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A BIG Thank You from the Newbury Conservation Commission!

The Basil W. Woods Jr. Chapter of Trout Unlimited recently donated 10K to the Newbury Conservation Commision (NCC) for their project to conserve land in the town of Newbury. The purchase helps protect the upland buffer for 2,000 feet of a coldwater perennial brook that flows into the Warner River; a state designated river. This unnamed stream segment links the upper headwaters of the Warner River to the outwash terraces below and provides coldwater habitat for a strong native population of brook trout that is in excellent condition and has not been Impacted by development or recent forestry.

For more information please email concordtu@gmail.com

Update from the Basil W. Woods, Jr. Chapter

It has been a trying spring and summer for all of us. The planned activities and volunteer projects that our chapter thrives on have all been curtailed due to the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless our chapter will march on! The Board of Directors will meet remotely on September 3 and start planning for the upcoming year. Your ideas and suggestions are welcome. See the CONTACT section to send them to us.  
Financially the chapter is in good shape and over the past 18 months we have supported many worthwhile projects and organizations. Take a look at Treasurer Mike Bartlett’s report in the NEWS section.

New Chapter Officers Appointed

Add New chapter officers appointed.  Since we were unable to hold our annual chapter meeting in April (due to COVID 19), the Board of Directors, in accordance with our chapter bylaws , appointed the following  officers who will serve until the next annual meeting:
President: Jesse Camacho
Vice President: Chris Bartlett
Secretary: Nancy May
Treasurer: Michael Bartlett

Fly-Tying for Teens at St. Paul’s Church

Do you know any kids that might be interested in fly-tying? The Concord Venturing Crew, a co-ed arm of Scouting open to teens ages 14-18, welcomes kids to tying sessions on Wednesday nights at 6-7:30 PM at St. Paul’s Church in Concord. Contact Peter Denoncourt (deno4@gmail.com) Phil Donovan (pdonovan@gmail.com) for more information.

NH TU Council Raffle Winner

The lucky winner of the NH TU Council raffle of a bamboo fly rod, reel, and line was our own Peg Stumb. Proceeds from the raffle ($2,000) go to support the TU Trout Camp. Thanks to all who bought tickets and congratulations, Peg!

Fishing on Christmas Island

At our recent chapter meeting on November 21st, Captain Peter Whelan (Shoals Fly Fishing and Light Tackle, Portsmouth, NH) wowed us with fishing on Christmas Islandthink Pacific Ocean and equator. Yes, it is remote. But if you are into fly fishing, the salt, the bone fish, and trevally make it a trip that should be on your bucket list. And, it is not that expensiveyou can spend more going to the Bahamas!

Troutlines – The Basil Woods TU Newsletter

Troutlines is published periodically by the board and is available for download below.

When a new Troutlines is published, we will notify those chapter members who have provided an email address to TU national. We will also announce this in our new postcard campaign and post on our Facebook page.

As always we welcome your comments, suggestions and your submissions. We would love to share your photos, stories, featured articles, fishing reports, fish stories, and other fishy tidbits with our chapter members. Drop us a line here or by mail at Basil Woods Jr. Chapter, Trout Unlimited, PO Box 3302, Concord NH 03302.

January 2019

Click here to read the January 2019 Newsletter

In this Issue: Get updates on all our 2018-2019 activities and programs and learn about our new events coming up! Tom Ives provides an update from the NH TU Council… and the Banquet Committee reaches out for raffle and auction item donations as they prepare for our 31st Annual Banquet!

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