Rocky River Chapter Trout Unlimited
Charlotte, North Carolina
We Conserve, Protect and Sustain our
Coldwater Natural Resources
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Due to Corvid 19 :
HALL OF FAME WEEKEND APRIL 17-18, 2020 IN BRYSON CITY
Bryson City, NC – The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians 5th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Fryemont Inn, located at 245 Fryemont Street in Bryson City. Reservations are required and may be made by using the order form on flyfishingmuseum.org/fame or e-mailing info@flyfishingmuseum.org.or calling 828-488-3681. The cost is $40 per person. Please note this is a change from past years' luncheons to an evening event. A 'Meet and Greet' will be held from 5:00 - 6:00 pm, when dinner will be served. Master of Ceremonies for the evening is John Reinhardt, TN 5 Rivers Coordinator and President of the Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited. A Friday, April 17 a pre-event ‘Lagers with Legends’ fundraiser will be held at Mountain Layers Brewery, 90 Everett Street, beginning at 7 pm. Each inductee will select a beer to be renamed after them during the event, and Mountain Layers will donate $1 per renamed beer sold during the evening. The event will honor the inductees and raise funds for Casting Carolinas, and the Museum. There will be a raffle and silent auction also at this event. No cover charge. Bryson City is one hour west of Asheville; two hours from Knoxville, Greenville/Spartanburg and Chattanooga; and three hours from Atlanta and Charlotte. Hall of Fame inductees The 2020 Hall of Fame inductees are (left to right): Jackie Green, Don Kirk, Davy Wotton, Ryan Harman, and Malcolm Leaphart. Dave Whitlock (2019 Hall of Fame) is also being inducted. For more information about the inductees, visit flyfishingmuseum.org/fame For 2021 nominations, the Museum Hall of Fame nomination forms may be obtained from the museum website or pick up a hard copy at the museum. Categories include: Ambassador, Communications, Crafts, Humanity, Conservation and Recreation.
Fall Alarka 2019 |
March 2020 Fly of the Month
Ginger Klinkhamer
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Tan Klinkhamer
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Fly of the Month 04.20
Imagine the trigger mechanism in a trout’s brain when they spot an insect abdomen and tail hanging below the surface of a suspended mayfly. A nymph or pupa rises to the surface to hatch and go airborne to find a mate to ultimately reproduce. However, it takes a little time to clear the shuck, get the wings deployed, dried and ready for flight. While the insect is laboring through this stage of change or emerging, the inset is highly vulnerable. The trout see the abdomen and tail hanging just below the surface and take advantage of this moment of preparation for flight. Scientists and anglers describe the insect as an emerger. BAM! The emerger had little chance and no future with the strike. Thus, insects hatch in numbers which ups the odds that some survive to continue the brood and the species. Its nature’s way!
Klinkhammer
Tom Adams and Alen Baker
References:
Internet; Jack McNeary RRTU Beginner’s Fly Tying Class
Imagine the trigger mechanism in a trout’s brain when they spot an insect abdomen and tail hanging below the surface of a suspended mayfly. A nymph or pupa rises to the surface to hatch and go airborne to find a mate to ultimately reproduce. However, it takes a little time to clear the shuck, get the wings deployed, dried and ready for flight. While the insect is laboring through this stage of change or emerging, the inset is highly vulnerable. The trout see the abdomen and tail hanging just below the surface and take advantage of this moment of preparation for flight. Scientists and anglers describe the insect as an emerger. BAM! The emerger had little chance and no future with the strike. Thus, insects hatch in numbers which ups the odds that some survive to continue the brood and the species. Its nature’s way!
Klinkhammer
Tom Adams and Alen Baker
References:
Internet; Jack McNeary RRTU Beginner’s Fly Tying Class
