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2017 Chapter Picnic

Posted in Meetings on May 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

AMCTU and Iron Furnace Chapter are once again co-hosting a chapter picnic at Dr. Walter Dick Park (“the fly project”) in Brookville on May 23, 2017starting at 6 pm.

AMCTU provides the meat and Iron Furnace furnishes the table settings and the fixings. All we ask is that you bring a dish to share and a good appetite. Also bring your gear along as there is always time after we eat to do some fishing. We will be eating at 6 pm so arrive early and do some fishing or eat then fish.

Please come out and join in the fun and meet some of our TU friends. RSVP is not required but appreciated; contact George Kutskel at 814-771-4022 or maksak@comcast.net just so we have enough burgers and hot dogs.

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March Membership Program

Posted in Meetings on March 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The next membership meeting/monthly program is Tuesday March 21, 2017 at the Community Room in Martins Grocery Store in DuBois starting at 7 pm. March’s program will feature Shannon White.

Shannon is a PhD candidate at Penn State University and has been conducting fascinating telemetry studies of the movement of brook trout. Shannon has a great blog about her research at thetroutlook.com.

Come learn how trout really think and how far they really travel. We are sure that this will be an informative and fun presentation.

This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. For more information call George Kutskel at 814-371-9290

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February Membership Program

Posted in Meetings on February 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The next membership meeting/monthly program will be Tuesday February 21, 2017 at the Community Room in Martins Grocery Store in DuBois starting at 7 pm. February’s program will feature Kylie Maland and Luke Bobnar of the Western PA Conservancy (WPC) Watershed Conservation Program.

They will present their efforts to incorporate more green, sustainable practices into stream restoration efforts. Project examples include using vegetative elements (a.k.a. soil bioengineering) in restoration practices to provide cost-effective and resilient alternatives and/or supplements to traditional methods (like log and stone structures for in-stream habitat and bank stabilization) to provide even more ecological services and habitat benefits to those projects. They will also discuss large woody materials (LWM) projects in the Allegheny National Forest and how those are developing.

WPC was also recently awarded a Coldwater Heritage Partnership Planning Grant to study the watersheds of Clear Creek State Park and State Forest, so they will discuss that process and hopefully recruit some interested volunteers to assist with the effort.

This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. For more information call George Kutskel at 814-371-9290.

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Fly Tying Roundtable Photos

Posted in Meetings on January 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Thanks for a great turn-out at our Fly Tying Roundtable. Lots of flies were tied and lots of advice was given out – some of it was even true!

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January Membership Program

Posted in Meetings on January 13, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Please note: Due scheduling conflict, this meeting will be held on Thursday January 19.

How would you like to learn some different fly patterns or how to use that tying tool? Do you wish you knew how to make your own flies for fishing? The Allegheny Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be hosting its annual Fly Tying Roundtable 7 pm on ~~Tuesday January 17, 2017~~ Thursday January 19 in the community room at Martins Grocery in DuBois. We will have several expert tyers on hand demonstrating various techniques. Information will also be available to our upcoming fly tying class to start in February. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge.

For more information please call George Kutskel at 814-371-9290 or email maksak@comcast .net

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted in Banquet, Events, Meetings, Projects on November 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The officers and directors wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a warm Holiday season. We recently held our re organization meeting at Hoss’s in DuBois, during that meeting it was decided that committee assignments would be made at a special meeting at Martin’s on November 9^th. Here are some of the major changes for the new year. Matt Marusiak will be the newsletter editor as well as the web site editor. We voted to have 4 newsletters sent to all our members per year going forward. The first one should be going out soon so those who do not have email receive the same information as you are. Kelly Williams will be the banquet chair and is our social media (facebook) person. To keep up with any news please follow us on Facebook. Once again this year plans are in the works for a special meeting on the banquet planning to be held on January 3^rd at the DuBois Nursing Home. Anyone with a desire to share their knowledge or ideas is welcome to attend this session at 7PM. We also discussed ideas to increase participation in the chapter and some major changes are in play as follows. (more…)

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Celebrating 50 years of Conservation 1966-2016

Posted in Banquet, Meetings on March 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Banquet news

The time is quickly approaching for our 50th annual fundraiser.
If you have not yet sent your reservation in please do so before Monday March 28th. Kelly is still taking phone calls for our last minute guest. Her number is 814-591-1299. I want to thank the members who have donated a prize or basket to be raffled off at the event. If you wish to make up a bucket prize there is still time to do so, but we will be going to print this Friday March 25th with all the donors and sponsorships. So if you have an item please let me know ASAP by emailing me at maksak@comcast.net We can make arrangements on how best to get the item to the Falls Creek Eagles.

The line up will be different this year at the dinner so please take a moment and walk around before buying tickets as in the past. We will be having silent auction items as well as several new small games of chance. We also will be accepting credit cards as well so not to worry about running out of cash.

Chapter Meetings

Our next meeting is April 13th at 7pm at Martins Grocery Store in their community room. We have Tom Doman from Penns Creek Guides coming to talk about Penns Creek fishing. I would like to see a great turnout for Tom as we have had some great presentations lately and very few members in attendance.
The Chapter picnic and fishing will be Wednesday May 18th at Walter Dick Park in Brookville. Once again the chapter will provide the meat and everyone bring a covered dish to share. This is held with the Iron Furnace Chapter so it’s a good chance to meet some new friends.

Hope to see you at one or all of the above events.

Tight Lines
George Kutskel, President

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March 2016 Membership Meeting

Posted in Meetings on March 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »

The Allegheny Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday March 9, 2016 at 7 pm at Martins Grocery Store in DuBois. The presentation will be on invasive aquatic species and their effects on anglers.

Sara Stahlman from PA Sea Grant will be here talking about Lake Eire and Western Pennsylvania. The spread of these invasives is a concern for all anglers. Everyone is welcome.

We will also have information for the big 50^th anniversary fundraiser at the Falls Creek Eagles on April 2^nd.

For more information call George Kutskel at 814-371-9290

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February 2016 Meetings

Posted in Meetings on February 1, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Please note the following AMCTU meetings for February:

The next board meeting be Wednesday February 3 at the DuBois Nursing Home starting at 7 pm.

The next membership meeting/monthly program will be Wednesday February 10 at the Community Room in Martins Grocery Store in DuBois starting at 7 pm. February’s program will feature Kylie Maland, Western PA Conservancy Watershed Manager. Kylie will present on WPC watershed conservation projects in the upper Allegheny and Lake Erie watersheds. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.

For more information call George Kutskel at 814-371-9290.

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