunteer-Orientation-99843
Link to in person redd count at Ward Pound Ridge on Saturday, October 26th:
https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Cross-River-Volunteer-Redd-Count-100527
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December Chapter Meeting and Holiday Get-Together at Capt. Lawrence Brewing, Elmsford
Presentation - Tim Flagler - In search of steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 6:15 - 9:00. Presentation begins at 7:00.
Place: Capt. Lawrence Brewing
444 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
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Complementary beer and pizza for all.
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Orvis 10ft, 5wt Recon rod and reel raffle. (You must be present to participate.)
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New TFO rods for sale. Seven brand new rods in assorted lengths and weights have come our way. They will be sold at the meeting.
The title says it all: fishing Lake Erie tribs. Tim's presentation will show all brand new video that was shot for an upcoming episode of The New Fly Fisher. You will be amazed at what you see!
BIO: Tim Flagler is the owner of Tightline Productions, L.L.C., a video production company located in Califon, NJ. Although Tim produces video programs over a wide range of topics, his specialty is fly fishing. Tim is a well-known fly tying instructor. His YouTube videos are some of the best in the business and his YouTube channel, practicalpatterns.com currently has over 119,000 subscribers and 38 million views. Almost every week he produces a new fly tying or “how to” video which appear not only on his YouTube channel but on Midcurrent and the Orvis News fly fishing blog as well. They’re also featured on Trout Unlimited’s national website and in the Orvis Learning Center. In addition, he has a regular column “Beginner’s Masterclass with Tim Flagler” in Fly Tyer magazine, which selected Tim as their “Fly Tyer of the Year” in their Winter 2022 issue. Many of Tim’s tying videos take the viewer well beyond just the tying of the fly and show what it looks like underwater, what natural it represents and how it can be fished.
Tim’s a fixture at the Fly Fishing Shows - giving presentations, teaching classes and often as a Featured Tier. He does monthly “Tie-Off’s” with Tom Rosenbauer (Orvis) and, recently, Cheech Pierce (Fly Fish Food) as well. He enjoys guiding year round for South Branch Outfitters (formerly Shannon’s Fly & Tackle)in Califon, NJ and hosts annual trips to Patagonia in the spring and to the Kootenai River in MT in the summer. He has also started hosting several trips within the year to Spruce Creek, PA and to the Erie area for steelhead in early December.
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​Upcoming Speakers
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December 19 - Tim Flagler - In search of steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries. Meeting will be at Capt. Lawrence in Elmsford. Beer and pizza will be served.
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January 16 - TBD
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February 20 - Fly Tying Night
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March 20 - Tony Reinhardt, Montana Trout Outfitters
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April 17 - A day trip to the Farmington
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May 15 - A day trip to the Housatonic
Save the Date for our 44th Annual Dinner
The board of directors cordially invites you to our 44th annual dinner. Tickets go on sale December 19.
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CLICK HERE for tickets.
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Dinner Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 9:00
Place: Pleasantville Country Club
110 Nannahagan Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
New Stream Guide Published
The new, expanded, and completely revised Fly Fishing Guide to the Croton Watershed is now available. The new guide has color maps and illustrations and much new content. The maps in the guide are based on Google Maps so you can view locations and directions referenced in the guide on your mobile phone. The Guide is available at local fly shops or buy it here online. Please allow 2 weeks for delivery. The price is $25.00.
Announcing the Pre-Dinner Raffle
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The Board of Directors of Croton Watershed Chapter, Trout Unlimited invites you to participate in our 44th Annual Pre-Dinner Raffle for a Hardy Ultralite LL 9'9", 3wt, 4-piece rod with Sintrix NSX, Hardy Ultradisc 3/4/5 reel and Scientific Anglers Amplitude Smooth WF-3-Floating Line
The rod, reel and line have a retail value of $1,450.
Raffle is limited to 100 tickets @ $35.00 each.
The drawing will be held at our 44th Annual Dinner on March 14, 2025.
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CLICK HERE to purchase raffle tickets.
You do not need to be present to win.
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