Rocky River Trout Unlimited

  • Rocky River TU
    • RRTU Events >
      • Monthly Meetings
      • Streamside Day Trips
      • Alarka Trips
      • Fly Tying Classes >
        • Instructional Tyers
    • Davidson River HEP
    • Conservation >
      • Conservation Partners >
        • NC Camo Coalition
    • Diversity >
      • WOMEN ON THE FLY
      • BSA Merit Badge
    • We welcome your feedback!
    • Become a TU Member
    • Mission and Brief History
  • FORR
  • Programs
    • Trout In The Classroom
    • RiverCourse Fly Fishing Youth Camp
    • Casting Carolinas
    • Wilson Creek Adopt-A-Stream and Stream Watch
    • South Mountain Adopt-A-Park
    • Stone Mountain State Park
  • Resources
    • Fly of the Month Patterns >
      • DRY FLY PATTERNS >
        • Adams Variant
        • Asher
        • Atherton No 5
        • Baigent's Variant
        • Blue Quill
        • BWO
        • BWO Catskill
        • BWO CDC Emerger
        • BWO Sparkle Dun
        • BWO Spinner
        • Carolina Wulff
        • CDC Biot Comparadun
        • CDL Comparadun
        • Coachman Variant
        • Conner's October Caddis
        • Crackleback
        • Dragonfly Dry
        • Dry Pheasant Tail Variant
        • Dun Fly, August Fly,Wasp Fly
        • Early Nelson
        • Egg Laying Caddis
        • Troth Elk Hair Caddis FFI
        • Elk Hair Caddis
        • EZ Caddis
        • Female Adams
        • Fluttering Caddis
        • Ginger Quill
        • Gray Fox Variant
        • Grey Hackle Yellow Dry
        • Griffith's Gnat
        • Hazel Creek
        • Hendrickson
        • H & L Variant
        • Hopper Juan
        • Infallible
        • Japanese Beetle
        • Jassid
        • Jim Charley
        • Klinkhamer
        • Lacewing
        • Light Cahill Catskill
        • Little Green and Little Yellow Stonefly
        • Mr. Rapidan
        • North Carolina Yellow Sally
        • FFI Parachute Adams
        • Parachute Adams
        • Pheasant Tail Dry Fly.Skues
        • Puff Diddy
        • October Caddis
        • Orange Forked Tail
        • Rattler
        • Red Headed Caddis
        • Smoky Mountian Candy
        • Sunkist
        • Trude
        • Rusty Spinner
        • Sulphurs Part 1
        • Sulphur Part 2
        • Yellow Palmer
      • Dry Attractor
      • Midges >
        • Grey Goose Midge Emerger
        • Morgan's Midge
      • Nymphs >
        • Brassie
        • Chironimid
        • Copper John
        • Crossover Nymph
        • Crow Fly
        • Damsel Fly Nymph
        • Deep Sparkle Caddis Pupa
        • Devil's Doorstop
        • Girdle Bug
        • Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
        • Guinea
        • Hare's Ear Nymph FFI
        • Hot Creek Special
        • Mr. Rapidan
        • Peridgon Nymph
        • BH Prince Nymph FFI
        • BH Prince Nymph
        • Realistic Stonefly
        • Royal Prince
        • Secret Weapon
        • Scud
        • Egan's Tasmanian Devil
        • Tups Indespensible
      • Pupae/Larva
      • Scud >
        • UV Scud
      • Soft Hackles >
        • Center Bead Soft Hackle
        • Grey Hackle Soft hackle
        • Orange Partridge Soft Hackle
      • Terrestrials >
        • Amy's Ant
        • Alen's Cow Killer
        • Cricket
        • Inchworm
        • Jack Cabe Hopper
        • Little River Ant
        • Moth
        • Murray's Flying Beetle
        • Parachute Ant
        • Texas Piss Ant
      • Wet Fly Patterns >
        • Black Gnat
        • Blue Charm FFI
        • Breadcrust
        • Coachman
        • Cock-y-Bundhu
        • Cooper Bug
        • Grizzly King
        • Ibis
        • Parmacheene Belle
        • Orange and Partridge Soft Hackle FFIFFI
        • Red Ass Soft Hackle
        • Tups Indespensible
    • Fly Patterns
    • RRTU Class Recipes
    • NC General Hatch Charts
    • Fly Shops, Outfitters and Guides
    • Fly Fishing >
      • RRTU Reference Fly Tying >
        • Entomology Basics
        • More Entomology Basics
      • More Fly Fishing Basics
      • Fly Fishing Tips
      • Trout Fishing & Trout Fishing Stories
    • Fly Casting
    • History, Reading, References >
      • S. Appalachian & Smoky Mtn History >
        • Archive History >
          • Archive History
          • FORR Campaign >
            • FORR 2020
    • Calendar Copy
  • RRTU Store
  • Tips - Tying
  • Rocky River TU
    • RRTU Events >
      • Monthly Meetings
      • Streamside Day Trips
      • Alarka Trips
      • Fly Tying Classes >
        • Instructional Tyers
    • Davidson River HEP
    • Conservation >
      • Conservation Partners >
        • NC Camo Coalition
    • Diversity >
      • WOMEN ON THE FLY
      • BSA Merit Badge
    • We welcome your feedback!
    • Become a TU Member
    • Mission and Brief History
  • FORR
  • Programs
    • Trout In The Classroom
    • RiverCourse Fly Fishing Youth Camp
    • Casting Carolinas
    • Wilson Creek Adopt-A-Stream and Stream Watch
    • South Mountain Adopt-A-Park
    • Stone Mountain State Park
  • Resources
    • Fly of the Month Patterns >
      • DRY FLY PATTERNS >
        • Adams Variant
        • Asher
        • Atherton No 5
        • Baigent's Variant
        • Blue Quill
        • BWO
        • BWO Catskill
        • BWO CDC Emerger
        • BWO Sparkle Dun
        • BWO Spinner
        • Carolina Wulff
        • CDC Biot Comparadun
        • CDL Comparadun
        • Coachman Variant
        • Conner's October Caddis
        • Crackleback
        • Dragonfly Dry
        • Dry Pheasant Tail Variant
        • Dun Fly, August Fly,Wasp Fly
        • Early Nelson
        • Egg Laying Caddis
        • Troth Elk Hair Caddis FFI
        • Elk Hair Caddis
        • EZ Caddis
        • Female Adams
        • Fluttering Caddis
        • Ginger Quill
        • Gray Fox Variant
        • Grey Hackle Yellow Dry
        • Griffith's Gnat
        • Hazel Creek
        • Hendrickson
        • H & L Variant
        • Hopper Juan
        • Infallible
        • Japanese Beetle
        • Jassid
        • Jim Charley
        • Klinkhamer
        • Lacewing
        • Light Cahill Catskill
        • Little Green and Little Yellow Stonefly
        • Mr. Rapidan
        • North Carolina Yellow Sally
        • FFI Parachute Adams
        • Parachute Adams
        • Pheasant Tail Dry Fly.Skues
        • Puff Diddy
        • October Caddis
        • Orange Forked Tail
        • Rattler
        • Red Headed Caddis
        • Smoky Mountian Candy
        • Sunkist
        • Trude
        • Rusty Spinner
        • Sulphurs Part 1
        • Sulphur Part 2
        • Yellow Palmer
      • Dry Attractor
      • Midges >
        • Grey Goose Midge Emerger
        • Morgan's Midge
      • Nymphs >
        • Brassie
        • Chironimid
        • Copper John
        • Crossover Nymph
        • Crow Fly
        • Damsel Fly Nymph
        • Deep Sparkle Caddis Pupa
        • Devil's Doorstop
        • Girdle Bug
        • Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
        • Guinea
        • Hare's Ear Nymph FFI
        • Hot Creek Special
        • Mr. Rapidan
        • Peridgon Nymph
        • BH Prince Nymph FFI
        • BH Prince Nymph
        • Realistic Stonefly
        • Royal Prince
        • Secret Weapon
        • Scud
        • Egan's Tasmanian Devil
        • Tups Indespensible
      • Pupae/Larva
      • Scud >
        • UV Scud
      • Soft Hackles >
        • Center Bead Soft Hackle
        • Grey Hackle Soft hackle
        • Orange Partridge Soft Hackle
      • Terrestrials >
        • Amy's Ant
        • Alen's Cow Killer
        • Cricket
        • Inchworm
        • Jack Cabe Hopper
        • Little River Ant
        • Moth
        • Murray's Flying Beetle
        • Parachute Ant
        • Texas Piss Ant
      • Wet Fly Patterns >
        • Black Gnat
        • Blue Charm FFI
        • Breadcrust
        • Coachman
        • Cock-y-Bundhu
        • Cooper Bug
        • Grizzly King
        • Ibis
        • Parmacheene Belle
        • Orange and Partridge Soft Hackle FFIFFI
        • Red Ass Soft Hackle
        • Tups Indespensible
    • Fly Patterns
    • RRTU Class Recipes
    • NC General Hatch Charts
    • Fly Shops, Outfitters and Guides
    • Fly Fishing >
      • RRTU Reference Fly Tying >
        • Entomology Basics
        • More Entomology Basics
      • More Fly Fishing Basics
      • Fly Fishing Tips
      • Trout Fishing & Trout Fishing Stories
    • Fly Casting
    • History, Reading, References >
      • S. Appalachian & Smoky Mtn History >
        • Archive History >
          • Archive History
          • FORR Campaign >
            • FORR 2020
    • Calendar Copy
  • RRTU Store
  • Tips - Tying
Welcome to the Rocky River Chapter of Trout Unlimited (RRTU) in Charlotte, North Carolina. 
We are committed to the mission of our national organization to Protect, Restore and Sustain our cold water natural resources. We are passionate about fly fishing and preserving for future generations the joy of standing in a clean, burbling stream to watch a trout take a fly.
 
Fellowship, education and service are the cornerstones of RRTU.  Through our monthly meetings, we offer an ongoing program that covers all aspects of fly fishing: techniques, locations, and cold water conservation.  We have a very active fly tying program that offers instruction at all levels. 

We have several fishing "streamsides", exploring different streams and sharing lunch. Twice a year, we have a 4-day outing in western North Carolina.  The Alarka campout is a very popular event, drawing 25-40 folks for fishing, food and fellowship. ​ 
Bylaws
Strategic Plan
RRTU also has the largest Trout in the Classroom program in our region, putting trout and tanks in local schools.  The involved young people raise trout from eggs, learning about that remarkable metamorphosis and the importance of cold, clean water.  This program is active in over 20 schools in the Charlotte-metro area and involves dozens of volunteers and educates hundreds of children per year. We also volunteer time with Casting Carolinas, a program for cancer survivors, Rivercourse, a coldwater conservation camp for young teens, and with Boy Scouts, helping them to meet merit badge requirements.
 

If you are a Trout Unlimited member living in the Charlotte area, you are already a member of RRTU.  There is no additional fee to join. We would like to see you at one of our monthly meetings.  We gather the 3rd Thursday of each month at Covenant Presbyterian church or by through online platforms like Zoom.

The Board of Directors and Officers welcome your comments, suggestions and ideas to make your chapter membership both rewarding and enjoyable. Your involvement in chapter business and activities is encouraged and we hope you will be able to volunteer your talent and a little of your time to help the Chapter continue to be one of the most exciting, hard working and fun chapters in the state. I look forward to seeing you at the next meeting.
​
Paul Duffy,
President, Rocky River Trout Unlimited (RRTU)


Rocky River Trout Unlimited Presidents  - past and present


Dr John Benbow-  founding president
Steve Craig
Alen Baker
Denny Burries
Kelly Boatright

1981    1982
1983    1984
1985    1986
1987    1988
1989    1990


Hank Schnulling
Terry Hill
Walt Mizele
Bruce Nicholls
Kirk Otey
Bob Holtmann
Rick Stuck
Roger Ramm
Chuck Menninger


1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998


Grant Holzworth
Tim Wilhelm
David Phillips
Tom Dickerson
Grant O'Neal
Andrew Cole
Jim Mabry


2000     2001
2001     2002
2002     2003
2003     2004
2005     2006
2006     2007
2007     2010


Bill Thomas
Tom Adams
Tim Ramsey
Steve McClure
Brian Esque
Greg Record
Paul Duffy


2010     2012
2012     2014
2014     2016
2016     2018
2018     2020
2020      2023

current

Rocky River Board of Directors

rocky river commitee chairpersons

Website Coordinators

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Alen Baker
Content Webmaster
I have been fly fishing and fly tying for over 30 years. My favorite fly is the Yellow Elk Hair Caddis. My favorite eastern stream is the South Holston River in Tennessee and my favorite western river is the Madison River.

Instructional Fly Tyer
Author,Writer,Publisher
Served as President 1985-86


Bylaws - Provides leadership duties, nomination and election process for the Annual Meeting        (click on topic)
The Annual Meeting, Board Meetings and any Special Meetings will be conducted using     Roberts Rules.
Strategic Plan 2013-15 DRAFT
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We encourage you and your family to join us in the activities that are of interest to you and simply become one with the outdoors and our coldwater resources. Whether you have an hispanic american , black american, native american, latin american, asian american, caucasian or other background, our most successful group activities and outings come from our open diversity and open discussions. Ladies, we are specifically and especially inviting you.

Note: As conservationists, the Chapter members of Rocky River Trout Unlimited invites any and all who are interested in coldwater conservation and trout fishing regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age (those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian), marital status, national origin or other diverse backgrounds.

Executive Committee

The (5) Officers
    President
    First Vice-President
    Second Vice-President
    Secretary
    Treasurer

and the
Immediate Past President

Subject to Board follow-up ratification, the Executive Committee is authorized to make any and all necessary chapter decisions between Board Meetings.


Notes:


The full Board meets at least quarterly and as often as monthly when necessary.

Two (2) Directors are elected each year for a (3) year term.

A vacated term may be filled or left vacant by the discretion of the Board.
Wilson Creek...
Joseph Beckert

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