TROUT UNLIMITED PENNS CREEK CHAPTER

PENNS CREEK TROUT UNLIMITED SUMMER SOCIAL WAS HELD AT DENNY SIEBER’S CAMP IN HAVICE VALLEY ON JULY 11, 2002.

THE GATE ACROSS FROM WAGNER’S TIRE WAS LOCKED ON AUGUST 17, 2002. SIX TO EIGHT BAGS OF GARBAGE THAT WERE DUMPED WERE PICKED UP UNDER THE TWIN BRIDGES THE DAY THE GATE WAS LOCKED.

A CLEAN UP EVENT ON THE KISHACOQUILLAS CREEK WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 17, 2002. GROUPS INVOLVED WITH THE CLEAN WERE AS FOLLOWS; THE LEWISTOWN CONSERVATION CLUB, PENNS CREEK TU, JUNIATA RIVER CANAL TRAIL ASSOCIATION,PA CLEANWAYS, WITH MILROY LIONS CLUB RECYCLING 1700 POUNDS OF METAL AND THE LEWISTOWN BOROUGH DONATING A DUMPSTER FOR GARBAGE. APPROXIMATELY 20 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.

WILD TURKEY FEDERATION YOUTH DAY AUGUST 24, 2002 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. AT LEAST 70 WOOLY BUGGERS WERE TIED DURING THE TWELVE FLY TYING SESSIONS. THE KIDS AND ADULTS HAD A GREAT TIME. THE FISHING STATION WAS ALSO A SUCCESS WITH A FEW TROUT BEING CAUGHT DURING THE FIRST COUPLE SESSIONS. HOPEFULLY THE TROUT POND CAN BE IMPROVED FOR NEXT YEAR.

THE FISHING DERBY AT THE LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL COMMUNITY DAYS AUGUST 24, 2002 HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER TEMPERATURE AND LACK OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN THE POND. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR THE EVENT WILL BE HELD LATER IN THE YEAR.

PENNS CREEK CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED SPENT $600.00 ON POSTAGE LAST YEAR.

IN ORDER TO TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY THE CHAPTER IS ASKING ANY MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY E-MAILED CHAPTER PRESIDENT BRIAN FREY AT omsfrey@acsworld.net. TO DO SO IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUTURE NEWSLETTERS ELECTRONICALLY.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

FRED FULTZ

SECRETARY