Rocky River Chapter Trout Unlimited
Charlotte, North Carolina
We Conserve, Protect and Sustain our
Coldwater Natural Resources
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Fly of the Month
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Tim's Waterboatman
Fly of the Month 06.25 - Water Boatman
Water boatmen, or corixids, are slender, oval, streamlined water bugs that swim with long, oarlike hind legs that have fine hairs. The back is flattened and has several narrow, dark, parallel cross-lines. A thin, silvery bubble of air, trapped against the body, functions like a diving bell, enabling the insect to stay for periods underwater. To keep themselves from floating back up to the surface, corixids hook one of the shortened forelegs around a plant or other object. The “foot” portion of the forelegs has only one segment and is shaped like a scoop. There are about 125 species in North America in the family Corixidae (water boatmen) in the order Hemiptera (true bug). Adult length of water boatmen or corixids is usually less than ½ inch. Water Boatman Corixid - Tom Adams, Alen Baker
Trout in the Classroom-Release
Hi All,
We were blessed with gorgeous sunny but cool weather yesterday for our first field trip of the season. The South Mountains State Park rangers made a special effort to get us into the park, which is still officially closed until Monday. After the 4th grade students released the trout they had been raising since November, the rangers gave them the “What’s in the Stream” and “Skins and Skulls” programs. We are so appreciative of the excellent care that Anna Tivnan and her students provided for these Rainbow fingerlings and for the excellent education that the SMSP rangers give to our TIC students every year. Dana Hershey PS The rangers told me that they had cleared over 5,000 trees that were felled or damaged by Hurricane Helene! 
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Upcoming RRTU Chapter Events:
Alarka-April 2025 RRTU May Chapter Meeting:Thursday 9/18 @ 6:30pm @ Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1000 E Morehead Street, Charlotte NC
Speaker: To Be Announced Have a Great Summer and many thanks to our Chapter members and volunteers for their assistance in Trout in Classroom stream releasses. We support 21 schools and 27 classrooms in the Charlotte Metro. COMMITTEE UPDATES
Trout in the Classroom Spring 2025 Releases on Stream
TIC releases are being scheduled for upcoming May dates. if you are interested, please advise Dr. Dana Hershey at [email protected].
Outreach
We recently had our 2025 FORR Celebration and it was great to see so many of our chapter members at this event. We wish to thank everyone for their continued financial support. Special thanks to John Powell who organized everything. The monies raised go to support coldwater conservation and education efforts of Trout Unlimited.
Conservation
Post Helene, we are monitoring clean up and restoration activities in the streams we cherish. We will keep you advised of opportunities as they arise. Please keep watching our Facebook page to get the latest on opportunities for you to help restore streams.
Diversity
RRTU is a proud supporter of Women on the Fly (WOTF). This group is for women anglers based out of the Carolinas. It is an inclusive angling community and strives to unite all women through advocacy and opportunity - all are welcome! We are committed to providing women with the education and resources needed to fly fish. Whether you are a novice angler or have never picked up a rod in your life, this is your group! We welcome women of all skill levels and have events suited as such. Our year round events include fishing stocked, wild and private trout waters. We also branch out into fly tying, educational clinics, ladies night out and much more!
We pride ourselves on being more than just a group through mutual encouragement and support we form long-lasting friendships and memories of a lifetime. Visit us on Facebook at Women On The Fly - Carolinas. |
