The Best Stillwater Trout Fishing in the Northeast
Date: Saturday, April 18th
Time: 2 P.M. NOTE: After the Annual One Fly Contest
The annual Spring stocking will take place after 2 P.M. You can help with this effort to keep our club well stocked for the remainder of the season. The hatchery truck dumps the trout into buckets which require delivery to the ponds. We need volunteers to form bucket lines to make this happen.
The Annual LTC “One Fly” Challenge is back. It is your chance to claim bragging rights as the One Fly winner and have your name entered on the plaque displayed in the clubhouse.
Date: Saturday, April 18th
Entry Fee: $25/angler.
Registration for all members, family and guest anglers is 8:00- 8:45 A.M.
During registration, you will declare a single fly that you will fish with for the entire contest. NOTE: The single fly you pick must be used during the entire time that the challenge is active. If you loose your fly, it must be replaced by an identical fly – both size and pattern – so make sure you have at least one in reserve.
Fishing will start at the sound of the air horn at 8:45 and will end with the second air horn signal at 11:45 A.M. If you are playing a fish and the horn sounds, you may continue to land the fish and it will count towards your single fish entry.
Each pond will be staffed by a judge who will measure and weigh your catch. Scoring is 1 point for each inch or fractional points for fractions of inches, plus 1 point for each ounce of weight. The winner will be the largest combination of length and weight.
After the fishing, join with other anglers and guests for a picnic luncheon at the Pole Barn Pavilion starting at 12:15 P.M. There will be burgers/hot dogs/chips/salad and cookies served. Beverages are included.
NOTE: At 2 P.M., the annual Spring stocking will take place. You can help with this effort to keep our club well stocked for the remainder of the season. The hatchery truck dumps the trout into buckets which require delivery to the ponds. We need volunteers to form bucket lines to make this happen.
The CT DEEP is currently scheduling Virtual Public discussions that will lead to an official Wild Trout Management Plan for the state. Connecticut does recognize that wild trout are a vital asset and already takes steps to protect this resource – like this webpage on Classifications of Wild trout habitats within the state. The local Blackberry river is considered a Class III habitat.
To fully develop a plan, based on this draft, the CT DEEP needs angler feedback in addition to the input of staff and other researchers.
As a start, the CT DEEP is asking anglers to complete a Wild Trout Fishing Survey. The survey asked about Class I, II and III areas, so it may be best to review the background link, above.
These meetings require registration so that the virtual link can be provided to those who wish to participate. Registration links are individually available on the CT DEEP website, here.
The schedule for these meetings is:
The club Pole barn near Cedar and Home ponds was rehabbed over a few weekends in early September. After many years on our property there were several poles that had rotted away making the barn potentially unsafe and unstable. Thanks to the leadership and organization of Grounds Committee chairman Jeff Shippee and member Eric Hutchison, the hard work of stabilizing the structure was completed. Thanks to such dedicated members the repairs came in under budget.
Jeff got help from his friend Jason Lemon and his crew at Juniors Landscaping and Construction in Canaan. That included shoring and leveling work before the poles were cut and holes dug for the Sonotubes, bracing and concrete. The work took place over the first two weekends in September finishing up with a crew of LTC volunteers working on Sept 11th.
Members joining Jeff and Eric where Glen Ratcliff, Jim Oravetz, Steve van Fleet, William Keith, Scott Simko, Owen Mitchell, Niels Jensen and his son, Chris.
