Chapter Activities

Poudre Clean up Crew Oct 21, 2006 photo by Doc Sheets

River Cleanup

Rocky Mountain Flycasters continues to be involved in helping to clean up our local rivers. Colorado Trout Unlimited sponsors an annual Great Colorado Rivers Cleanup coordinated with local chapters throughout Colorado where on one or two days of the year hundreds of TU chapter volunteers are out on the rivers removing trash from in and around Colorado rivers.

It is usually a great time for all involved and only takes a morning for our chapter to put in a hundred hours of volunteer time. This year, we completed our cleanup on September 15th and followed our work with a picnic lunch.

We have here a few reports from previous years so you can see some of our activities. See our river cleanups.

Future guardian of cold-water resources

Sylvan Dale Picnic September 24, 2006

The Sylvan Dale Picnic is an opportunity for members and their families to get together, socialize, share some tips, and do some fun fishing in the ponds and Big Thompson river. Rocky Mountain Flycasters held their annual Sylvan Dale Ranch Picnic on September 24. Activities included a picnic lunch with hamburgers, hot dogs and non-alcoholic beverages. Ken Eis will provided some tips on casting and some of the finer points of wading a river (too late for Paul Wehr who took a non-injury tumble in the river.) Catch-and-release fishing on the Big Thompson and Sylvan Dale's ponds provided opportunities to bring in a few fish. Photo gallery. The companionship and food were great!

photo by Dave Piske

Phantom Canyon Trail work

Trail maintenance in Phantom Canyon by Rocky Mountain Flycasters volunteers has been an important part of our preservation work. Some articles about our involvement with The Nature Conservancy can be found on our Phantom Canyon page and our Phantom Canyon Trail page.

Eagles Nest Open Space

The Rocky Mountain Flycasters Chapter of Trout Unlimited has developed a long-term project to assist with the restoration of the section of the North Fork Cache la Poudre River that runs through the Larimer County Eagle’s Nest Open Space. The Eagle’s Nest Open Space is located just south of The Forks in the Livermore area. See recent project activities.

Colorado Youth Outdoors

Our chapter participated in the Colorado Youth Outdoors’ fly fishing-related programs at three Loveland high schools. The programs teach students and their parents the basics of fly tying, rod building, and fly fishing. Click here to see the action.