This year’s Wa Wa Sum annual membership meeting/board elections was a big success! It marked Schrems 30th anniversary of this annual four-day event and we had a capacity attendance. Incidentally, learned from Kevin (fifth generation Wa Wa Sum caretaker) that we can thank Dennis Potter for getting ‘Hex” week-end when it became available several years ago. As always,...
Author: Rich Steketee (Rich Steketee)
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Welcome a’board’
We’re please to introduce our newly elected Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited board member: Jeff Edwards Jeff Edwards spent most of his childhood in a small Northern California town on the banks of the Eel River, where he fished for trout with his father. Jeff later joined his mother in Southeast Michigan, graduated high school...
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Dolan project update
Many reaches of the Coldwater River contain high-quality aquatic habitat and healthy fish populations. Thirty-two species of fish, including three species of trout, are known to inhabit the river. Deep pools, clean riffles and large woody debris are prevalent. The stream is very productive and the macroinvertebrate community is excellent. However, the reach of river...
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Welcome a’board’
SWMTU welcomes new board members Ellie Frey, Mark Gurney, Eric Johnson and Pete Miller.
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Volunteers needed
We need your help! The Schrems West Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited was awared a $84,000 grant by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. This grant will fund an inventory of Kent County’s coldwater streams and the development of a strategic plan for their future mananagement. Volunteers will be needed throughout the year for temperature logging, data...
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Victory for the Pigeon River
Court sides with Michigan Trout Unlimited and Pigeon River Country Association in Golden Lotus Dam case motion. July, 25, 2011 A recent opinion from the courts just validated what we at TU already knew, that an agreement for a “dam removal” means the physical removal of all of the parts of the dam. It does...
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Notice of Annual Meeting
The annual Board of Director’s meeting of Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited will occur on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Wa Wa Sum Lodge, Grayling, MI. (This is also the weekend of the Schrems annual member’s gathering.) The election of board officers and members will occur at the meeting. You can use...
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Salmon release and bug identification
On May 13th, LaMont Christian students released the 100+ salmon in Deer Creek as is joins the Grand River. This was the first year science teacher Brent Seinen offered Salmon in the Classroom – made possible with a $1,000 grant from Schrems West Michigan TU – and has found it to be a great teaching tool. Back...
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Like father, like son
On Opening Day 2011, five-year old Darby Zuiderveen landed this nice trout in Stegman Creek. Darby’s dad Josh reports the fish was holding in timber put in Stegman Creek last year with help for Schrerms volunteers. That high-end rod is a 3 foot, T&T Batman edition.