Rocky River Chapter Trout Unlimited Charlotte, North Carolina
We Conserve, Protect and Sustain our
Coldwater Natural Resources
          Upcoming Events:
Friends of Rocky River Celebration - Feb 21
RRTU Streamside Valle Crucis - Feb 23 CANCELLED
F3T Fly Fishing Film Festival - Mar 21 ( this will be our chapter meeting) sponsored by Jesse Browns
Spring Alarka Camping- April 11- April 14
Fall Alarka Camping- October 10 - October 13
38th Annual Friends of Rocky River Benefit
February 21st!

Be sure to plan to attend our annual get-together, this is a celebration of our activities for the past year! Along with a catered dinner, there will be fun, fellowship and numerous bucket, silent and LIVE auction items. Proceeds go to support our very active Trout-in-the-Classroom program, Casting Carolinas, and on-going conservation efforts.
                                                THURSDAY   FEBRUARY 21st 
                                                         6:00 TO 8:30 PM

                                                                             COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
                                                                                           1000 MOREHEAD ST

As always, we will have trips, gear, and other fun items up for auction. If you have items to donate for the auctions or raffles, please contact Stephen McClure to arrange for listing.
We have added several float trips, Craft Beer, rod outfits, and fly tying items for auction. Cabela's came through with a very nice donation. ​ Rivers Edge Outfitters just added a 1/2 wade trip for two anglers.  The items keep coming in.  Don't miss this.  Fun and prizes, what  could be better ?
A $10 per adult entry fee at the door covers: Free entrance for all children. 
  • A delicious BBQ dinner, served during the program.  
  • Entry in a chance to win a pair of passes for the Davidson River Outfitters Private Water
  • Opportunity to participate in all auctions and raffles
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2019 Friends of Rocky River Email Campaign
In addition to the FORR Event, we are accepting donations to help support our yearly initiatives.The Rocky River Chapter of TU (RRTU) plays an active role in advancing the mission of the TU National through area partnerships with like-minded organizations.
Please join your fellow fly fishermen in giving back to our community by making a generous tax-deductible donation to RRTU using the "Donate" button on our website. If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact me at 704-998-7666.

Sincerely,
Brian Esque
President, Rocky River Trout Unlimited

Updated list of items includes:
  • Echota Overnight Condo, Twin Rivers Fishing - Private Water
  • Trophy Water Guide Service Gift Certificate full Day TN Float trip
  • Watauga River Lodge Two nights, two days float trips, for two anglers in TN!
  • River Girl Fishing Company 1/2 Day Trip for Two
  • Rivers Edge Outfitters 1/2 Day Trip for Two
  • Striper Fishing Trip with Steve Craig
  • Yadkin River Club - Full Day Guided Trip
  • Wing Shooting Trip with Tim Ramsey!
  • DRO Private Water Passes Door Prize
  • Nantahala Ale Craft Beer
  • Build your own Bamboo Rod
  • Tom Adams Flies!
  • Gary Jones 9' 6 wt Bamboo Rod
  • Sage One Rod and Reel Outfit
  • Cortland 7' 3wt 4 piece rod
  • Syndicate 10' 3 wt 4 piece rod
  • Various Artwork
  • Simms Waist Pack
  • Cabela's Packs, Tools, Lines, and Tying Materials
  • Fly Tying Tools, Materials
  • Fly Tying Table Top
  • Fly Fishing Books
  • Tying Supplies
  • Gift Cards, Tying, and Fishing Supplies from our great friends at Carolina Mountain Sports, The Sporting Gent, and the Great Outdoor Provision Co.

Here are some of the items that will be in the LIVE auction !

February 16 RRTU Fly Tying Session 4

A good crowd of eager tiers enjoyed a full, and fun day of new patterns and lots of good conversation about all things trout.  Welcome to the new attendees and as always it is great to see all of those returning for a Saturday at the vise. Many trout catching flies came out of the day.  Already looking forward to the last session next month.  See you then !

Alarka Fall 2018

The Fall Alarka was terrific with excellent Fall weather and great companionship followed by even better fishing.       Tim Ramsey won the card raffle and a brand new Orvis Helios rod !
Make plans to join us in the Spring !


​FLY OF THE MONTH
February 2019

Red Ibis
Fly of the Month 02.19
During the winter, most of the catching opportunity is underwater and the choices for the angler are wet flies, soft hackle flies, nymphs, streamers or attractor patterns such as an egg, egg cluster, San Juan worm, Y2K, Estes’ Mop Fly or a Squiggly-Wiggly. 
As winter days become warmer and spring is around the corner, choose a wet fly to attract hungry trout that are simply not finding enough food. Wet fly patterns are either intended to imitate an insect rising in the water column or an attractor in the water column that gets a hungry trout’s attention.  Top of the list is a pheasant tail soft hackle or any one of many colorful, attractive wet flies. Ray Bergman’s Trout is an encyclopedia of over three hundred wet fly patterns. On our list to try next is an Ibis, a wet fly so named based on the bird that provided the original feathers for the fly pattern. Modern dyed-feather substitutions now protect the Ibis.
 
Scarlet Ibis and White Ibis Wet Fly Group
The Scarlet Ibis or Red Ibis is named based on the bird whose feathers go into the tying. When referring to this pattern the word “scarlet” should be used. There is also a white ibis bird and White Ibis fly as well.
                  The Silver Ibis or Tinseled Ibis, as it is sometimes called, is so named because the body is silver instead of gold-ribbed red wool. The Split Ibis has wings of both scarlet and white ibis feathers. The following table provides an overview of the variety of Scarlet Ibis and White Ibis wet fly patterns: 
 
Name                                         Body                         Hackle                                       Wing                        Tail                            Rib
Scarlet Ibis                              scarlet floss          scarlet                                       scarlet                     scarlet                     gold
Silver Ibis                                 silver tinsel           scarlet                                       scarlet                     scarlet                     -
White Ibis                               white floss            scarlet                                       scarlet                     scarlet                     silver
Yellow Ibis                              yellow floss          scarlet                                       scarlet                     scarlet                     gold
Guinea Ibis                             yellow floss          scarlet                                       scarlet                     guinea                     silver
Hackle Ibis                              white floss            scarlet                                       -                                   -                                   silver
Split Ibis                                   silver tinsel           scarlet                                       scarlet & white1                  scarlet & white  -
Gold Ibis                                  gold tinsel             scarlet & yellow                                    white2                     scarlet & white  -
White Shoulder Ibis          scarlet floss          scarlet & white                    scarlet3                   scarlet                     -
Scarlet & White Ibis          scarlet & white4                  scarlet                                       scarlet & white  scarlet & white  gold
1 Split scarlet with white between
2 With scarlet stripes up the sides
3 With white stripes up the sides
4 Upper half white floss, lower half scarlet floss
 
The Yellow Ibis is named because the body is gold-ribbed yellow wool. The Guinea Ibis is the like the Yellow Ibis except the body is silver-ribbed yellow wool with a Guinea tail. The Hackle Ibis has a silver-ribbed white wool body but no wing or tail much like other soft hackle fly patterns. The Gold Ibis, White Shoulder Ibis and Scarlet & White Ibis each have much more variation from the original Scarlet Ibis or White Ibis a viewed in the table above.
Fish any of the Ibis wet fly patterns using the traditional wet fly method of casting the fly upstream, allow the fly to naturally drift and sink, then give the fly a tug, then slack a few times as the downstream drift continues. Finally, allow the wet fly to tail-out and then retrieve upstream with a tug, then slack motion until fully retrieved and ready to repeat the presentation cycle with a change of the drift lane.
 
The Ibis Wet Fly Group:
Scarlet Ibis, White Ibis
Silver Ibis (alias Tinseled Ibis)
Yellow Ibis, Gold Ibis
Guinea Ibis
Hackle Ibis
Split Ibis, White Shoulder Ibis, Scarlet & White Ibis
Fly of the Month 02.19
Tom Adams and Alen Baker
References:
Smedley, Harold Hinsdill. Fly Patterns and Their Origins, 1944
Bergman, Ray. Trout
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