Colorado Trout Unlimited
Annual Gala-March 19
Overnight Stay
Accommodation Special !

National Trout Unlimited

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Calendar of Chapter Events

2010 Raffle Tickets
to Support our
Project Work NOW AVAILABLE!
Drawing at April meeting.

Membership Meetings - 2010

7:00 p.m., Jones-Healey Realtors Bldg., 119 W. 6th St., Pueblo
Social and Snack Time begins at 6:30 p.m. Bring a Raffle Item to share.

March 11 - Vincent Su

Su, creator of the 720 Vise™ demonstrates this
revolutionary tool as an innovative advantage in the art of fly tying. Su makes tough ties like Caddis, Parachute patterns, and extended bodies a breeze. If you tie, or if you want to learn how to tie flies, Su's presentation is a not-to-miss experience.

Su Demonstrates How to Tie a Parachute

April 8 - Fishing Guide Lou McCullough
"Fishing the Pueblo Tailwater"

Current Affairs

Arkansas River Habitat Improvement Project
in Canon City

Story at Channels 5/30 News

Arkansas River Legacy Project

Photo courtesy of
Angler's Addiction

Southern Delivery System EIS
Canon City: Arkansas River Habitat Improvement Project

Fishing Camp - Volunteering with Youth - 2009
Cosponsored with the
Water Sentinels of the Sierra Club

Chapter Programs

• First Cast - teaching youth about coldwater conservation through angling.

• Conservation & Fishing Youth Camps - scholarship cosponsored with the Sangre de Cristo Sierra Club's "Water Sentinel" program for youth

• Great Colorado Rivers Cleanup - Arkansas River - being stewards of the resource!

Past Events & Projects  for 2009
PHOTOS!

• Helped to create the newest TU Chapter in Colorado-Purgatoire River Anglers

• CTU Youth Conservation Camp June 2009 - two teens from our area sent, cosponsored with Water Sentinels of the Sierra Club

• Pre-teen Water Quality & Fishing Camp - June 10 & 17 - sponsored jointly with the Water Sentinels of the Sierra Club

• Yard Sale Fundraiser - June 13

• Arkansas River Parkdale Fishermen's Access Renovation - April

• Conducted raffle to raise funds for Purgatoire River Habitat Improvement Project scheduled for 2010

• Collaborated with members in Trinidad and surrounding area to begin a new Chapter in SE Colorado

• Volunteer Day - tree planting on completed project - April

• River Cleanup on Arkansas River- March & September

Past Events & Projects  for 2008
PHOTOS!

• Volunteer Day - tree planting on completed project

• Conducted raffle to raise funds for Arkansas River Habitat Improvement Project

• Cosponsored two youths to CTU's Youth Conservation Camp in June with Sangre de Cristo Sierra Club

• Cosponsored Fishing Camp for nine youths in July for four mornings with Sangre de Cristo Sierra Club, Huerfano County 4-H and Fountain Creek Water Sentinels.

• Represented at HARP's Fishing Demo Day - July 12

• 3rd Annual Sporting Goods Yard Sale Fundraiser

• Organized effort to fundraise for the Arkansas River Habitat Improvement Project. Collaborated with Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter and Cheyenne Mtn Chapter on this project.

• Arkansas River Spring Cleanup
  Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m.-noon

• CTU River Cleanup, Fall 2008