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 UPDATED 01/07/2010 On this page: WDTU CALENDAR:Click here to open an extended time frame calendar. It is good for board meeting info, CTU quarterly meetings and long range schedules.However, the page you are viewing will have more details about events of interest to our members. |
MONTHLY MEETINGS: |
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Guest Speaker shall be Ken Neubecker with a talk about "Flowing Uphill, an Unnatural History of the upper Colorado River". It's a look at the existing and proposed trans-mountain diversions, their cumulative impacts and the impending impacts from climate change, growth (on both sides of the divide) and potential energy development.
Ken Neubecker is the current President of Colorado Trout Unlimited, a conservation organization whose mission is to Conserve, Protect and Restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. He is the Environmental Representative on the Colorado River Basin Roundtable, where he is co-chair of the Non-Consumptive Needs Assessment sub-committee, and on the Governor's Forest Health Advisory Council. Ken has been involved in Colorado water issues for many years, particularly in water needs and impacts on the West Slope. He was involved with the Statewide Water Supply Initiative (SWSI) and has been a part of the Colorado River Headwaters Forum for the past 16 years. Ken was also a co-founder of the Eagle River Watershed Council and is a current Board member for the Colorado Watershed Assembly. Ken has been a speaker at the annual Colorado Water Workshop and a table host for the CSU Libraries annual Water Tables fundraiser. He is a graduate of Lawrence University in Wisconsin (BA, Geology) and CU - Boulder (M.Ed., Experiential Education). Guest Fly Tier: Our guest tier for the January 6 meeting will be Ryan Jones. He and his Dad, Bart, have been welcome additions to our chapter & need no introduction. His tying talents and enthusiasm for the sport have grown immensely in the last couple of years. They became acquainted with us when were planting willows along the bank at our Clear Creek project in Golden in which both Ryan and his father helpedus out. Ryan is a past recipient of our sponsorship at one of the past Youth summer camp projects. The only new tidbit of information that I have on him recently is his budding business, Ry’s Flies. He also tied at our clinic last year. - Greg Parks/Ryan Jones
Raffle Tickets
for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's
Fantasy Prize will be available for sale. This year's prize offers
something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman.
Guest Speaker: Steve Schweitzer. The presentation title and brief is “Whiting Farms – History, Current Operations & the Future of Raising Genetic Hackle.” The multi-media 1 hour presentation provides an insider’s look at the Farm, covering all aspects of raising, preparing and selling genetic hackle for fly tying. Steve will take you on a personal tour of the Farm, showing photos and sharing stories found no where else.” Steve is a regular presenter and guest tyer at flyshops & clubs throughout the country each year. His Tabou series of wet flies, particularly the Tabou Caddis Emerger, has become a favorite go-to fly for local shops and guides. Steve is best known as co-founder of Globalflyfisher.com and his association with Whiting Farms, where he served as VP of Sales and is currently serving on the Farm’s Board of Directors. On Globalflyfisher.com, Steve’s popular Hyper-Compleat Guide to Tying Leaders & accompanying Leadercalc software has surpassed 1/4 million downloads since first published in 1998. It remains the most comprehensive guide on tying leaders, including formulas for over 120 leaders. Steve has authored several articles appearing in Fly Fisherman Magazine, Angling Trade, Trout, Wall Street Journal and a myriad of other regional angling publications. He also is contributing author & illustrator for Drag Free Drift – Presentation Techniques for Fly Fishing. His fly tying patterns appear in books by Chris Mann, John Shewey, FFF Masters, Rick Takahashi and others. Steve is currently working on his second book, concentrating on fly fishing a very special region in Colorado. Guest Fly Tier: Steve Schweitzer Raffle Tickets for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's Fantasy Prize will be available for sale. This year's prize offers something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman.
Guest Speaker: David Nickum and Sinjin Eberle will speak to us about updates at CTU (Colorado Trout Unlimited) and how best West Denver and CTU can interact more cohesively. Doctor John Snyder, our conservation director, will provide updates on WDTU's "Home Rivers" initiative with respect to the Clear Creek watershed. We are still evaluating whether or not to apply for this designation to the national TU organization. Raffle Tickets for the 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's Fantasy Prize will be available for sale. This year's prize offers something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman.
Guest Speaker: Kirk Webb Raffle Tickets for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's Fantasy Prize will be available for sale. This year's prize offers something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman.
Guest Speaker: TBD Raffle Tickets
for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's
Fantasy Prize will be available for sale. This year's prize offers
something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman. The winner of the Fantasy
Prize will be drawn at the end of this meeting
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General Meeting Info & Directions: Our meetings are held at the Jefferson County (Jeffco) Fairgrounds, in Golden, on the first Wednesday of each month. From 6:30 to 7:15, we feature a fly-tying corner, and social time.. From 7:15 to 7:45, we hold a short business meeting. Our program runs from 7:45 to 8:45 and is immediately followed by the drawing of the winners in our monthly bucket raffle. The public is welcome to come to our meeting. We look forward to seeing you there. We do not have a meeting in July. Our August meeting is generally a Potluck Dinner at one of the area parks. Many times our November or our December meeting is a special event. Directions: Click Here to See a Map to the Fairgrounds Since the remodeling of the fair grounds there is now an entrance directly off of Indiana Street. For this entrance continue South on Indiana passing the business park buildings on the right. There is an open space past the buildings. In this open space you will see the entrance on the right side of the road. This road will wrap around to the north into the new parking lot. The center section of this parking lot is located due east of the building we meet in. That is; head west young man to our meeting. For those of us who are directionally challenged, walk towards the mountains until you run into the building with the lighted marque, (the upper left end of the building, far door.) |
UPCOMING EVENTS: |
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Location
= Denver Merchandise Mart. This is the show that we have been going
to for years. The
Denver Fly Fishing Show Exhibitors
Listing here To get to the Denver Merchandise Mart from Downtown Denver take I 25 North to 58th Ave. Turn right (go east). The Merchandise Mart is about a half a block down on the left side (north side) of the road. The fly fishing show and parking is normally on the backside of the building. (Some other activity is generally happening on the front side so don't stop there.) Drive to the back from the left side of the building. Parking is free. Raffle Tickets for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's Fantasy Prize will be available for sale at our booth at the Fly fishing Show. This year's prize offers something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman.
Note that again this year this show is the same weekend as the Dallas Fly Fishing show. The ISE caters to hunting, camping, RV and ATV advocates, although in recent years it has had more of a fly fishing presence, thanks to the appearance of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association. Our Chapter will not have a display at this event. Colorado
Convention Center (this is near downtown in which the Light Rail has
a stop at it.) Park at Coors Field for $X.00 and ride the free shuttle to the Convention Center. You could ride light rail to the Convention Center station. Parking at the Convention Center is limited. HOURS: Price of
Admission: ?? Exhibitors
listed here Visit the International Sportsman's Exposition website for more information. Since this ISE show runs concurrently with the Denver Fly Fishing Show we will not be offering Raffle Tickets at the ISE show this year. The 34th Annual West Denver Fly Tying Clinic will kick off at 8:30 am and runs to 3 pm. As usual the event will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Auditorium. This is the same location as our monthly meetings. For directions look here. Admission at the door is ten dollars, with children under the age of twelve admitted free. Discount coupons worth two dollars off the admission price can be obtained at local fly shops, or on this website (click here), or at Chapter meetings (which are held the first Wednesday of the month), or at the Chapter’s raffle booth at the Fly Fishing Show, Jan 8th, 9th & 10th. We expect over 50 fly tiers for this years event. This show will be happening come rain, snow or sunshine. Flier for 34th Annual Fly tying Clinic Raffle Tickets for the WDTU 18th Annual Fly Fisherman's Fantasy Prize will be available for sale at the Fly Tying Clinic. . This year's prize offers something for every enthusiastic fly fisherman. |
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Projects And Volunteer Opportunities: |
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Here is your change to participate and get to know some other wonderful people in our chapter. We take water samples on Clear Creek near Golden more or less monthly for water quality testing. We do some of the test ourselves and pass the results onto the Department Of Wildlife. Other water samples are forwarded to the DOW for different testing. The results of these tests are posted to the Internet. Volunteers meet near the Golden Municipal Building at the west end of Lions Park (directions to the Park). For more information or to get added to his email announcement contact Gil Hassinger, 303.980.5616.
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