Connecticut River Salmon Association

Fishery Advisory Council (FAC) Quarterly Meeting - Thursday December 8, 2022, 6:30pm.
2022-12-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Fishery Advisory Council (FAC) Quarterly Meeting – Thursday December 8, 2022, 6:30pm.
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CRSA Annual Dinner - Jan 14, 2023!
2023-01-14 17:00 - 21:00 | Chowder Pot Restaurant, 165 Brainard Road, Hartford, 06114, United States
Our much anticipated and often Covid postponed 45th Annual Dinner will take place on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Chowder Pot Restaurant in Hartford.

We will be honoring Steve Gephard for his 42 years of work at the CT – DEEP on the behalf of migratory fish.

Download the dinner reservation form here. (RSVP deadline is January 8, 2023!)

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CLICK HERE to REGISTER for 2023 Dinner
2023-01-14 17:00 - 21:00
CLICK HERE to REGISTER for the 2023 Dinner!
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Auction 2023 PREVIEW!
2023-01-14 17:00 - 21:00
Everything from a South African Photo Safari to artwork to fishing gear! Check out the 2023 Auction Preview HERE!

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Connecticut Fly Fishermen’s Association (CFFA) Annual Expo and Dinner - Saturday February 4, 2023
2023-02-04 08:00 - 17:00
Connecticut Fly Fishermen’s Association (CFFA) Annual Expo and Dinner – Saturday February 4, 2023
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MSA US 70th Anniversary Winter Event ~ Feb. 4
2023-02-04 17:30 - 21:00
The Mirimachi Salmon Association (MSA) US 70th Anniversary Winter Event is happening at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth, ME on Saturday, February 4th, 2023 beginning with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 5:30pm EST, followed by a buffet dinner at 7pm EST. The event will feature a presentation by keynote speaker Andrew Willett, Sustainability and Indigenous Relations Director at JD Irving, as well as words from MSA President Dr. Robyn McCallum, a live auction, and a paddle raise.
Virtual attendees will be able to attend the event via Zoom and participate in the live auction and paddle raise. In lieu of dinner, virtual attendees will receive a limited-edition MSA 70th Anniversary Wheatley Fly Box and REC Recoiler.
Visit the Event Page for more information!

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CRASC Commissioner’s Meeting February 17, 2023
2023-02-17 10:00 - 12:00
CRASC Commissioner’s Meeting February 17, 2023. 10am – 12pm.
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FRAA 2023 Annual Banquet
2023-03-04 17:15 - 22:00
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Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC) Final Meeting October 5, 2023.
2023-10-05 08:00 - 17:00
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Charles McCaughtry Autumn Studio Open House
2023-11-25 10:00 - 2023-11-26 17:00
Our good friend and artist Charley McCaughtry is holding his Autumn Studio Open House after Thanksgiving this year. The dates are: Saturday and Sunday November 25 & 26 and Saturday and Sunday December 2 & 3, 2024.The hours are 10am – 5pm.
The Studio is located at 44 Portland Drive (off Rt. 89) in Ashford, CT. Phone: 860-429-1016.
watercolor 13 x9.5 “
watercolor 13×21″
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46th Annual CRSA Dinner - January 13, 2024!
2024-01-13 17:00 - 21:00
Join us in honoring David Egan, our founder and first President, for his 50 years of efforts on behalf of wild Atlantic Salmon with us (CRSA), the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC) and the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO).
Look for more information to follow and check out our Ad and Let’s Go column in the upcoming Winter Issue of Estuary Magazine.
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[Graphic courtesy of Estuary Magazine.]
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The Farmington River makes American Rivers 2024 list of most Endangered Rivers
2024-04-16
Yes, American Rivers has placed Connecticut’s own Farmington River on their Most Endangered Rivers List for 2024.
Follow this link to learn more.

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Help Restore and Protect our River Herring Populations
2024-04-17
We have an opportunity to speak up for our declining river herring and shad. The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is holding scoping meetings to discuss “catch reduction measures.” There is one this Wednesday, April 17th in Mystic which you must register to speak at. Letters of support can also be received on or before 8 am EST, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 including via email.
Read an article by Kevin Job of the CT DEEP for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. It details the current plight of river herring and shad.
Find the notice of scoping meetings here. It includes the registration link and address for the Mystic, CT meeting and a final Webinar on the 22nd. At the bottom you will find the instructions for written comments by mail or email.
Read the letter the CRSA sent in support of “stronger measures to reduce the bycatch of river herring in the Atlantic herring fishery as a part of Amendment 10.”
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World Fish Migration Day Event Tuesday May 21, 2024, 3pm - 7:30pm
2024-05-21 15:00 - 19:30 | Northwest Park, 145 Lang Road, Windsor, CT, 06095
The Connecticut River Salmon Association and our friends at Estuary Magazine will be joining The Nature Conservancy, American Rivers and others at their World Fish Migration Day Event on Tuesday, May 21st at Northwest Park in Windsor. To get a list of the activities and to register (yes, you need to register) follow this link.
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World Fish Migration Day is May 25, 2024!
2024-05-25 10:00 - 15:00
To visit our events posting on the World Fish Migration Day Foundation’s website, click on this link.
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Save the Date! 47th Annual CRSA Dinner & Auction!
2025-01-11 17:00 - 21:00 | Casa Mia at the Hawthorne
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NASCO - North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, Annual Meeting
2025-06-01 08:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00
NASCO – North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, Annual Meeting – June 1 – 6, 2025
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FAC - Fishery Advisory Council - CT - Meeting, Thursday, June 19, 2025
2025-06-19 08:00 - 17:00
FAC – Fishery Advisory Council – CT – Meeting, Thursday, June 19, 2025
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CRMFRC - Connecticut River Migratory Fish Restoration Cooperative, Meeting, Tuesday, June 24, 2025
2025-06-24 08:00 - 17:00

An Interview with Luther Hall and the late John Swan, 2026 CRSA Sporting Artist
2026-01-24
Click here to listen to an interview
by the Miramichi Salmon Association with
the late John Swan, CRSA 2026 Sporting Artist, and Luther Hall.

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2026 CRSA Annual Dinner - Jan 24, 2026
2026-01-24 17:00 - 21:00
Click here to listen to an interview by the Miramichi Salmon Association with the late John Swan, CRSA’s 2026 Sporting Artist, and Luther Hall.

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Click here to listen to an interview by the Miramichi Salmon Association with the late John Swan, CRSA’s 2026 Sporting Artist, and Luther Hall.

Brad Burns, CRSA 2026 President’s Award Recipient

Brad Burns has avidly pursued striped bass, brook trout, Atlantic salmon and a host of other game fish for over 60 years. Brad was at the forefront of the 1990s fly fishing for striped bass wave and wrote the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing for Striped Bass Handbook, and along with John Cole, co-authored Fly Fishing for Saltwater’s Finest, and recapped his years in the salt with Black Spruce Stream and Maine to Montauk. He was also a masthead writer for Fly Fishing In Salt Waters magazine.

In 2002 Brad turned his attention to Miramichi Atlantic salmon fishing. He later wrote Closing the Season and On the Cains, the latter being a book that many people think is historically valuable to the Miramichi River system.

Fishery conservation has been a big part of Brad’s life. He is one of the founders of Stripers Forever, spent years on the board of the Coastal Conservation Association, and is currently the president of the Miramichi Salmon Association U.S.

Brad has fished from Ungava to Russia for Atlantic salmon, but spends most of his fishing time on New Brunswick’s Miramichi and Cains Rivers.

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