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 week that when you are fly fishing in a beautiful river (in my case, the Au Sable) catching fish is not the only cool thing. You shouldn’t be discouraged just because you didn’t catch anything. The wildlife is amazing too! Birds (two blue herons), bugs,...

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, the Hex continued their challenge. The “A 1st’: We were pleased to welcome our first lady to stay at Wa Wa Sum; Dr. Mary Yurko  joined husband Mark Gurney. Thanks for ‘opening that door’  Mary and Mark.

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 and enlisted in the Marine Corps.  After returning home, he enrolled at Central Michigan University where he studied environmental science and land-use planning.  Jeff began his career as an environmental consultant in Detroit, eventually moving to Traverse City and opening an office for his company. ...

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 from the Battle Creek VA Medical Center. Its passengers, mostly men, bore scars that lay hidden, the insidious effects of battles not forgotten. Their issues cut across ethnic lines and body types. Some were big men, some small; some hardened, some not. Some were lost,...