GA FOOTHILLS -- Chapter 629
Our guest speaker for the
meeting this Thursday (5/12) will be the infamous Landon Williams. As
those of us who have known Landon for a long time are aware, he fishing more
than most of the rest of us combined. Landon's passion in the coming months
will be the Georgia Bass Slam (https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/angler-resources/GeorgiaBassSlam).
We hope you will join us (& bring a friend!) for this entertaining event.
Date: 04/14/2022
With the warmer temperatures we’ve had this week it feels like spring out there. I hope everyone is doing well and getting out and enjoying themselves. Thankfully, Covid seems to be abating and restrictions are being curtailed. We will resume our monthly meetings again beginning the 2nd Thursday in March in the community room at the United Community Bank in Clarkesville, Ga. on Louise St. It is my understanding that a speaker has been booked so we will return to our regular schedule, 6 – 6:30 social time, 6:30 – 7 business, 7-8 presentation. I hope everyone will attend.
· Georgia Trout Camp
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We are returning to
Tallulah Falls School for GA Trout Camp. Dates – June 5 – 10th. Bruce is updating our website with more
information - in the meantime the application is attached in both word and
pdf. We are accepting 12 campers for the 2022 camp, one from each Chapter.
We will have our usual wait-list for additional campers, or those who inquire
from the web. There is a fee increase of $100 – to $700. Of course we
will make adjustments as needed for any COVID issues that we must deal
with. But in the meantime, it is Full Steam Ahead!
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Over the past years Georgia Foothills TU has made a huge impact in our local community supporting programs and organizations that align with our Trout Unlimited values and principals. Some examples are Smithgall Woods Education Outreach Program, Casting for Recovery, Trout in the Classroom, Project Healing Waters, 4H Youth Kayak Fishing, Trout Camp, and others. We have been very fortunate to have been able to continue our support during this pandemic even though we have had our main fund raiser the Hoot on the Hooch canceled twice because of it. If we wish to continue to support these programs and organizations into the future, we must start planning for it now. The direction things are going now makes it reasonable to think that we should be able to host the ‘Hoot in March of 2022.
Over the past years Georgia Foothills TU has made a huge impact in our local community supporting programs and organizations that align with our Trout Unlimited values and principals. Some examples are Smithgall Woods Education Outreach Program, Casting for Recovery, Trout in the Classroom, Project Healing Waters, 4H Youth Kayak Fishing, Trout Camp, and others. We have been very fortunate to have been able to continue our support during this pandemic even though we have had our main fund raiser the Hoot on the Hooch canceled twice because of it. If we wish to continue to support these programs and organizations into the future, we must start planning for it now. The direction things are going now makes it reasonable to think that we should be able to host the ‘Hoot in March of 2022.
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter holiday,
the weather certainly cooperated. Covid vaccine is becoming widely available
and the weather is warming to make outdoor meetings doable again. Let’s hold a
meeting this coming Thursday April 8th at Smithgall Woods Fish Camp.
We’ll get the meeting going around 6:30pm. Since we have been in a hiatus for
the past year or so due to the Corona Virus, this gives us an opportunity to
kind of give a reset for the chapter and redefine ourselves moving forward.
Please bring your thoughts and ideas on how we should conduct our chapter
moving forward. Before our forced shut down, we were having a door prize
drawing for fishing at Nacoochee Bend. We still have (2) of the certificates
left. I spoke with Wes at Unicoi Outfitters and he gave thumbs up to us use
them. So we will have two door prizes at the meeting. These certificates are
meant to be used. They will expire when Unicoi shuts down Trout fishing due to
water temp, typically sometime in June. So get out and use them asap !
Must be present to win. While we are not completely clear of Covid,
things are improving. We will observe the guidelines by wearing our masks and
maintaining social distancing. Common sense goes a long way in keeping us all
safe. I look forward to seeing and enjoying everyone again.
Bruce
For the past 15 years Georgia Trout Unlimited has conducted the “Dream Trip” raffle to raise the funds needed to support Trout Camp and other conservation items to support our TU mission. This is truly a “Dream Trip” in that for a $10 ticket you can win a weeks worth of Guided fishing and lodging with TU member John McGarity at his place right outside Yellowstone National Park. This raffle is open to EVERYONE not just TU members. There are lots of great runner up prizes also. Please consider this an investment in Georgia TU Projects. The money raised from this stays here in Georgia. The drawing will be held at the Georgia TU State Council meeting in March. So hurry and get your tickets before time runs out.
