January Chapter Meeting

Speaker:  Karin Miller Topic:  Quickly going over Tenkara basics but then talking about Landing Larger Fish. The presentation is one Karin will be doing at the international Sportsmen’s Expo January 11th Thru the 14th, “The Range of Possibilities.” Guest Tier: Fred Portillo   Karin is the owner  of Zen Tenkara/Zen Read More …

December Chapter Meeting

Speaker:  Greg Felt Topic:  A “State of the Fishery” report and then talk about winter/spring fishing opportunities on the Arkansas River. Guest Tier:  Craig L. Burton  A member of the Colorado Advisory Board since 2012, Greg Felt is an owner of ArkAnglers, the primary fly shops in Salida and Buena Vista and Read More …

October Chapter Meeting

Speaker:  Shelley Walchack Topic:  Stories from her book. Guest Tier: Regina Musyl Also at this meeting: SaraBella Fishing will be showing their fly rods and accessories. SaraBella specializes in fly rods and equipment for women. Shelley will share stories from her book about her solo journey through the seven Rocky Mountain states fly-fishing a Read More …

June Chapter Meeting

Speaker:  David Nickum Topic:  National political scene and TU/CTU historical perspective. Guest Tier: Sammy Hoag David will discuss the national situation in light of the new administration. He may fold in a little historical perspective on TU/CTU and what They have accomplished in varied political times in the past, and why members should Read More …

May Chapter Meeting

Speaker:  Jack Bombardier Topic:  Fishing the Flat Tops Guest Tier: TBD. Whatever your favorite type of place to fish, whether it be lake, creek, river or tail water, the eastern Flat Top Mountains have some of the best of it to be found in Colorado! This presentation features beautiful photos Read More …

April Chapter Meeting

Speaker: Nick Herman Topic: Fishing Streamers Guest Tier:  Staff from Arbor Anglers Fly Shop Nick and his spouse Sharyce are Colorado natives who live in Wheat Ridge.  They opened Arbor Anglers on April 1, 2016. The Hermans want to provide a friendly fly shop for the Golden community. “It goes Read More …

March Chapter Meeting – Annual Scholarship Award

The March chapter meeting features our annual award of a scholarship to a CSU graduate student of $4,000.  In return, the student is giving a talk at the meeting. The student awardee is Estevan Vigil.  His topic is “Gill lice in trout.” Estevan Vigil was born and raised in Denver, Read More …