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Written by NutmegTrout21702Jun, 2015

Farmington River Fishing Cancelled, Join us on the Pequonnock.

Fly Tying at Chuck’s, Tues evening, June 9, 2015, 7 PM Trumbull. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com. The fly tying group will meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 7-9 pm. The cost is $2.00 per session to cover the cost of materials. Email cmacmath59@yahoo.com with questions or additional information. All are welcome, beginners are encouraged to attend. Vises, tools and materials are available if needed.

Fishing Meetup Weekend, Fri-Sat-Sunday, for June12-14, 2015 is cancelled. This event has been rescheduled to one day, June 13th.

Fishing Meetup Scheduled for Sat, June13, 2015 on the Pequonnock, 10AM to 3 PM. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com or text to 203-260-1829 for details and to RSVP. Bring your waders, gear, food and drinks; spin or fly fishing allowed. Meet near the river and Whitney Ave in Trumbull.

Chapter meeting, Tues, June 16, 2015, 6:00 – 9 PM, at Lake Mohegan Cascades for fishing and BBQ. The club will provide the hot dogs and you bring the chips, side dish, or dessert, and your beverages. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com or text to 203-260-1829 for details or to RSVP. Bring your fishing gear too! Reach the Cascades parking from Morehouse Hwy in Fairfield in the Lake Mohegan area.

Volunteers will be needed, all ages, on Sat, June 20^th, to continue the knotweed eradication work near the Mill River. Bring your work gloves and boots; the cutting tools and bottled water will be supplied for this work session. Meet at 9 AM at the footbridge on Congress St between Easton and Fairfield. Contact Chuck Petrucelli at chuckp@optonline.net for details and RSVP.

Fly Tying at Chuck’s, Tues evening, June 23, 2015, 7 PM Trumbull. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com.

Fishing Meetup, July 11, 2015, 10 AM to 3 PM, Dave and Tristan Wilgan to lead group in a search for Smallmouth Bass

Fishing Meetup, Aug TBD, 2015, a weekday evening, Dave Edgeworth to lead in Shelton. Bring your canoe or kayak.

Written by NutmegTrout21714May, 2015

Patagonia Adventures at Chapter meeting, May 19, Port 5, Bridgeport

Bill Closs will discuss his recent trip to Patagonia, Argentina, for our May meeting.

Bill Closs is a lifelong fly fisherman, with many fly fishing adventures and trips to all of the New England States, as well as, New York, Penn., Montana, Georgia, Florida, Alaska, Michigan, Quebec, Canada, Kamchatka, Russia, and Patagonia, Argentina, and Belize. Trips to the Amazon and Mongolia are scheduled for 2016. Many of these trips have been made by private plane that he flies for business and pleasure. Yes, he has even joined our Nutmeg TU group on our past outings to the Catskills.

He owns property 10 minutes from the Farmington River near Riverton, CT, and in Rangeley, Maine where he fly fishes extensively in both places.

The presentation on Patagonia is approx. 50 pictures of rafting, camping, and fishing the Alumine and Le Mas Rivers in Patagonia, Argentina. The base camp lodge for the fishing group is also a working cattle ranch.

Bill Closs is a fellow angler and his presentation will consist of a brief review of pictures and commentary, and then he will be open to questions and discussion.

Bring your questions! If you have ever wanted to fish outside of the US, this is an excellent opportunity to find out how you might accomplish this type of travel!

Written by NutmegTrout21714May, 2015

Some news from National TU!

2015 TU Northeast Regional Meeting Providence, RI – May 30, 31

Saturday and Sunday workshops in Providence, RI.

The Northeast Regional Meeting is a great way to meet people like us who have taken an active role in leading our chapters and councils.

http://www.tu.org/sites/default/files/2015%20Northeast%20Regional%20Meeting%20-Draft%20Agenda.pdf

Take the Survey and Share it with Your Members and You Could Win a Helios 2!

In an effort to better understand our members, Trout Unlimited is surveying our entire membership. The survey should take only about 30 minutes to complete and when you finish you’ll be entered into a drawing to win the grand prize of a custom TU Helios 2 fly rod, custom TU Vedavoo slingpack, custom TU Cortland Line, a TU hat, and an assortment of flies.

By taking this survey you are helping us serve you and your interests when it comes to conservation, fishing and opinions on critical issues impacting trout and salmon.

You have only until May 21 to complete the survey and be entered into the drawing. Don’t wait. Take it today and share the survey link with your members in chapter newsletters, on your website and Facebook account, and more.

Written by NutmegTrout21714May, 2015

Aquatic center leads pack for South Park, pending final decision, Easton Courier

The town-owned property on South Park Avenue commanded center stage once again at the May 7 Board of Selectmen meeting with updates and modifications and a new proposal.

The three selectmen inched closer to making a decision on the future of the 29-acre property the town paid $6.1 million to purchase in 2008 to prevent dense development. The town still owes roughly $5 million on it since the final option for the New England Prayer Center, which intended to buy it, fell through last year.

Additionally, the selectmen denied a petition for a Town Meeting to adopt a land use ordinance requiring Town Meeting approval of the acquisition of property valued at $10,000 or more. If the ordinance were in effect, the Town Meeting would make the decision on the property. (See related article.)

Most, but not all, of the residents who packed the conference room at Town Hall for the meeting oppose the sale of the property and want to keep it as open space or a park.

The selectmen have heard five proposals since the New England Prayer Center lost its final option to purchase the property after six years and several lawsuits.

Written by NutmegTrout21714May, 2015

Fly Tying and Fishing Continue

Fly Tying at Chuck’s, Tues evening, May 28, 2015, 7 PM Trumbull. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com.

Fishing Meetup Weekend, Fri-Sat-Sunday, June 12-14, 2015, Chuck MacMath to lead, cmacmath59@yahoo.com or text to 203-260-1829 for details and RSVP. Place: Peoples State Forest, you have to make your arrangements for a camping spot to stay over. RSVP to Chuck MacMath no later than May 22^nd. Let him know if you are going to join for a day or the weekend. There will be no formal plans unless he receives 5 or 6 RSVP’s by May 22.

Fishing Meetup: Member news.

Members, if you have a favorite fishing spot that you would like to share with the Nutmeg TU Group, please contact Rich Rosen, rhrosen@aol.com , to set up a date for your event.

Written by NutmegTrout21707May, 2015

Chapter meeting, Tues, May 19, 2015, 7 PM, at Port 5, Bridgeport

Bill Closs will discuss his recent trip to Patagonia, Argentina, for our May meeting.

He owns property 10 minutes from the Farmington River near Riverton, CT, and in Rangeley, Maine where he fly fishes extensively in both places.

Bill Closs is a fellow angler and his presentation will consist of a brief review of pictures and commentary, and then he will be open to questions and discussion.

Bring your questions! If you have ever wanted to fish outside of the US, this is an excellent opportunity to find out how you might accomplish this type of travel!

Written by NutmegTrout21707May, 2015

Fly tying and Fishing continue!

Fly Tying at Chuck’s, Tues evening, May 28, 2015, 7 PM Trumbull. Contact Chuck MacMath at cmacmath59@yahoo.com.

Fishing Meetup: Member news.

Members, if you have a favorite fishing spot that you would like to share with the Nutmeg TU Group, please contact Rich Rosen, rhrosen@aol.com , to set up a date for your event.

Written by NutmegTrout21727Apr, 2015

Election of officers May 5

Nutmeg’s annual election of chapter officers is by the chapter’s Board of Directors at its May meeting which is Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Fairfield Public Library.

Here are our current candidates for the 2015-2016:

President –Chuck Petruccelli
Vice President – Chuck MacMath
Secretary – Rich Rosen
Treasurer – Phil Jacques
Membership – Ed Grzeda
Newsletter and Web – Cheryl Groesbeck
TIC – Dave Edgeworth
Social media – Jerry Goldstein
Conservation – Open
Program head – Open
Fund Raising – Open
Co-Treasurer – Open

Additional nominations must be received in writing no later than April 30, 2015, by sending an email to chuckp@optonline.net.

Written by NutmegTrout21727Apr, 2015

Limestone Club trip May 6

Nutmeg TU has reserved the Limestone Trout Club in Canaan for Wednesday, May 6; maximum of 30 people. The fee will be $20.

There are still about a dozen spaces open. 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.

• Their 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).

The $20 would apply only to Anglers. 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 NutmegTrout21722Apr, 2015

Fly tying April 28

The next date for Fly Tying at Chuck MacMath’s house is Tuesday, April 28, 7 to 9 p.m.

The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Chuck’s house.

The cost is $2 per session to cover the cost of materials.

Email cmacmath59@yahoo.com with questions or additional information.

All are welcome, beginners are encouraged to attend. Vises, tools and materials are available if needed.