February 2021
TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, AND RESTORE NORTH AMERICA'S COLDWATER FISHERIES AND THEIR WATERSHEDS
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Board of Directors
Officers
President: Mickey Fletcher
mmltfletch@msn.com
Vice President: Eric Ferguson eferguson16@gmail.com
Secretary: Sarah Herndon
Treasurer: Bryan Eto
Conservation Chair: TBD
Project Healing Waters Program Lead: Jim Owen
Youth Programs Chair: Steve Reiter
sreiter@cox.net
Membership Chair: Steve Reiter
Diversity Chair: TBD
Social Media: Eric Ferguson
Other Board Members
Joe Fagan, Scott Koktavy
Newsletter Editor: Eric Ferguson
Address:
Old Pueblo Trout Unlimited
51985 E River Road, Suite 201
Tucson, AZ 85718
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Contents:
New and Important
Programs
Conservation
Fishing
Events
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The New and Important section includes the president's monthly message, fund raising items and news about recent developments that effect fishing and conservation. |
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At the time of this writing, it is 80 degrees outside. Time to get ready for some Spring fishing. As Rush Limbaugh said at Christmas, “I don’t know anyone that will miss 2020”. Personally, I have not been a fan of Virtual meetings this past year. My hope is that the OPTU members will be able to meet face/face again soon.
I am writing to let you know that one of our past presidents and current member was appointed to the Arizona Game and Fish Department Commission by Governor Ducey. Clay Hernandez will take his position on the Commission soon. Clay has been a lifelong outdoorsman and loves to hunt and fish. He has been a valuable advocate for Southern Arizona for years. He is also a friend of mine.
Clay will offer a good deal of insight, knowledge and logic to the work of the Commission. He is a wonderful representative from Southern Arizona. The OPTU is proud to have one of our “Favorite Son’s” speaking up for the sportsmen and women in Arizona. As always, Clay could use our support. The AZGFD Commission meetings are Virtual. Please consider attending a meeting and offer your feedback for the Commission members. I believe the Commissioners need to hear from us.
Congratulations to Clay Hernandez on his selection to the AZGFD Commission. He will be a valuable asset to the AZGFD and the citizens of Arizona for years to come.
Mickey Fletcher, Board President
Old Pueblo Trout Unlimited
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The Programs Section below covers our regular scheduled programs and our outreach programs. |
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We have a very special guest presenting at the OPTU meeting on March 3rd at 6:30pm. World-renowned fly tyer and fly fisher Tim Flagler is going to be joining us to discuss euro-nymphing techniques, and will show us how to tie a few flies for euro-nymphing. Tim is well known for his instructional fly-tying videos featured on his YouTube channel Tightline Video, where you can view nearly 600 fly tying videos.
He also has a web site,
This will be a 2-hour meeting. Tim will be presenting on euro-nymphing during the first hour, and will spend the second hour showing how to tie euro-nymphing flies. He is going to go over tying the Sulphur Perdigon, Frenchie Nymph & Lance Egan’s Red Dart. If you want to checkout the flies before the meeting, you can watch Tim's videos with the links below.
Sulphur Perdigon
Frenchie Nymph
Lance Egan’s Red Dart
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Zoom Meeting Info
Topic: Old Pueblo TU ~ Tim Flagler Presentation & Fly Tying Demonstration
Time: Mar 3, 2021 06:30 PM Arizona
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Many thanks to John Sachen for his superb presentation on Tenkara fly fishing this month! If you weren't able to make the meeting, John left us with some great resources for learning more about Tenkara.
Manufactures and Resellers of Tenkara Gear (they have excellent rods, videos, a knowledge base and more)
Interviews with the masters, reviews and more
Excellent videos, knowledgebase, tips, rods and more
Excellent, non-bias reviews of several Japanese rods
Tenkara free magazines
Search for and join Tenkara Anglers groups on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Search Youtube etc in Japanese using this key word
テンカラ釣り
Here are some of the hooks that John uses
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Trout in the Classroom has been officially cancelled for the rest of the current school year. There will be an announcement made in August about the plan for the 2021-2022 school year.
In the meantime, AZGFD's magazine, Wild-Life, had an article recently that highlighted the Trout in the Classroom Program. Check out the magazine if you haven't seen it yet.
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Lie and Tie
A monthly gathering to socialize while tying flies.
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“Lie ’n Tie”
Cancelled until further notice
For suggestions of fly patterns and/or instructors, please contact Joe Fagan
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Cancelled until further notice
OPTU Teams with Dry Creek Outfitters to host a casting practice every Saturday at 8:00 am, at Ft Lowell Park. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level. Most days there is extra equipment and experienced casters to help out beginners.
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OPTU was awarded the Club Excellence Award from Project Healing Waters. The CEO of Project Healing Waters, Todd Desgrosseilliers, presented the award to our board, Robin Marsett, and several of our members in Project Healing Waters. OPTU has earned this recognition with our ten year plus support of our local program.
An extra special thanks goes out to Robin Marsett, Jim Owen and Joe Fagan for helping to kick start OPTU's work with PHWFF, and for their continued support. They have all put in a great amount of time and effort into helping Project Healing Waters, and have had a tremendous impact on many lives. Bryan Eto, Joe Vitelli, Whitey Kuebler and many more have also helped PHWFF immensely, and we are all extremely grateful for their great work and accomplishments. A big thank you also goes out to all of our PHWFF members. We thank you for your service, and are looking forward to continuing to support PHWFF for many years to come.
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CONSERVATION:
The Arizona State Council of Trout Unlimited has created a new program for Conservation in Arizona. Volunteers are members from Trout Unlimited throughout the State, and there will be more information to come soon.
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This section contains information on outings, upcoming trips, fishing reports and fishing tips. |
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Outings Update: Old Pueblo Trout
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There are no outings scheduled at the moment. |
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Check out the Orvis Fly Fishing Learning Center and Podcast
Tim Flagler's Tightline Productions, learn about fly tying and more
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Nothing new to report this month. |
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No events scheduled at the moment |
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Nothing for sale this month.
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Calendar
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The calendar will be updated when events resume. |
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