Now entering its seventh year, The Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) has become the entertainment event of the year for America’s diverse fishing community. In 2012 the Film Tour screened in over 125 North American cities and provided a venue to showcase some of the country’s best independent outdoor film makers. The goal of F3T...
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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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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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A 1st
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,...
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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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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...
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Fishing Yellowstone National Park – A Volunteer’s Summer of Research
Pastor, trout bum, and environmental activist Rich Hamstra spent a summer Sabbatical from his church duties an assisting in the Volunteer Fly Fishing program at Yellowstone National Park. His role? Fish. Fish, a lot!
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Help create a permanent SWMTU scholarship at MSU
In the next 2 months, we have the unique opportunity to fully fund the Schrems Scholarship at MSU. We are $3,000 short of our $40,000 goal and need the support of all our members.
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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...