Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young”
by Rusty Dunn
“Of all feathers required for fly dressing, the hackle is the most important and, unfortunately, the most difficult to procure.” –F.M. Halford, 1886 in Floating Flies and How to Dress Them
How times have changed. If Halford could visit a fly shop today, he would be astonished. The quality and variety of modern dry fly hackle is extraordinary. Colors that used to be as rare as the crown jewels are now as common as a knockoff Rolex. How did it happen? A handful of meticulous, observant, and persistent fly tyers raised chickens for decades, choosing and breeding at each generation only birds with the best quality of hackle. Such ‘selective breeding’ yielded today’s birds having long uniform feathers with thin flexible stems and short, stiff, glassy barbs. Read More
It Takes Many Folks to Get to Perfect
Last Updated: June 11, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Topf Well
Many thanks to the many people who helped make the Lowery Creek work day close to perfect.
About 20 volunteers showed up to plant 65 or so oak trees on the new Cates easement on Lowery Creek. This is a healthy brook trout stream, one of the sources of DNR wild brood stock, and the trees will help maintain cold water temps. Read More
Adams Midge
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by Rusty Dunn
“Of all feathers required for fly dressing, the hackle is the most important and, unfortunately, the most difficult to procure.” –F.M. Halford, 1886 in Floating Flies and How to Dress Them
How times have changed. If Halford could visit a fly shop today, he would be astonished. The quality and variety of modern dry fly hackle is extraordinary. Colors that used to be as rare as the crown jewels are now as common as a knockoff Rolex. How did it happen? A handful of meticulous, observant, and persistent fly tyers raised chickens for decades, choosing and breeding at each generation only birds with the best quality of hackle. Such ‘selective breeding’ yielded today’s birds having long uniform feathers with thin flexible stems and short, stiff, glassy barbs. Read More
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New Members – June 2024
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Newscasts – May 2024
Last Updated: June 11, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
This issue is filled with great information, including:
Posted: May 8, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Elections and updates on local trout streams – Our May 14 Meeting
Please arrive early – a meeting so action-packed it starts at 6:30!
The last TU meeting until September is on Tuesday, May 14, at Schwoegler’s on Grand Canyon Drive with dinner and drinks available from 5:30 p.m. on.
BUT THE BUSINESS MEETING AND SPEAKERS WILL START AT 6:30 INSTEAD OF 7.
We have a full, worthwhile, and fun agenda::
See below for more details on all these speakers and topics.
And please be sure to arrive by 6:30. Read More
Posted: May 8, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Board Elections at the May Meeting
The Nominating Committee of the SWTU Board presents the following slate of candidates for the election to be held at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 14.
Four open Director positions:
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Posted: May 8, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Remembering Jim Kanvik
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Congrats to Brian Counselman: Teach of the Year
We were please to see the news of Brian Counselman’s well-deserved accolades. Chapter member Dave Fowler has worked with Brian to support Project Green Teen for several years and had this to say:
“Brian definitely deserves the Teacher of the Year award. It’s been great working with Brian on PGT over the past several years. He had big shoes to fill with Tina’s retirement, but he hit the ground running and never looked back. From my perspective, the transition was really smooth. He’s been able to put his own spin on the program and the PGT students seem to thrive under his guidance. I feel good that PGT has a great future under Brian’s leadership.”
Posted: May 8, 2024 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Learn What Your Board’s Been Up To – May 2024
Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each newsletter. (Note that you may need to click the “Last Modified” header at the top to sort the list with the latest minutes at the top.)
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