Central Mass Trout Unlimited - Chapter #148

CMTU Chapter Meeting

*** Thursday, Feb 9th *** 

 Guest Speaker:  Alison Field-Juma

 OARS (Organization for the Assabet, Sudbury & Concord Rivers)

Presentation:

February:  River Management, restoration and clean-up of the Assabet River and its tributaries.

Future Guest Speakers/Topics:

March:  MA Trout Stocking Program

Note:  Training for Water Quality Testing volunteers on March 10th; contact CMTU VP Peter Sterndale ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for more information

April:  Fishing the Millers River

Note:  The Blackstone River Coalition (BRC) will be hosting FREE bus tours of the Blackstone Watershed as part of their Water Quality Management program -- Dates are all Sundays from 1-4 pm on Apr 1 (Rhode Island portion), Apr 29 (mid-reach portion) & May 20 (headwaters/Worcester & suburbs portion); contact Ted Merchant ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Larry Bush ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if interested

May:  Blackstone River Conservation

Note:  BRC tour #3 of Blackstone Watershed -- May 20 (headwaters/Worcester & suburbs portion); contact Ted Merchant ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Larry Bush ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if interested

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 Our Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, January 12th.

The following chapter officers/board members were elected for the 2012 year:

Chapter Officers
President - Rob Provost
Vice President - Peter Sterndale
Secretary - Tom Johnson
Treasurer - Richard Norris

Advisory Board
Larry Bush - past President
Bob McMenamy
Todd Alving
Ted Merchant
Dave Fox 

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Fish With A Member (FWAM)

Stay tuned for more details coming in March...

Monthly Chapter Meetings:

Mass Audubon - Broad Meadow Brook Preserve

2nd Thursday of the month (Sept through May) unless otherwise noted

AGENDA

6:00 - 6:45 pm     Fly Tying Workshop (optional)

6:45 - 7:00 pm     Raffle Ticket Sales / Fly Tying Clean-up

7:00 - 7:15 pm     Announcements & Committee Updates

7:15 - 8:15 pm     Guest Speaker - Feature Presentation (incl. Q&A)

8:15 pm     Bucket Raffles & Door Prize Drawings

 8:30 pm     Meeting Adjourns

Directions to Mass Audubon - Broad Meadow Brook Preserve - 414 Massasoit Road, Worcester
From East: I-90, exit 11 to Rte 122 North, left on Rte 20 West, right on Massasoit Ave., 1/4 mile on the left.
From West: I-90, exit 10A to Rte 20 SW Cutoff, left on Massasoit Ave., 1/4 mile on the left.
From North: I-290, exit 14 to Rte 122 South to Massasoit Ave., Broad Meadow Brook Preserve is on the right. 

2011-12 Annual CMTU Fundraising Raffle:

 First Prize: Orvis Access 905-4 fly rod outfit - 5-weight, 4-piece, tip flex

Second Prize: Orvis Safe Passage Sling Pack - with assorted tools

Third Prize: Fly box w/ hand-tied assortment of flies for CMTU Home Waters

 Raffle Ticket prices: $2 each; 3 tixs for $5; or 7 tixs for $10

 MA / RI TU Council News

 Local TU Chapter Banquets:

Squan-a-tissit, Narragansett & South East MA - Saturday, March 24th

Greater Boston - Sunday, April 1st

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