Chapter Meeting

Due to scheduling issues, the February Chapter meeting will be held January 30. Speaker: Duane Redford Topic: The Perfect Drift, Easy As X,Y,Z Guest Tier: Graham Moran Duane Redford, a professional fly fishing guide, spends the majority of his days guiding on the South Platte River near Deckers, Colorado and on the Read More ...

Speaker: David Nickum Topic: What CTU is doing now in the State Guest Tier: David Nickum is the Executive Director of Colorado Trout Unlimited. David coordinates state-level TU conservation efforts on issues ranging from whirling disease to water quality protection. Under his leadership, Colorado TU has successfully reformed state whirling Read More ...

Speaker: Kasey Pregler Topic: Her Graduate studies research Kasey Pregler has been awarded the West Denver Chapter - Trout Unlimited Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year. Kasey is a PhD student from Colorado. She has received two teaching awards and best presentation awards from previous institutions during graduate school. She Read More ...

Due to scheduling issues, the June Chapter meeting will be held May 29. Speaker: Levi Lambert Topic: South Platte river: tactics for fishing technical tailwaters Levi Lambert grew up in Western Montana, fishing the rivers & creeks of the Bitterroot Valley and surrounding areas. After graduating from the University of Read More ...

Speaker: Kirk Deeter Topic: Why we live here (the greatest fishing adventures). Guest Tier: Kirk Deeter is the editor of TROUT magazine. He is also an editor-at-large for Field&Stream, and the editor-in-chief of Angling Trade. A lifelong angler, he has produced award-winning stories from the tip of Tierra del Fuego Read More ...

Speaker: Karin Miller Topic: Tenkara: Different Destinations, Different Species Karin Miller is the owner of Zen Tenkara/Zen Fly Fishing Gear, a Colorado company that designs, manufactures and sells a broad range of tenkara fly rods, lines and accessories. Her company, since its start in 2012, is revolutionizing this fixed-line method Read More ...

Speaker: Zeke Hersh Topic: Fishing the Colorado River Guest Tier: Zeke Hersh will be talking and explaining, the Colorado River and its, floatable sections, seasons, boat and fishing techniques and much more. Growing up in Washington state, Zeke fell in love with fishing at an early age. Fly fishing engaged Read More ...

Speaker: Kyle Perkins Topic: Fishing Clear Creek Guest Tier: While growing up in Oklahoma, Kyle spent summers fishing in and around the Pagosa Springs, Colorado area. After finishing his degree at the University of Oklahoma in 2000, Kyle made the full time move to the Front Range and has been Read More ...

Tawni Riepe CANCELLED due to coronavirus emergency. Speaker: Tawni Riepe Topic: Bacterial kidney disease in hatchery-reared, inland trout Tawni Riepe is being awarded the WDTU graduate fellowship and is a Master’s Student in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University. She says that creeks, ponds, swamps, and reservoirs were Read More ...