TVTU Chapter Up Coming Events

Oct 14 - Visit us at the "Eight Mile River Fest", Devil's Hopyard 1-4 PM
Oct 17- Nov 21 - Fly Tying Classes at Ledyard Library
Oct 17 - Chapter Meeting Jay Crowley - "Fishing The Driftless"
Nov 21 - Chapter Meeting - TBD
Dec 19 - Chapter Meeting Tim Flagler (topicTBD)
Jan 16 - Chapter Meeting - TBD
Feb 20 - Chapter Meeting - TBD
Mar 19 - Chapter Meeting Bob Lindquist "Seasons on the Delaware"
Apr 16 - Chapter Meeting Annual Meeting & Elections
May 21 - Chapter Meeting - TBD

TVTU Monthly Chapter Meetings Doors open at 6:00 PM for social hour and fly tying. Our Meetings are open to the public and gets underway at 7:00 PM.
Directions to the Franklin Firehouse: Our meeting location is at the Franklin Firehouse on 5 Tyler Drive (just off Rt 32) in Franklin. The meeting entrance is on the left as you enter the facility. The Franklin Firehouse is located just north of Route 2, exit 27. Go 6 miles north on Rt 32 and Tyler Drive is on your right. Google Map Link to Franklin Firehouse.
Latest Website Updates 
New 9/30 - "Katching" Kokanee - See this page
New 9/20 - September Streamlines -See Newsletter Page
New 8/30 - Fly Tying Class - Ledyard Bill Library Oct/Nov
New 8/2 - TVTU By Laws Revised - See About page
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Eightmile RiverFest​
​October 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Devil's Hopyard State Park East Haddam

Please join us for this free family-oriented event sponsored every two years by the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Coordinating Committee in celebration of the Eightmile River.

An afternoon of FREE family fun featuring....
Great Music - Hosmer Mountain Boys - bluegrass music Great Fun - Nature drawing and Live Animals - Reptiles, Opposums, & bugs
Great Food - Chowder, chili, apples, cider, & other sweet treats
Great Information - Displays sponsored by local & state organizations
Location: Devil’s Hopyard State Park Picnic Pavilion and Field 366 Hopyard Road, East Haddam, CT

Rain cancels. Check eightmileriver.org for updates.
TVTU Chapter Board of Directors Openings

TVTU is in need of some volunteers to help keep the chapter viable/active. We need volunteers for the following Board of Directors positions:

Vice-President - The Vice President shall assume the duties of the President if the President is absent or unable to perform the President’s duties. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as assigned by the Board of Directors and the President.

​Secretary - The Secretary keeps the minutes of all meetings of the Board and the membership and is the custodian of all official records of the Chapter.

Program Director - Coordinates monthly meetings including meeting speakers and other chapter activities.

Fly Tying Coordinator- Board of Directors membership is optional. Maintain the chapter fly tying class material and schedule fly tying classes. Also coordinates fly tyers
for monthly chapter meetings.

Please contact Gary Lussier at gelconn@yahoo.com or 860-861-9344 if you would like to help out the chapter and volunteer for these needed positions.
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Katching Kokanee

As the calendar turns to fall and leaves begin to change, so do the kokanee. A Pacific salmon (AKA Sockeye Salmon), we are most familiar with images and video of their magnificent migration from the Pacific Ocean up through rivers in the western US and Canada. Like all other Pacific salmon, the kokanee dies after it spawns.


Here in CT we offer the only Kokanee fishery east of the Mississippi River! These fish are landlocked in West Hill Pond, East Twin Lake, and some in Beach Pond (learn more). As there is not enough adequate spawning habitat to maintain the fishery, CT DEEP Fisheries biologists collect adult fish from our lakes when they are ready to spawn. The fish are transported to the Burlington State Fish Hatchery where eggs and milt are taken from the spawn ready fish. Eventually the eggs will hatch and come June 2024, about 175,000 Kokanee fry (2-3 inch fish) will be stocked back to each of the lakes. The cycle continues.

The above article is taken from the DEEP's OCT 2023 "CT Fish'n Tips" publication.  Click Link "learn more" (above) for additional information on this unique fishery...
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Fly Tying Class at The Ledyard Bill Library with Bob Walsh and John Preston - Tuesday evenings beginning Oct 17 - NOV 21, 6 PM - 7:30 PM

Have you ever wanted to make your own flies for fishing or for fun? Come to the Ledyard Bill Library for this six-week class where Bob Walsh and John Preston of the Thames Valley Trout Unlimited chapter will provide instructions, tools, and supplies so you can make a variety of different flies.
​Participants will learn about the basic tools and techniques needed to successfully tie flies. Patterns will be selected that will be easier for beginners and cover key fundamental skills for tying most flies. Each class will usually involve the students tying a couple of different patterns depending on complexity and participant skills. No prior tying experience is required, and subsequent classes would build on skills learned in prior classes. Students are welcome to bring their own tying tools if they have them, but all required tools and materials will be provided by Thames Valley Trout Unlimited.

Registration is required and there is a single registration form for all of the classes. Register online Calendar of Events (eventkeeper.com) or 

​CONTACT: Matt Novosad 860-464-9912   mnovosad@ledyardlibrary.org

LOCATION: Bill Library, 718 Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard, CT 06339
There are 12 spaces available.
​TVTU Board of Directors Meetings

TVTU Board of Directors meet the second Tuesday of the month, August through May, at 6:00 PM via ZOOM.  The meetings are open to any TVTU members who would like to attend. To get the ZOOM link, just contact any BOD member and they can provide it to you.
Join Thames Valley Trout Unlimited
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​Join Trout Unlimited today at the special introductory rate of just $17.50.  Help protect and restore our nation's magnificent trout and salmon fisheries. This low rate is for new members only and $15 of your $17.50 will go to your local chapter / the chapter you select below (more if you join at a higher membership level). 

​Link -  Join TVTU  Be sure to select the "Thames Valley" Chapter 282 when signing up online. ​