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Fly Fishing Getting Started - Trout Food Overview

Apr 29

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There are thousands of streams across the region where wild trout naturally reproduce as a result of ideal water conditions and the availability of food. With countless years of evolution behind them, trout have successfully learned to eat a wide variety of food sources. Even then for the trout, everything from geology to pollution influences what kind of trout food prevails in each stream...

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Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited Summer Picnic 2023

Jun 25

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I had a great time with the awesome folks from Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited (PVTU) last Saturday at Longacres Farm! It was exciting to see families, kids, and dedicated TU members all joining in the fun.

Rick Nyles (PVTU/Sky Blue...

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2022 Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp

Feb 17

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For almost 30 years Cumberland Valley TU has sponsored the Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp. It is a wonderful program supported by many expert volunteers from the fly fishing community for teens to gain a wide range of knowledge about entomology, wetlands, ecology, hydrogeology, aquatic invertebrates, hydrology, watersheds, the biology of pollution, trout behavior and stream restoration. There are many...

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Macroinvertebrate Survey Through the Seasons

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The chart below includes the total number of all macroinvertebrates in seine. The July sample in Letort may have been impacted by dense weeds producing a reduced number.

This survey sought to identify macroinvertebrate populations in three different central PA stream types over the course of a year for the purpose of shedding...

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Trout In The Classroom Makes A Splash

Jun 06

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All students across the country get a chance to learn about biology and environmental sciences when attending middle school. However, the students at Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School (TEMs) have the unique opportunity to actually go beyond the regular curriculum with raising trout in their classroom.

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Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp 2016

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For the past 22 years in June along the Yellow Breeches 32 young men and women get an outstanding opportunity to become better educated on the importance of cold water conservation. For those not familiar with Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp it is wonderful program supported by many expert volunteers from the fly fishing community.

A good portion of the time during camp students spend time in a classroom setting. Classes include studies of entomology, wetlands...

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Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp in June 2015

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Every year in June along the Yellow Breeches 32 young men and women get an outstanding opportunity to become better educated on the importance of cold water conservation. For those not familiar with Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp it is wonderful program supported by many expert volunteers from the fly fishing community.

A good portion of the time during camp students spend time...

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New Zealand mudsnails in Spring Creek

Dec 17

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Pennsylvania has gotten hit with some bad news a few times this year about invasive species having a potential negative impaction on some waterways. Earlier in the year we heard about Didymo turning up in Pine Creek and more recently there was news about New Zealand mudsnails in...

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Big Spring Update and PFBC Meeting - Part 2

Oct 23

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This is the second half of the Big Spring Update and PFBC Meeting - here is the beginning Part 1

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I was really taken back by how good the project looked on Section 2 a few weeks ago. Much of this got rolling in the fall of 2012 when the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) outlined the...

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Big Spring Update and PFBC Meeting - Part 1

Oct 07

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Very nice fly NZ! I'm liking the very last pic (bottom right) too...looks like fish food!

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What is Didymo?

Jul 23

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Nice article. An absolute "go to" fly throughout the year. Don't forget the scud on the steelhead tribs. Caught 2 this weekend on scuds!

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Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp in June 2013

Mar 06

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Last week while fishing at Big Spring Creek, David Weaver pointed out a section of the stream that had some bank stabilization completed with logs supporting and narrowing the stream. He commented that the project was completed by the students participating in the Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp several years ago. I was impressed to see what a good job had been done to help the stream...

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Cumberland Valley Trout Unlimited Wins the 2011 Gold Trout Award

Oct 25

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Nice interview. Thanks Dave and Dwight!

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