January 17, 2013 at Watermark Country Club 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm Ann Miller, author of Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams Join us on the 17th to bring your fly selection skills to the next level. Would you like to be catching more fish? Start with the right fly…. February 15, 2013 at Watermark...
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River Stewards program introduces new watershed data collection mapping
(Michigan TU Press Release) – The River Stewards program lead by Kristin Thomas has developed an exciting new website consolidating the data collection sites and specific type of information collected onto maps for individual water shed areas. Please check out the introduction to this exciting and useful site below: You can now see where MITU...
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New leadership team begins at MITU
(MITU Press Release) – Michigan Trout Unlimited has completed another successful year and the transition to the 2012/2013 leadership team is taking place: The new executive committee team is composed of the following members: Executive Director – Dr. Bryan Burroughs Robb Smith – Chairman Dave Smith – Past Chairman John Walters – Vice Chairman Mike...
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Fly Tying Expo coming soon
The Great Lakes Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers will host the 13th Annual Fly Tying Exposition at Holt High School in Holt, Michigan (5885 West Holt Road, Holt MI 48842) on Saturday, December 1, 2012. The expo will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Over 80 tiers will...
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Fall in-stream work projects – volunteers needed
Three great projects need your help to protect the cold water streams in West Michigan.
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Accessible nature trail proposed for White River
Timberland RCD has recently submitted a proposal for funding to develop a rustic, (ADA) accessible hiking and fishing trail on the White River in Newaygo County.
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TU Youth Camp
By Noah Lindhout (age 13) The Trout Unlimited summer camp can be summed up in one word, and that word is opportunity. It is an opportunity to learn about the wonders of God’s amazing creation including the fish of the rivers and the insects of the air (and river bottom). I realized in this past...
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Extreme heat and drought causing fish kills
There have been numerous fish kills recently reported from around the state, and staff from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division is tracking and monitoring these events. “We appreciate the public letting us know where they are seeing unusual fish kill events,” said Jim Dexter, Fisheries Division chief. “This can be done by...
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Flat River stream monitoring
SWMTU and the Flat River Watershed Group are conducting a stream monitoring project on the Flat River with funds from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). We need volunteers to help with macroinvertebrate and water quality sampling. If you have volunteered previously for bug sampling on the Rogue River, a cold water stream, this...
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How fishing helps Michigan veterans deal with emotional scars of war
By Howard Meyerson | The Grand Rapids Press NEWAYGO, MI — Any differences were set aside when they stepped off the bus; those of the men who had to gone war and come back sullied; and those of the open-faced anglers who greeted them, hoping to thank them for their efforts. The bus had arrived...