leaders & tippets lee squires, editor

Leaders & Tippets Lee Squires, Editor

MAY—JUNE 2018

President’s Corner Mike Lubeach, President

Get Involved with Chapter Activities

You’ll Be Glad You Did !

Spring has sprung. Mother Nature once again has shown her seasonal colors as her little creatures come out of winter hibernation. So, too, the Mayflies are out fluttering around streams and fish are active and hungry. Once again it’s another season of challenge between Pisces and mankind.

Now, as we check out our fly boxes , test out our rods and reels , inspect our lines, leaders, and tippets, let’s not forget to make sure we‘ve got our new license with us as we set out to score some trophy-sized quarry. Don’t forget the sunscreen.

We are now ready to fish. Let’s also take time to observe that our watersheds are clean and healthy. Here Is a brief synopsis of what’s been going on.

March 23rd : Our Otter Creek “Cleanup and Fish got cancelled due to weather and stream conditions, but will be rescheduled soon.

April 14th : TU Women held a “Ladies Only” Fly Fishing 101 Clinic at Orvis.

15 ladies had signed up for learning and lots of fun

April 21st : TU Booth at Wolf Creek Hatchery’s Earth Day Event

April 24th : Fly Tying Clinic @ Cabela’s Pattern : “Slump Chump”

April 28th : TU Booth at Cabela’s “Ladies Day Out”

Check out some of the articles and pictures in this newsletter.

. May 14 -16 is the 14th Annual Reel Recovery FREE Retreat for men cancer survivors at Wooded Glen Retreat & Conference Cen-ter in Henryville, Indiana. Several TU Members have volunteered to be “Fishing Buddies” teaching fly casting at the water’s edge. Members of DCFF, OVFRC, NKFF, and others will also help out.

While at the retreat, the participants will engage in 6 “Courageous Conversations”

Our common bond is that of protecting our watersheds, nurturing stream habitat, educating for the future generations, and building a TU Community of stewards of our cold water fisheries.

Tight Lines,

Mike Lubeach, President

Remember, this is YOUR CHAPTER. Your suggestions and comments are welcome.

Most of all, your attendance at chapter functions is welcome. Don’t be a stranger.

Bring a friend. Bring your spouse or significant other. Don’t miss out. We have a lot of fun as we all learn together.

Here’s what May and June have to offer :

* May 3rd: Trout In the Classroom’s (TIC) Westport Middle School science students met at Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area (OCORA) at the Garnettsville Picnic Area. Although they had a turbulent year with their rainbow fry, and lost them before having a chance to release them, they came to Otter Creek to see where trout live. Under the supervision of science teacher Natalie Butcher, Otter Creek Hunter & Angler R3 Program Coordinator, Samantha Seaton, and TU President Mike Lubeach, they foraged for macroin-vertebrates, analyzed water, and did some fishing. (See Photos)

* May 17th Hartstern Elementary School’s TIC science teacher Brandon Cox brought his students for their Release Ceremony and ac-tivities. Each student released his or her fry. Bethany Mulhall, KDFWR Supervising Biologist, was on hand to inspect the fry before the release. Bethany also did some seining to capture some aquatic creatures.

* June 5th at 10:15 Freedom Elementary School students arrive. Science teacher Natasha Kremer will also have a busy agenda for her students.

May 12th was our Board of Directors’ first Saturday meeting at Orvis @ 8:30 am. Members and guests are welcome to attend.

led by Psychosocial Facilitator Ted Larrison to give them a comfortable opportunity to openly talk and share with others who have been there. This helps to break down the barriers of despair and depression and provides for a truly life-changing experience. Ted’s title is a mouthful so we just call him Ted (or Psycho).

May 18 – 20 is the TU Southeast Regional Meeting at Davis, W. Virginia. Among those representing Louisville TU will be new board member Tyler Winger. Starting off that Friday with a day of fishing with local TU Guides, then on Saturday, Tyler will have opportunity to attend some of the many seminars and bring back some new ideas for our chapter. Sunday will be the group meeting and closing activities.

May 22nd was the TU Chapter Meeting at Cabela’s (6:30pm) and featured “Ranger Bob” Sawtelle of INDNR. He is the Park Manager of O’Bannon Woods State Park near Corydon. He presented on : Blue River of Southeast Indiana : Fishing, Conserva-tion, Recovery and the continuing effort to save and enhance this river ecosystem.

June 1 – 3 will be the 15th Annual Casting for Recovery FREE Retreat for women breast cancer survivors also held at Wooded Glen.

June 19th is our Annual TU Chapter Picnic. This year we will meet at the Turkey Run Picnic Area at the parklands (4 to 8 pm). Be sure to contact Linda Squires soon for your reservation . Bring a guest.

Contact Linda at: [email protected]

June 26th Fly Tying at Cabela’s, 6:30 pm (Pattern TBA )

Samantha Seaton, OCORA Hunter & Angler R3 Program Coordinator, gives fishing lessons to Natalie Butcher’s Westport Mid-

dle School class and students forage for critters hiding under rocks.

While not on the agenda, students practiced their

baptising techniques after catching a few

“crawdads” for study. Rumor has it that 3 students

were baptised without knowing it.

Mike Lubeach & Sam Seaton photos

TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM, STUDENTS IN THE STREAM

By Mike Lubeach

On May 3rd, I met at the OCORA Garnettsville Picnic Grounds with Samantha (Sam) Seaton, the Otter Creek Hunter & Angler R3 Program Coordinator, Bridget Anderson, Executive Director of YMCA Camp Piomingo, and Molly Staley, Senior Program Director to discuss the “Otter Creek Fund”. Charlie Logsdon was not able to attend as he is now working in Upton, Ky. for a seed company. I did speak to Charlie a few days earlier to get his input and ideas for the Fund. This is the 3rd year that the Fund will sustain.

It was 9:10 am and a sunny and breezy day. The stream at Otter Creek was at normal flow, clear, and looked easy to wade. We discussed various options for the Fund while listening to the babble of the stream. It was peaceful, at least for a while.

At 9:45, we heard the rumble of a school bus approaching. So much for tranquility. Seventh Grade Science Teacher Natalie Butcher’s Westport Middle School’s TIC classes had arrived. Along with two other teachers were 45 students full of energy and excitement. They split into 3 groups of 15 and began to descend upon Otter Creek’s shoreline. While it’s true that they came with no rainbow fry to release, as the fry did not survive, they brought their enthusiasm and exuberance.

Each group took turns with the activities of searching for macroinvertebrates, doing water analysis, and fishing. Sam and I dis-pensed the rods and spinning reels as well as worms. We spent most of our time untangling and baiting. I was hoping to demon-strate the fly rod approach, but we couldn’t keep up with the continuous entanglements and ran out of time. We were fortunate that there were no major injuries amongst the students as they later evolved into immersing themselves into the water. We had a few brief downfalls of rain, but that didn’t deter the students from having some fun either. I’m sure that wasn’t part of the day’s curriculum.

Toward the end of this event, two students brought out a container of live crayfish to show everyone. Perhaps, in the interim of having fun, they actually did learn a few lessons.

HARTSTERN ELEMENTARY TROUT RELEASE

OTTER CREEK PARK—MAY 17TH

Louisville Chapter President, Mike Lubeach, gives an enthusiastic and informative talk to Brandon Cox’s

TIC class at the trout release. He also gave some impromptu casting lessons to interested students and did

not snag himself in the process. Brandon outlined a scavenger hunt for the kids. (Sam Seaton photos)

Bethany Mulhall, KDFWR employee and stream expert, seined up some creatures for the students to study.

TROUT UNLIMITED ANNUAL BANQUET

Louisville Ky.Chapter 476

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Knights of Columbus Hall

Calling all TU members, spouses, family members, friends and special guests to attend our Louisville Trout Unlimited Fund Raising Banquet. We will be having the banquet at the K of C Hall at 4417 Upper River Rd. This is a fun event sponsored by the chapter and an excellent din-ner is planned. Many interesting and useful items have been donated for the raffles and silent auction so bring plenty of cash, a check or a credit card to make that outstanding purchase. WE WILL BE ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS THIS YEAR FOR PURCHASES MADE AT THE BANQUET ! This is a great time to socialize with some of your TU buddies and friends.

5:30 Attitude Adjustment- Cash Bar

7:00 Dinner

8:00 Raffles and Silent Auction

Please call or e-mail me with your reservations A.S.A.P.

$40.00 per person / $75.00 per couple / $290.00 for a group table of eight (5 raffle tickets are included with each ticket at the group tables) with reservations paid by

Thursday, August 30th

or……..

$5.00 more per person at the door

Lee Squires, Banquet Chair

405 Springwood Ln.

Louisville, Ky. 40207

502-895-9997, 502-551-5985 cell

[email protected]

Jack Miller, Bass Pro Shop employee, gave an informative talk at our March 27th meeting. He demon-

strated his famous Jack’s Knot and gave tips on line and tippet rigging.

Cabela’s Ladies’ Day Event

Dan & Roy were on hand to tie fly pins for the ladies and Store Manager, Ryan ,and Merchandise Mgr.,

Jeannie, stopped by for some fly tying advice from the experts.

Louisville Chapter of TU

A Women’s Initiative Event Ladies’ Fly Fishing 101 Class

April 14, 2018 At the Louisville Orvis Store

Linda Squires

TU Louisville Chapter 476, Women’s Initiative Committee partnered with Orvis Louisville to hold a free La-dies Only Fly Fishing 101 Class at Orvis Louisville on Saturday April 14, 2018. There were seventeen ladies registered. This class was 2 ½ hours long and covered volunteer introductions, an explanation of Trout Un-limited and Trout Unlimited Women’s Initiative. The class covered some of the basics of casting, gear, flies and tackle. Due to rain that morning , casting was done with practice casters inside the store. We also talked about attire, a few safety tips and places to fish. At the end of the class the ladies were given a Thank You booklet from Orvis that contained special offers and an opportunity to go online to receive a one year free membership to Trout Unlimited. Our chapter’s business cards were also handed out.

Volunteers that participated were: Linda Squires leading the class with the assistance of Sharon Fowler, Orvis employee, Susan Vitello, Roy Weeks, Paul Vitello, Lee Squires, and Amy and Sydney Abbott. In addi-tion to allowing our chapter to hold the class at the Orvis store, Manager, John Partinger, graciously pro-vided coffee and pastries. The chapter provided granola bars, water, napkins and hand sanitizers. Orvis al-so had available equipment, clothing and gear to use for teaching. Many thanks to Orvis, their staff and all that were able to volunteer.

This was our chapter’s first “ladies only” function and it was a great success.

The ladies gathered for the event in the fly fishing section at Orvis and Linda explained

how the practice rods can be used inside during the rainstorm.

Sydney Abbott explains how to cast with a

practice caster

Photos by Amy Abbott

Denny Crum, retired U of L Hall of Fame bas-

ketball coach, was at Orvis for a “meet &

greet” as Linda’s event ended.

From the Editor …………………………Lee Squires

ANNUAL PICNIC

TUESDAY, JUNE 19th 4:00—8:00

The Parklands—Turkey Run Park

(not our usual shelter at the front entrance)

THE PIGNIC BARN - the old pig barn !

Off Seatonville Rd.—not Shelbyville Rd.

See directions and further info on the follow-

ing page…………

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NEW LOCATION!!!

ANNUAL: PICNIC

WHO: LOUISVILLE TROUT UNLIMITED, CHAPTER 476

WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018

WHERE: THE PARKLANDS of Floyds Fork – Turkey Run Park

Pignic Barn (re-purposed pig barn!)

Seatonville Road Entrance – See directions below

DINNER: 6:00 PM

Pignic Barn reserved for our Chapter 4:00PM until 8:00PM

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED – PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BY JUNE 15TH (Include total number of people in your group)

RSVP: Linda Squires: [email protected]

Pot Luck Dinner

Bring a food dish that can be shared

Chicken and drinks provided

Linda will coordinate what dishes to bring

FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE WELCOME !!!!!

CASTING CONTEST ON THE LAWN - Winner will receive a $25.00 gift card

DIRECTIONS: Take the Gene Snyder South to Exit 19 Billtown Road.

Take a left on Billtown Rd. and drive .9 miles to where it ends at Seatonville Rd.

Turn left onto Seatonville Road (at the stop sign) and follow for about 1.5 miles.

The road will cross Turkey Run creek and then Floyds Fork and you will see the

Turkey Run Park entrance on your right.

Turn right into the park.

For more informantion: www.theparklands.org

or call Paul Vitello at 502-214-0167 or Lee Squires at 502-551-5985

http://www.theparklands.org

Dun Magazine Article

Featuring : Louisville TU member, Ms. Sydney Abbott

The Dun Magazine features an article on our TU Youth Leadership

Council member and Teen Summit participant, Sydney Abbott, in the

Spring 2018 issue ( DUN magazine.com). Check it out on line. Sydney

explains her involvement in TU and her love for fly fishing and conser-

vation. TU is proud of Sydney.

Amy Abbott photo

OTTER CREEK CLEANUP AND FISHING DAY

MAY 25, 2018

Paul Vitello organized another successful Otter Creek cleanup and fishing day on May 25th. Our first

date was rained out so Paul opted for this date. The catch & release season was over but some members

were still able to catch some trout. Bill Remaks caught 5 or 6 , some others drowned a fly or two. A lot of

trash was picked up all over the stream and in the picnic area.

Our usual group of dedicated members,

Paul Vitello, Bill Remaks, Roy Weeks, Jay

Miller, Jim Bradshaw, Ed Allgeier, Linda

& Lee Squires. Many thanks to Paul for

bringing coffee & donuts and being the

organizer.

Passionate water conservationist and viticulturist, Ed Allgeier, and Lee

Squires, contemplate fly selection in 85 degree heat down in the Blue Hole.

Lee and Ed are Sigma Chi Fraternity brothers.

Linda Squires took this excellent photo of

a toad along the path to Blue Hole

LEST WE FORGET : A TRIBUTE TO 58,000 AMERICAN SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN

By Mike Lubeach

While this may seem odd to appear in our Trout Unlimited Newsletter, I wanted to share this experience with our TU family, many who have served our country in uniform, some who have known a few of the 58,000.

On April 28, 2018, A replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall, was dedicated as a permanent exhibit in Elizabethtown , Ky. at a com-munity park dedicated to our military heros. The wall, like the original in Washington, D.C., is 80% of the original size and spans 360 feet in a v-formation. It lists the 58,000 names by date(s) of their demise.

I went there on May 6th. It was a warm and sunny afternoon when my wife and I drove to E’Town to see what it was like. My first impression was that it would be an alphabetic listing of all who had perished in Nam, just a list. Perhaps I could do an etching or two if I found names of those I have missed or names of notable Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, etc. Instead, they were listed on large plaques, not carved in stone. Nonetheless, I was not disappointed as my eyes panned the many plaques with sadness and the feeling that I could have been listed there if circumstances were different.

I, too, served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War, but was not sent to Southeast Asia during my tour of duty. I had many friends who went, some never to return.

I took time to look at all the dozens of plaques. It began to be an emotional experience I hadn’t quite experienced before. Then, I recalled the outpouring of protests, back then, here in America of this conflict never labeled as war. The unpopularity of our Viet Nam involvement weighed heavily on servicemen and women in uniform at that time. Following Nam, for years, veterans were not treated with the dignity and compassion as were those who fought in previous wars. Many injured servicemen and wom-en were not given the care and respect that they deserved. Hundreds came home in pieces, in pine boxes, or not at all. POW’s were left behind, many to never return.

Much like the holocaust museums of World War II, this is something every man, women, and child should see………. at least once. I don’t wish to see it again, but I probably will at some time in the future.

Lubeach photos

MAY

Wednesday 9 Board Meeting 7:30 Commonwealth Bank

Mon 14 – Wed 16 REEL RECOVERY RETREAT 8:30 Tue & Wed Wooded Glen, Henryville, IN

Friday 18 – 20 TU Southeast Regional Rendezvous ------- West Virginia

Tuesday 22 No Fly Tying

Tuesday 22 Program & General Meeting 6:30 Cabela’s

Ranger Bob Sawtelle—The Blue River

JUNE

Friday 1 – Sunday 3 CASTING FOR RECOVERY RETREAT ----- Wooded Glen, Henryville IN

Saturday 9 Board Meeting 8:30 Orvis

Tuesday 19 PICNIC 4:00—8:00 Turkey Run Park

The Parklands

Tuesday 26 FLY TYING - No General Meeting 6:30 Cabela’s

JULY



Tuesday 24 Program & General Meeting 6:30 Cabela’s

TU S.E. Regional Mtg.

Tyler Winger

OUR REMAINING EVENTS

FOR 2018

Please read carefully for program and event changes

AUGUST



SEPTEMBER

Tuesday 4 Annual Banquet/Fund Raiser 5:30 Knights of Columbus Hall

Wed 19 – Sat 22 TU National Annual Meeting ____ Redding, CA

Tuesday 25 FLY TYING 6:30 Cabela’s

No General Meeting or Board Meeting

October



Tuesday 23 Program & General 6:30 Cabela’s

Meeting Program TBA

November



December Holiday Schedule

Wednesday 12 HOLIDAY PARTY 6:30 Commonwealth Bank

No Fly Tying or Board Meeting

The above schedule is subject to change

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