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AUGUST 2015A Monthly Publication of the Hiawatha Chapter of Trout Unlimited

HIAWATHA TU BOARD

•What’sGoingOninHTU?

PRESIDENT Phil Pankow, NTLC Liaison pankow.phil0615@gmail.com 507-208-4410

VICE PRESIDENT Seth Knight sethoro@gmail.com 931-434-2694

SECRETARY Frank Angelotti angelofw10@gmail.com 507-289-1688

TREASURER Jodie Ice cabo401@charter.net

EX OFFICIO Carl Berberich cberberic@gmail.com 507-951-2916

WEBMASTER Vince Robichaud vincer40@yahoo.com

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR Frank Angelotti

HABITAT COORDINATOR Paul Krolak pkrolak@gmail.com

YOUTH EDUCATION COORDINATOR GregGoodnowfish-pets@kmtel.com

WOMEN’S INITIATIVE CHAIR Marlene Huston mjkhuston@gmail.com 507-208-5013

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Phil Pankow, NTLC Liaison

Deb Angelotti angelottiink@gmail.com

at Hiawatha Trout Unlimited

•HIUpdate•UpComingMeetings/Events

OurAugust members meeting willbeheldAugust 14thwhenHiawathaTUwillhostaConservationPotluckattheMikeTomashek

residenceonCampCreeknearPreston.RepresentativeTimWalzhasbeeninvitedtobeourguestatthisevent.ThepotluckandopportunityforconversationwithRepWalzwilltakeplacefrom11amto1pm.Meetandexchangeideaswithotherenvironmental/con-servationgroupsandgovernmentagenciesthathaveaninterestinwhatistakingplacewiththecurrentFarmBillandnewsoilconservationprogramsthatwillbeavailable.ThiswillalsobeanopportunitytosamplethecurrenthotdishbroughtbyTim–therecipethatheentersincompetitionwithotherMinnesotalegislatorseachyear.Sincethis isapotluck,pleaseplantobringeitherasidedishordesserttoshare.PlantocomeearlyandenjoytheuseofthePrestonbikeandwalking trail alongCampCreek, a visit to theNational TroutCenter inPreston,orspendyoursparetimebeforeandafterthemeeting to fish the recently habitat improved length ofCampCreekfromHunterRoaddownstreamtotheRootRiver.Whateveryouchoosetodo–COMEandENJOYtheday!!!ToreachMike’splace,takeUS52southfromPreston. AfteryoucrosstheRootRiver,goahalfmileupthehill.You’llseeawhite fenceand large farmgateonyour right– that’s theentrancetohisdrive.

•FromthePresident•SecretariesReport

Streamrestorationseasoniswellunderwayinourarea.ConstructioniswrappinguponWillowCreek,outsideofPreston,andthestreamsideveg-etationisstartingtogrowin.WitheasyaccessfromtheCounty15bridge,thisshouldbeapopularstretch.Atwo-milelongsectionofMillCreekhasbegunconstructionanditshouldcontinueforquitesometime.Theprairieseedingsonthestretchupstreamthatwasconstructedtwoyearsagoarelookingfantasticandstreamchangesweexpectedtodeveloparehappening.AccesswillbefromthesnowmobilebridgeupstreamofMN30.We’reinneedofalargenumberoftrees,soifyouhaveawoodlotnearChatfieldthatneedsclearing,pleaseletusknow.ConstructionisinprogressaswellonNewburgCreek,atributaryofWisel.NewburgusedtobeafineBrookTroutstreamandanimportantspawningsiteforWisel.Thelandownerwilleventuallyturnourriparianprairierestorationintoaseveral-acreOakSavannah.Whencom-plete,thisshouldbealittlejewel.Constructionwill startshortlyonBlagsveldtCreek,a tinyBrookTroutstream in thesamegeneralareaasNewburg.Thisyear’sLessard-SamsbillwassignedbyGovernorDayton,sowe’rebeginningtheprocessofgettingourSouthBranchRootRiverprojectfromPrestondownstreamofftheground.

HI Update by Paul Krolak

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UP COMING EVENTS/MEETINGS

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UP COMING MEETINGSPLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE! August 14th, 2015, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm HTU CHAPTER MEETING Meeting held at Conservation Potluck Picnic, at Tomashek residence.

UP COMING EVENTS August 14th, 2015, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Conservation Potluck Picnic Potluck at the Mike Tomashek residence with Representative Tim Walz. See article on page 1 for more information.

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MEMBER MEETING

Picnic with Tim Walz

at Tomashek Residence

InearlyJuly,DougDeitermanandVaughnSnookoftheDNRinvitedmetoparticipateinarapidhabitatassessmentonaLong-TermMonitoringstationofTroutRun. I’vefishedthissectionprettyregularlyovertheyears.DNRSummerInternGarretPalmeralsoparticipated.Thehabitatassessments,whicharerepeatedregularlytotrackchangesovertime,trytore-cordvariousphysicalfeaturesthatcorrelatestronglywithtroutsizeandpopulationfigures.Populationassessmentsaredoneinthespringandfall.Wemadetwopassesthruthestation.Onthefirst,wemeasuredpool lengths,widthanddepthatmid-point,andsameforriffles.Alongtapemeasureandmarkedoffpolesareusedtogetthemeasurements.Onthesecondpasswemeasuredvegetationareaonthestreambottom,rockcoverarea,overhangingvegetation,depthofoverhangingbanks,andareasdeeperthan2’andareasdeeperthan3’.Myownobservationfromthedaywasthewayoverheadcanopycoverreducestheamountofin-streamvegetation,evenforthesamebottomcompositionandsimilarflow.Asweworkedthruthestream,DougandVaughndescribedhowsomehabitatfeaturesarestronglycorrelatedwithoverallpopulation,whileotherscorrelatetopresenceorabsenceoflargertrout.Theyalsorelatedtheirexperiencesinshockingthisexactstretchofwater;theyknowwherethebigfishareusuallyfound.Intheend,giventherawmeasurementsandDougandVaughn’sdescriptionofthehabitattofishrelationships,myfishingresultsandwhattheassessmentwillsayareinprettycloseagreement.

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MEMBER MEETING

moved to August 14th

respectfully submitted by Frank Angelotti, HTU secretary

July, 2015 HTU Board Meeting Minutes

In attendance: Frank Angelotti, Phil Pankow, Carl Berberich, Ray Ricketts and Paul Krolak.

• Secretary minutes from June BOD meeting were approved.

• We used 40 small HTU fly boxes for TUNE camp attendees. We have ordered more HTU fly boxes from the supplier we purchased them from last year.

• Our Think Bank merchant account has been closed

• We believe a separate TIC meeting is needed in the near future. Phil and our youth program coordinator will set that up.

• Summer HI update

- RFPs are under work for Lynch creek and East Indian creek

- Willow creek is nearing completion

- Mill creek is underway

- Newberg creek is underway

- Prairie grass is up on Mill creek project from 2 years ago

- Blagsveldt creek project starts soon

- Trout Run brushing is completed, wrecked trailer is removed

- South Branch Root lessard funding has been approved

• A doctoral candidate, Jessica Fulgoni, from Southern Illinois University is go-ing to carry out a benthic invertebrate survey on streams we have improved in SE MN.

• TUNE camp is finished, senior fishing day in Lanesboro is finished. We fed 135 people at that event.

• Our 2016 Banquet is booked for 04/09 so keep that date open!

Thank You From The President

Iwanttotakeamomenttothanktheorganizations,volunteers,andparticipantsthathelpedputtogetherandsuccessfullypulloffthreeseparateevents.

DebGroebneroftheDepartmentofNaturalResources(DNR)MinnAquaprogramofSouthernMinnesotaorganizedanotherwonderfuladult/youthpairingweekend.Shecreatedaprogramfortwentypairswhichincludedobtainingrods,reels, lineandstarterequipment for theparticipants tokeepandtheplace tohold it.Thisisherjob,butIthinkshewouldagreethatitisalsoherpassiontosetupandruntheseprograms.VolunteersfromHiawathaTroutUnlimited(HTU),theDNRFisher-iesstaff,othersfromTUorganizations,andsingleindividualsgavetheirtimeandtalentstoteachalltheadult/youthpairsthebasicsofflyfishing.

BruceGockowski, event organizer of T.U.N.E. (TheUltimateNature Experience)Campputtogetheranotherfantasticeventforkidsages13to17.T.U.N.E.Campisaweekendthatteachesmultipleoutdoorskillsanddisciplinesincludingflyfishingandflytying,shootingtrapandrifles,archery,waterecology,ropescourses,plantidentification,astrology,andmoretogivekidsarichexperienceintheoutdoors,abouttheoutdoors.T.U.N.ECamphadahostofcharacterslikeVicwhotaughtsur-vivalskillsandcompasswork;Hiawatha,MNMTU,andTCTUChapters;andmanyotherTUorganizationsand individualswhohelpedwithflycastingandflytying.DeanfromLaughingTrout,aTwinCitiesorganizationthatgivestheirtimeandfliesinspades,wasalsoonhandtoteachthekidsthebeautifulartofflytying.Thekidswentawaywithanamazingnewsetofoutdoorskillsthatwillgivethemafullerlifeandmaybeanewcareergoal.

Chester(Chet)DanielsandafewotherindividualsalongwiththeLanesboroFisher-iesandHatcherystaffstartedSeniorFishingDayoverthirtyyearsago.Alongwithmanyofhisownfamilymembers,includinghislovelywifeBetty,heorganizedandsetupthiseventbycallingseveralseniorcentersinSoutheastMinnesotaandcoor-dinatedwiththeDNRFisheriestodepositfishintheSylvanParkspondsinLanes-boro,Minnesota.Chetwasthereagainthisyear tokeepthingsontrackandan-otherveteranofmanyyears,AlBierley,returnedwithhisbrotherandfathertohelptheseniorsfish,baithooks,andbringasmiletotheirfacestalkingaboutoldtimes.MybeautifulwifeShellycookedforallthevolunteersandmadenewfriendsaswell.Agreattimewashadbyall.

Iwantyoutotaketwothingsawayfromthispiece;one,ifyoueverquestionwhyyougiveyourmoneyandtimetoTU,thisiswhy.IamproudtobeassociatedwitheachandeverymemberofHTUandTUingeneral,theirfamiliesthatsupportthem,andthecommunitytheylivein.Iamproudtobeassociatedwitheachandeveryoneofyouinthegreatestcountryonearth.Secondly,be-lieve inyourpassionsnomatterwhattheyareandsupportothers intheirs.Without instillingthatpas-sioninouryouth,thefuturewillbeverybleakforourstreams,riversandtheGREAToutdoors.GodBless.

Mark Twain said; “Dowhat you love, and youwillneverworkanotherdayinyourlife.”

YoursTruly,

PhilPankow,HTU President and Newsletter Editor

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