This is a public service announcement

Posted by Ralph at 1/18/2008 9:08 AM
Categories: Fly fishing



The rage has subsided, but trust me its will resurface...

Last night I attended the Cranford Trout Clubs meeting http://www.crtfc.com/

The Club was formed about a year ago by Mike Rediger, a new friend and a man of action. Mike is a regular
contributor on www.njtrout.com and www.njflyfishing.com

but felt that all this online camaraderie was fine and dandy but thought there was a gap in the Trout Club niche so he just started his own.



The club meets about once a month and usually has a guest speaker with topics ranging from outdoor authors, fishing guides and the usual suspects one might find speaking at a trout club meeting. This Sunday Mike will be attending the Trout Unlimited State Council meeting at Rutgers www.njtu.org/ , where one the meeting topics is converting the Cranford Trout Club to the 9th New Jersey Chapter of TU. This is a win / win for all parties providing the Cranford Trout Club a fast path to the economies of scale and bandwidth that come with being part of an International
organization with over 150,000 members and 430 chapters. Trout unlimited gains a new chapter whom have already proved themselves a conservation group of action in a short period of time by holding river cleanups, participating with well needed volunteers at electro shocking surveys held by New Jersey Fish and Wildlife biologists and hosting a fishing derby for children to assure an ongoing interest in the sports for generations to come.


The new blood can only do TU well. If you are not a member I strongly consider joining. There is hardly a location with
a nearby chapter, and there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained. I have been an arm chair member for at least 5 years and a more active participant over the past two. Bottom line is that TU needs active members; they have an insurmountable task list including partnerships with local conservation groups including the Musconetcong River dam removal project http://www.musconetcong.org/projects/dam_removals.htm , to managing one of the largest
“Trout in The Classroom” programs in the country, http://www.njtroutintheclassroom.org/.  In the State of New Jersey providing conservation efforts in a State that is 20 years from being 100 % “built out“ is a constant challenge, and despite being member rich on paper, they are active participant poor ( see 80 /20 rule ).



Moving on from the unsolicited TU plug, let’s get back to last nights meeting with Matt Grobert as the guest speaker. Matt has been fishing in New Jersey and beyond his entire life, he is an expert. He is an accomplished Fly Tier, writer
and all around Troutie kind of a guy. I had the pleasure of meeting and fishing with Matt last year on the West Branch of the Delaware and in a short period of time have come to call him a friend.

Matt’s presentation primarily covered fishing the major New Jersey Rivers. Where they are and what fly’s to fish. It was a great primer for the Novice through the Expert. No matter what one thinks that they may know about fishing in New Jersey, everyone learned something new.

Matt recently authored a book, “Fly Fishing New Jersey Trout Steams “.

This book is an essential primer for the fly fisherman just starting out and a must have reference guide for the accomplished. It is concise, informative and clearly written text including maps and hatch charts that all should be able to exploit.


As one last note of public interest, The New Jersey Fly Fishing Show is coming up very soon. It is Jan 25, 26, and 27.

http://www.flyfishingshow.com/

-Ralph-


The book is available at many local shops including Shannons and Tight Lines.

More about Matt and the Book...
http://www.amatobooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AmatobooksCom&Product_
Code=9781571884176&Category_Code=New_Releases

 

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