keeping the legacy of wild Atlantic salmon alive in Western New England
Teachers, CRSA Liaisons and interested supporters, sign up here for our 2016 Salmon-in-Schools Orientation. Check our events calendar for details on where and when. Highlights include: D.E.E.P. update on the state of Atlantic salmon in CT How a veteran teacher manages multiple tanks How to align the project to the new science standards Essential tank…
As of Friday, 8/18/2016, portions of the West Branch Farmington River and Farmington River are closed to fishing. This was done to protect heat stressed fish including trout that have congregated at the mouths of a number of tributary streams where cooler water is entering the West Branch Farmington River and Farmington River. Fishing for…
Hi all, Next week will be our last report for the season. Volunteers, please make sure your data are turned in. Small fishway operators in Connecticut, you can probably shut down if you haven’t already. If in doubt, please contact us. Anyone who wishes any last comment, question, or contributed photo or observation, please forward…
For another take, our friends at the Downeast Salmon Federation are celebrating World Fish Migration Day with a “Smolt Bolt (yes it’s a running event) and Bloater Bash” . Registration and packet pickup starts at 8am, the race starts at 10am, with smoked alewife cookout to follow! Visit www.mainesalmonrivers.org for more info and to register….
Here’s the list of CT events for World Fish Migration Day thanks to Steve Gephard of the DEEP WFMD CT Events List 2016
What?: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival – IF 4 – 2016 (www.flyfilmfest.com) For: The fun of it and….. A Fund Raiser for two great causes: Rivers of Recovery (www.riversofrecovery.com) and Take a Vet Fishing(of CT) (www.takeavetfishing.org) Host: Yale Fly Fishing Club with support from 3-Tand Fly Reels (www.3-tand.com) When: Friday, May 20,2016, 7:00PM (doors…
Join the DEEP at Rainbow Dam Fishway Open House in Windsor or the CT River Flotilla starting in Old Lyme. What could be more fun? World Fish Migration Day website
There’s still time to sign up for next week’s fly fishing event at Limestone! Contact Bob Hoffman (nanbob57@comcast.net) for more information.
Rachel Mintell, our Salmon-in-Schools instructor at Manchester Community College, and her students will be giving a talk on Atlantic Salmon on Monday, May 2nd at 4:30pm in room LRC A142. The event is free and open to the public. Science_AtlanticSalmon_Poster
Greetings, Members and friends from Connecticut, we need your support for SB-139, the Trout Stamp Bill. This is a good faith effort by the fishing community at this time of “Budget Distress” to create a new revenue stream to support the Fisheries Div. and the hatcheries. It will establish the authority for the Commissioner to…