keeping the legacy of wild Atlantic salmon alive in Western New England
Fly Tying: Anyone interested in learning to tie flies should check out the Connecticut Fly Fisherman’s Association – “Beginner Fly Tying Class” starting January 7th. They will be held at Cabela’s in East Hartford. Contact Peter Naples at 860-620-2317. It is never too late nor too early to learn how to tie your own flies….
Join us for our 40th annual dinner celebrating 20 years of Salmon-in-Schools! Dinner Registration Form 2016
Here’s the latest email from Rivers Alliance of Connecticut with links to the Farmington Valley Trout Unlimited website. Both have great information and links. Trout Unlimited Fact Sheet
Congratulations and thanks to all of our liaisons for the delivery service you have recently concluded. By my count, we delivered 86 jugs of 200 eggs each to 61 schools all over the state in only 4 days. Never have so few delivered so much to so many! Nobody got sick; nobody had to take…
The news is out that Budget negotiations by the three parties (Governor, Democrats & Republicans) have ended without resolution and a Special Session of the Legislature has been called for Tuesday. (www.ctnewsjunkie.com) Therefore it is important for all of us to continue to contact the Governor and our Legislators to express our disagreement with the…
Help stop the recommended shuttering of all Connecticut Fish Hatcheries as represented in the Governor’s budget proposal. It is important that we are proactive and engage our Legislators in a discussion about this shortsighted proposal today. Please use the Link below to locate your legislators and have that discussion. State Legislators When you do, please…
Not A Lot of Surprises In Malloy’s Latest Proposal for Budget Cuts Another of Malloy’s favorite targets for budget cuts is the fish hatcheries. Malloy proposed closing the state’s three fish hatcheries and laying off the 17 staff that work there. The $1.1 million in savings from the measure would require them to close by…
30+ teachers, CRSA Liaisons (and a Director or two) attended the October 6th Salmon-in-Schools Orientation, held at Eversource Headquarters in Berlin, CT. Leonard J. Tyl students presented their work from the 2015 Salmon-in-Schools season along with the annual Atlantic salmon updates from from DEEP staff. CRSA Directors Bell, Carroll and Kendall moderated the forum for…
We have reports of many enthusiastic anglers enjoying this beautiful river chasing Salmon. Even some from neighboring Rhode Island. One reports releasing 16 and another 20+ aerobatic Atlantic’s thus far this season. Current water conditions find them using floating lines. Nymphs and streamers seem to both be working well. The included photos were taken from…