Tag: Private club

Pole Barn Rehab 2021

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.

One Fly Day 2021

Limestone held the annual One Fly contest on Saturday, May 15th, after a year hiatus. The event was organized by members Bob Hoffman and Eric Hutchison. Eric also helped with the trout measuring and weighing along with Scott Simko and Fred Jeans.

The beautiful day unfolded with 21 contestants vying for the chance to claim the “title”. All contestants signed in at the clubhouse with their favorite fly selection before the 10 a.m. start. Rules required the contestants to use the same fly or an exact copy during the allocated two hours of fishing. The winning fish was based on both length and weight. Taking home the phantom crown was member Joe Czielowski with a 26 inch, 6 lb. brown from Cedar pond. Congratulations Joe!

After the event, a picnic lunch was prepared by members John Mitman and Richard Marone.

2023 LTC Calendar of Events – Updates coming soon!

The LTC Member Handbook has a list of “Important Dates”. This page will duplicate that Handbook list and will be updated as the other To Be Determined(TBD) dates are known. The LTC often hosts events for outside clubs like Project Healing Waters and several TU chapters.

All Board of Directors meeting are held at the clubhouse, unless otherwise noted.

Club Activities:

Sat April 1st, 2023 – Opening Day at LTC

Sat April 15th – LTC Spring Banquet (Country Club of Farmington)

Sat April 22nd – Board of Directors(BoD) meeting. 10:30 a.m.

TBD April Spring Stocking of Ponds

Sat April 29th – LTC One Fly Challenge. Sign up in advance, here.

Sat May 13th – BoD meeting

Sat June 17th – BoD meeting

Sat Sept 9th – BoD meeting – Project budget requests

Sat Sept 23th – Annual Stockholders meeting. BoD meeting (see handbook)

TBD October – Fall Stocking

Sat Nov 4th – BoD meeting. Preliminary Budget discussion

Sat Dec 12th – BoD meeting. Finalize Budget for 2024

Key Outreach Activities:

TBD – Farmington Valley TU membership day

Thu July 21st – Project Healing Waters(6 anglers+helpers)

Thu Aug 4th – Project Healing Waters(6 anglers+helpers)

Sun Sep 24th,2023 – Casting for Recovery day

TBD Dates:

Bamboo “One Fly” Challenge

Connecticut River Salmon day