Seneca Valley Trout Unlimited

Fall 2011 Raffle Tickets Now Available!

We now have a limited amount of raffle tickets available (below).  Tickets are 2 for $10.  The drawing will be held at our November 30th chapter meeting (just in time for the holidays).  Please contact us at svtroutunlimited@gmail.com if you would like to purchase.  Folks who attend one of our fall chapter meetings have the opportunity to take advantage of our special in-person rate of 3 for $10.

Our next meeting will be October 19th and features Mike Heck of Mike Heck’s Trout Guides.  Mike will present on the Little Juniata River and other hidden spots in PA.

Recent storms have impacted the tree planting work done previously on the stream and have caused log jams  that need to be cleared.

This is the second stream clean-up effort for SVTU. We previously worked on Little Seneca Creek for the first TU stream clean-up day. We chose Beaver Creek since we have been very involved in the recent years helping with upgrades / tree planting, etc..

DATE ? TIME: Saturday morning @ 8:30-9:00 AM till 1:00

Meeting area: Parking lot on Beaver Creek Road, split rail fence area

Clean-up: log jam ( saws and rope, I have a chain saw) install post for new sign (post hole digger, portable drill, I have the post), re-stake trees and some tube replacement, (small sledge hammer),trash pick up along upper and lower section of the creek (waders)

Lunch- provide your own lunch and drinks, I will have water.

Contact: Doug Hutzell, phone: 301-491-1330, email: doug.hutzell@myactv.net

May 14, 2011 - SaturdayMacro-invertebrate Sampling & Fly Fishing Introduction Day  The event is focused on introducing aspiring anglers to the aspects of fly fishing. 

Time:  9AM - Noon (sampling), Lunch (Noon-1PM), casting/fishing (1PM - 5PM)

Where: IWLA Rockville Chapter – Meet at the Clubhouse            18301 Warring Station Rd             Germantown, MD             

MORNING: Beginning at the stream, samples will be taken to reveal/understand the aquatic food sources commonly found in Seneca Creek.  AFTERNOON: In the afternoon, participants will pull out the rods and give fly casting/fishing a shot at the IWL pond.  Using artificial fly imitations of the food sources studied in the morning session. 

Interested in attending? Drop us a line at svtroutunlimited@gmail.com.  

For the 2nd consecutive year, SVTU is planning to participate in TU’s National Stream Clean-up Day.  This year we’ve teamed up with a local fraternity chapter to also observe The True Gentleman Day of Service (in conjunction with Global Youth Service Day).  Collegiate members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Maryland will be traveling out to meet us at Little Seneca Creek for this event.  Last year’s clean-ups (April & June) were huge successes.  Grab your work gloves and join us for a few hours of much needed labor on an often overlooked local stream.

For the adventurous souls, bring your waders and NON-FELT SOLED wading shoes to help retrieve any debris from the stream.

We’ll be based out of the parking lot near Seneca Lodge:

14500 Clopper Road, Boyds, MD

Park in the lot at the far end closest to the Stream. The Chapter will provide water, juice, coffee and bagels and donuts in the morning.  

So, if you can assist, please contact Jason Andrick, SVTU Chapter President, @ svtroutunlimited@gmail.com, Or, call him @ 240.389.FISH.

THANKS, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE STREAM.

The MAC-TU Banquet is March 26 (Saturday night) at the BWI Marriott from 6-11 pm.  The banquet ticket gets you dinner, an open bar, and access to some really great bucket raffles and live auction items.  The tickets are $75 each and provide an opportunity to support the work of TU and coldwater conservation. 

As a part of the Banquet there is a General Raffle, with the grand prize being a 2-person Rogue River Canoe plus 25 other great prizes.  Raffle tickets are $5 for 1 ticket, $10 for 5 tickets, and $25 for 25 tickets. 

Noel Gollehon has Banquet and Raffle tickets. Please e-mail Noel and  let him know what you want so he can hold it for you.  Send and check to Noel(address below) and he will mail the tickets back to you.  Since the Banquet is March 26 and there needs to be two mailings, do not wait too long! 

Mail to:

Noel Gollehon

11925 Fernshire Rd.

Gaithersburg MD 20878

Dave Cleaves is available to give a fly casting class on Saturday, March 5.  If interested in sharpening your skills you need to contact Noel Gollehon by NOON FRIDAY MARCH 4.  Contact: ngollehon@comcast.net

Doug Hutzell is organizing another Beaver Creek workday on Saturday, March 5 to do tree maintenance.  The tree work includes protecting (wire cages), staking and pruning trees planted a few years ago in previous restoration areas.  Plan on 9 to 1 meeting at the fly fishing parking area off Beaver Creek Church Road, near Doug’s house.  A group of about 6 worked from 9 to 4 last Saturday (SVTU members were Charles, Dale, Mark, Doug, and Noel) and made a lot of progress but accomplished less than half the task.  A group worked on Tuesday afternoon (SVTU members were Del and Doug) and knocked out more.  So there is less than a full day remaining if a good crew shows up.  Let Noel Gollehon know if you plan on attending.  Contact: ngollehon@comcast.net

Details regarding how to sign up and with whom will be posted as soon as we have them. Check back!

It is currently planned as an all day event  - two sessions - one in AM and one on the PM.

 COME TO OUR LAST MEETING OF 2010!!!!!!

 SVTU announces Vicki Blazer as the speaker for the December 1 Chapter meeting. 

Vicki is a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.  She has extensively researched and is a leading authority on the intersex fish issue in the Mid-Atlantic Region.  Come to the Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (SVTU) meeting to learn about this resource issue that impacts all fisherman in the region.  This is an opportunity to learn what is fact and fiction on this issue, so don’t miss it! 

Where: Montgomery County Up-County Center 12900 Middlebrook Road, Germantown, MD 20874

When:  Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 7:30PM. 

Make a Difference.  Get Dirty for Improved Water Quality!

Plant some trees with us on Saturday, October 16.

Seneca Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring a tree and shrub planting event on Beaver Creek, a headwater stream of the Chesapeake BayEarth day may be in April, but you have a chance in October to make a difference for the environment by helping plant trees and shrubs along Beaver Creek in Washington County (near Hagerstown, Md). The planting will establish a stream buffer and protect stream banks in a restored section of Beaver Creek.

Seneca Valley TU Sponsoring Planting on Beaver Creek   

Seneca Valley TU hopes to see its members and the members of other TU chapters, Fishing groups, Environmental organizations, and youth groups at this planting.  Come and help improve a section of Beaver Creek, a headwater of the Chesapeake Bay.

When: October 16, 2010, at 9:00 am till the job is done or you have to leave.  It should not take much more than the morning if we have a lot of willing volunteers.  (If you can come earlier to help distribute plants that would be helpful.)

Where: Beaver Creek Restoration site, Beaver Creek Fly-fishing only area, Washington County.  Gather in the fly fishing parking area off Beaver Creek Road (see directions below)

What to bring: Gloves, shovels, waders or boots if you have them, and a good attitude to pitch in and do what needs to be done to replant the restoration area from this summer’s work.

Who: While the planting is sponsored by Seneca Valley TU, Beaver Creek Watershed Association, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, all are welcome to come and help out.

What is provided: We will have coffee, water, lunch, and all the plants.

What to do: Hold the date and let someone know you are coming so we know how many lunches we will need. The volunteer coordinator will be announced soon or you can contact Noel Gollehon (ngollehon@comcast.net) or 301-330-8253.

Directions from Frederick MD:  Take I-70 West to MD route 66, Mapleville Rd (Exit 35).  Proceed South toward Boonsboro for less than a mile to a right on Beaver Creek Road (if you come to Sheetz you have gone too far).  Past Beaver Creek Church Road the Fly Fishing Parking is on the right (if you cross Beaver Creek you have gone too far).