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Written by NutmegTrout21714May, 2018

Sign up now for May 23 Limestone Club trip – SORRY, SOLD OUT

WE HAD A LIMITED NUMBER OF OPENINGS & THEY HAVE BEEN FILLED.  SORRY.

Please join us on one of our many other Nutmeg Trout trips.

Nutmeg TU has reserved the Limestone Trout Club in Canaan for Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

The fee is $50. Those who wish to attend should RSVP to Rich Rosen at rhrosen@aol.com.

Those wanting to car pool will meet at the Park and Ride near Rt. 8 and Hawley Lane;  be there before 7 a.m. to carpool. Bring your gear, lunch,  and beverages.

This event is rain or shine.

Ponds to Challenge All Levels

Limestone Trout Club offers six ponds from which anglers may choose. Two man-made ponds, Home Pools, are located near the clubhouse providing easy access well suited for the novice fly fisher. Another man-made pond, Spruce Pond, also located near the clubhouse, provides exciting dry-fly fishing when the trout are rising.

Three other large ponds were once limestone quarries. They are spring fed and quite deep, providing trout with yearlong refuge and fly fishers with sport throughout the season, both on top and sub-surface. Two of the ponds, Birch and Pine, may be fished from rowboats provided by the club. Cedar pond, the most challenging, has a number of ideal casting sites that add an exciting dimension to the Limestone experience.

The ponds are regularly stocked with rainbow, brown, and brook trout. An occasional stocking of tiger trout may surprise the angler with an unexpected fierce strike. Golden trout also may contribute to an environment unique to Limestone.

Guest anglers (and other visitors) can arrive at the club from 8 a.m. The gate will be unlocked so they should drive up to the Clubhouse. A club member will greet Nutmeg anglers.

• The insurance carrier requires all guests to sign a waiver which will be available at sign-in.

• There will be a still water orientation about 8:30 or 9:00.

• Fly Fishing only.

• Most of the fishing is from the shore. There are two lakes each with two row boats. No other watercraft are allowed. You cannot use your personal watercraft. You do not need waders but I suggest sturdy, preferably water proof shoes because of some marshy areas and the early morning dew.

• They have 3 deep (70+ feet) quarry ponds and 3 shallow ponds providing a variety of venues and conditions.

• While most members practice catch and release, catch and kill is allowed. We can cover the details at the briefing.

• They have a stove, refrigerator, and microwave in the Clubhouse. Also, grills with both propane and charcoal for your use (we have the fuel).

If others attend but do not fish, there are plenty of trails to walk, a comfortable club house to sit and read, and some antique stores within driving distance.

Written by NutmegTrout21713May, 2018

IF4 benefits veterans Wednesday

The International Fly Fishing Film Festival will come to Stony Creek Brewery in Branford Wednesday, May 16, to benefit four organizations that help veterans through fishing.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The film begins at 6:30 p.m.

Hosted by Take a Vet Fishing, the screening also benefits Rivers of Recovery, Veteran Angler Charters and The Fishing Outreach Program.

Tickets are $15 in advance, available here. If tickets remain, they can be purchased at the door for $18.

Click here to watch organizers Sean Callinan and Ray Luhn discuss the event on Yankee Fisherman on the HAN Network, hosted by John Kovach of Nutmeg TU.

For more information, please contact event organizer at info@flyfilmfest.com.

Sonny Yu will explain catching shad with a fly rod at the next meeting of Nutmeg TU Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Port 5, 69 Brewster St., Briidgeport.
Written by NutmegTrout21704May, 2018

Learn to fly fish for shad May 15

Sonny Yu will explain catching shad with a fly rod at the next meeting of Nutmeg TU Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Port 5, 69 Brewster St., Briidgeport.
Sonny Yu will explain catching shad with a fly rod at the next meeting of Nutmeg TU Tuesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at Port 5, 69 Brewster St., Briidgeport.

Sonny Yu will share his passion for Fly Fishing for American Shad at the next open meeting of the Nutmeg Chapter of Trout Unlimited, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Port 5, 69 Brewster St., Bridgeport.

The talk is open to anglers of all styles, spin or fly, and one need not be a Trout Unlimited member to attend.

The annual American Shad run is historic in Connecticut and many anglers look forward to it each spring. The shad swim up the Connecticut River and its tributaries and anglers await opportunities to hook into these aggressive fish which would test their backing.

Sonny grew up fishing, and his love for the sport brought him to the Chicopee River in Western Massachusetts, where he encountered fly fishing and American shad. He purchased a fly rod combo, slowly learned the essentials of fly fishing, and never looked back.

Sonny has written an ebook to share his passion to chase American Shad with the fly rod. His ebook contains all the essential information which includes detailed instructions and maps to successfully catch shad with a single-handed or two-handed fly rod. In addition to his ebook, Sonny also offer shad flies and guide service during the shad run, and enjoys introducing others to the fishery.

At the end of the presentation, Sonny will hold a free drawing and one lucky angler will have a chance to win a copy of his ebook and a half dozen shad flies.

More information about Sonny Yu and his fishing adventures can be found through his website, http://www.flyfishingshad.blogspot.com./

 

Easton teens and Joel Barlow High School seniors Stephan Dow and Michael Waugh recently organized an led a cleanup of the Mill River. — Easton Courier
Written by NutmegTrout21704May, 2018

Easton teens clean Mill River

Easton teens and Joel Barlow High School seniors Stephan Dow and Michael Waugh recently organized an led a cleanup of the Mill River. — Easton Courier
Easton teens and Joel Barlow High School seniors Stephan Dow and Michael Waugh recently organized an led a cleanup of the Mill River. — Easton Courier

Two teenagers from Easton, both fly anglers and members of the Nutmeg Chapter of Trout Unlimited, recently organized a cleanup of the Mill River.

Stephan Dow and Michael Waugh, with volunteers the recruited and led, removed some 360 pounds to trash from the river.

Click here to read a story from The Easton Courier.

Nutmeg TU thanks Stephan and Michael for their efforts.

 

 

Families gather at a Milford Children's Trout Derby. — Milford Mirror Photo
Written by NutmegTrout21704May, 2018

50th Milford Trout Derby Saturday

Families gather at a Milford Children's Trout Derby. — Milford Mirror Photo
Families gather at a Milford Children’s Trout Derby. — Milford Mirror Photo

The 50th Milford Children’s Trout Derby will be held Saturday, May 5, but the future of the event could be in jeopardy, the Milford Mirror reports.

A major sponsor may not return, and the Milford Striped Bass Club will need money to stage the 51st event.

Saturday’s derby is dedicated to Bob Mahoney, a founder, who passed away April 28. Donations in his memory may be made to the Milford Striped Bass Club to support the Children’s Trout Derby.

Ryan Welsh and David Ader, who netted the fish, display Ryan's first trout and first fish on the fly rod during a Nutmeg TU outing in the Doc Skerlick Area of the Saugatuck River on March 31.
Written by NutmegTrout21727Apr, 2018

Good day on the Saugatuck

Ryan Welsh and David Ader, who netted the fish, display Ryan's first trout and first fish on the fly rod during a Nutmeg TU outing in the Doc Skerlick Area of the Saugatuck River on March 31.
Ryan Welsh and David Ader, who netted the fish, display Ryan’s first trout and first fish on the fly rod during a Nutmeg TU outing in the Doc Skerlick Area of the Saugatuck River on March 31.

 

Nutmeg TU recently hosted one of its fishing trips, held almost monthly, this time on the Saugatuck River in Westport.

David Ader and John Kovach of Nutmeg led the trip, and father and son due of Joe and Ryan Welsh of Shelton both had success in the fly-only area along Ford Road.

Joe Welsh caught this brown during a Nutmeg TU outing on the Saugatuck River March 31.
Joe Welsh caught this brown during a Nutmeg TU outing on the Saugatuck River March 31.

Written by NutmegTrout21727Apr, 2018

Nutmeg TU board meets May 1

Want to help shape the present and future of Nutmeg TU? Come to the next Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the Shared Space Study Room at the Fairfield Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield.

The board plans the programs, speakers, cleanups, fishing trips and other activities of Nutmeg TU. Help is needed in all aspects of running the chapter, and on levels from volunteer to coordination to chairman.

Contact President Rich Rosen at rhrosen@aol.com for more information.

Board meetings are over by 9 p.m. and are held the first Tuesday of the month.

 

 

Ron Merly with a salter brook trout he caught.
Written by NutmegTrout21727Apr, 2018

Tree planting Saturday

Ron Merly with a salter brook trout he caught.

The Sea Run Brook Trout  Coalition will plant trees in Stonington Saturday, the next step in a project that was supported by Nutmeg TU.

Volunteers are needed to help plant some 100 trees will in an area of Anguilla Brook on Saturday, April 28. The Nature Conservancy and DEEP partnered with the landowners to have a dam removed on the property a few years back, revealing a beautiful streambed now in need of thermal protection.

The planting is scheduled for 11 a.m., with a rain date of Sunday, April 29, and a deluge date of Saturday, May 5.

The location is at the end of Lane Way in North Stonington which is right off of Route 1 and looks more like a driveway than a road.

Take shovels, pick axes, pitch bars and anything else that would be helpful in planting trees.