photo: Tiger Trout, Urad Lake Event, August 14, 2022 |
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Conserve, Protect And Restore |
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MEETINGS BACK TO CRESTHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL STARTING IN SEPTEMBER
Starting with the September Chapter Meeting we are back at Cresthill Middle School, with a Zoom simulcast of the live meeting.
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CCTU ANNUAL PICNIC - 2022 |
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Solid turnout for the event. Eleven people participated in the Casting/Golf Tournament. First place prize (Orvis Clearwater fly rod) was won by Buzz Soard. Last place (must have been the wind) was achieved by Dan Nagashima. A consolation prize of a 1.5-hour casting lesson from Clear Creek Fly Casting was awarded to Dan. Special thanks to Barry on getting all the permits in-place for the event and working through all of the Food Truck issues. |
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CCTU SEPTEMBER CHAPTER MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPT 20, 7PM
CRESTHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL & ZOOM SIMULCAST
KIRK DEETER, TROUT MAGAZINE EDITOR, THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF FLY FISHING
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Kirk is the editor of Trout Magazine and an amazing contributor to the sport overall. His first book in this series, The Little Red Book of Fishing, was an instant classic. It has more tips, tricks, and fishing common sense packed into a small package than any other fishing book ever written. Written by Kirk and the late, great Charlie Meyers, this book is one that you will tear the pages out and stick them in your vest. He will be speaking about his sequel book…The Little Black Book of Fly Fishing…written with Chris Hunt…and designed to take you to the next level. Includes Advanced casting, presentation, reading the water, fly selection and more. Kirk is a fascinating speaker and he will deliver a great meeting. He always touches on numerous subjects, often well off the beaten path of his agenda, but always interesting areas of fly fishing, conservation, and more.
The book got delayed by covid, but is now available numerous places, including Amazon
The meeting will be held on Zoom, starting at 7pm on Tuesday, September 20. The Zoom meeting portal will open at 6:45pm, feel free to pop in early and talk with various CCTU members.
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CCTU HIGH ALPINE LAKE ON-THE-WATER SEMINAR & LAKE CLEAN-UP EVENT A SUCCESS! |
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We had a great Alpine Lake event at Urad Lake on Sunday, August 14. We had 28 CCTU members attend the event. They enjoyed Ron Belak’s presentation on alpine lake fishing techniques and tips, fished for about 3 hours and then did about 2 hours of clean-up around the lake. Thanks to Ron Belak for all his insights, John Egan for organizing, and for all the CCTU members who showed up. Most everyone caught fish, and a lot of them brought a Tiger Trout to their net. They also braved a couple of storms in the afternoon as well as a tough drive back down to town. Look forward to doing it again next year and doing more combo fishing/clean-up events in 2023.
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CCTU OCTOBER CHAPTER MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7PM
CRESTHILL MIDDLE SCHOOL & ZOOM SIMULCAST
CHRIS KRUEGER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLY DESIGN. TAKING THE GUESS WORK OUT OF STREAMER FISHING – TIPS FOR SUCCESS
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Chris Krueger is a fly designer out of Fort Collins, CO where he owns and operates Rocky Mountain Fly Design (www.rockymountainflydesign.com). A teacher by day and a fly tier by night, Chris spends much of the year working with youth, teaching fly tying, demonstrating at shows, and tying commercially. He is a signature fly designer with Montana Fly Company, and a pro team member at Regal Engineering and Whiting Farms. Chris enjoys fishing throughout the Rockies, but his passion is throwing streamers to predatory fish…and is a streamer specialist both fishing and tying. He will reveal his key streamer secrets and tricks in his presentation “Taking the Guess Work Out of Streamer Fishing – Tips for Success”. Don’t miss this invaluable dive into an area where we all can grow our fly fishing skillset. Pick up some of his amazing streamers, check out tying videos and more at his website www.rockymountainflydesign.com
The meeting will be held in-person at the Cresthill Middle School cafeteria, with doors opening at 6:30pm. Cresthill Middle School is located one block south of Highlands Ranch High School….9195 Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130.
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COME FISH WITH US EVENTS - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18 |
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CCTU’s monthly Come Fish With Us program continues on September 18, 2022. It is always great if you can RSVP to David Coward at dpcoward@hotmail.com, but you can also just show up that day.
The Come Fish With Us program is designed for chapter members and non-members to explore local fisheries with experienced chapter members also there to answer questions, offer tips, and provide help on casting, fly selection, hooking, playing and landing fish. Lake Lehow is a private lake (Denver Water) that is heavily stocked with bass, panfish, and trout.
Lake Lehow can be entered from the east side of the Waterton Canyon Parking Lot. Take the Wadsworth exit south to Waterton Road, left into the parking lot. Veer to the right as you enter (toward van/trailer parking) and drive east down the dirt road to the green gate in back. A CCTU representative will be at the gate at the designated start time for an additional 5-10 minutes. The gate chain will then be “soft locked” for any late arrivals. If you arrive after the start time, please redo the chain “soft lock” before proceeding to the lake.
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CCTU TRIPS - OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE - UPDATE |
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A letter to CCTU Membership from Harlan Hussman, CCTU Board of Directors:
To each of you who attended these trips, meeting and getting to know you was by far the most rewarding part the fishing adventures to “the Ark.” My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you!
But be assured I am planning on a similar program for the 2023 fishing year. What it will be is at this point a completely blank slate. Here are some ideas in no particular order:
- Do what we did this year and continue to explore the Arkansas River.
- Do what we did this year, but explore a different river system.
- Change it up a bit and explore a different river with each trip.
- Something else?
With that I’d love to hear constructive feedback on the trips from this year, and your ideas on what we should do next year:
- What did you like about this year’s trips?
- What should we change as compared to trips we did this year?
- What would you like to see in this program for next year?
If you have any questions, any comments, any feedback, any ideas for next year, or if you just want to touch base, please do reach out to me. I’d love to hear from you!
We hope to see you at a chapter meeting over the winter, and looking forward to reconnecting with you on fishing trips when we ramp this program up again in 2023!
Harlan can be reached at: harlan.husmann@outlook.com or (701) 893-6068.
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CONTACT:
If you know someone who might quality, have them contact Reel Recovery at info@reelrecovery.org or 800-699-4490.
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Due to cancellations for their next Retreat, our friends at Reel Recovery have 7 openings for men recovering from cancer. Reel Recovery is a national non-profit organization that conducts fly-fishing retreats for men recovering from cancer. Their mission is to help men in the recovery process by sharing with them the healing powers of the sport of fly-fishing, while providing a safe, supportive environment to explore their personal experiences with cancer, with others who share their stories. Retreats are offered at no cost to the participants and are led by professional facilitators and expert fly-fishing instructors. Reel Recovery provides all meals, lodging and fly-fishing equipment, and no previous fishing experience is required. A maximum of 14 men are invited to participate. The Retreat runs from 4pm Monday, Sept 26 to 2pm Wednesday, Sept 28.
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CCTU EVERYDAY FUNDRAISING VEHICLES
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King Soopers Card Program – Link up your King Soopers Rewards Card to CCTU for their Community Rewards program and get King Soopers donations flowing to the Chapter. Requires no ongoing effort on your part. Set up is very simple….check the CCTU website at CCTU Website for the directions how to link your King Soopers card to Community Rewards donations to CCTU.
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Amazon Smile - Amazon Smile provides .5% of the price of your Amazon purchase to the charitable organization of your choice. When buying something from Amazon, simply go to the Amazon Smile website (https://smile.amazon.com) to sign into your Amazon account, rather than going to Amazon.com. Once you sign into your Amazon account via the Amazon Smile website, you will be transported to the Amazon website and all purchases will register for the .5% donation to CCTU.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETREAT PHOTOS - August 2022 |
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Board of Directors dinner |
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9/12 Bear Creek Electroshocking with CPW
9/16 Bear Creek Electroshocking with CPW
9/20 CCTU Membership meeting (in person - Cresthill Middle School)
10/4 CCTU BOD Meeting, Virtual Meeting via Zoom, 7-8:30pm
10/18 CCTU Membership meeting (in person - Cresthill Middle School)
SAVE THE DATE - DECEMBER 13, 2022
Holiday Party Potluck - Cresthill Middle School
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Cutthroat Chapter Trout Unlimited
1285 Nightfire Circle
Castle Rock, CO 80104
(720) 584-9396
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