Josh Greenberg of Gates Lodge will talk to us about “Hatches of the Ausable River”.
Come along and enjoy. Visitors always welcome.
Our Annual Fundraising Banquet is set for May 17 at the Brookshire Inn, Williamston.
Tickets will be available soon. Get them before they sell out!
Our January general meeting will start half an hour earlier at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 10.
A presentation by Erin McDonough, Executive Director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), will begin at 7:00pm.
The MUCC is a grassroots, member-driven organization that has been advancing conservation in Michigan for 75 years. Their mission is uniting citizens to conserve, protect, and enhance our natural resources and outdoor heritage.
Erin’s presentation will cover the education, communications, and policy initiatives that MUCC works on in order to advance their mission and achieve their goals. She will also cover some of the most pressing conservation issues of the day, including Asian Carp and other invasive species. Erin will also inform us about a new tool that is being developed, which will provide us with answers to the pressing question of “How are my license dollars being spent?”. She will also be available to answer any questions that arise after her presentation.
Visitors are always welcome.
Our 2011 scholarship winner, Darren Thornbrugh, will provide a presentation on his doctoral research work at our December 13th meeting.
Darren is studying the degree that human land use and natural landscape factors effect fish populations in Michigan and other states. The results will be used to develop management strategies.
Potential risks to Michigan’s valuable trout and salmon fisheries will be highlighted.
Visitors always welcome!
At our meeting on November 8, Todd Schotts (www.grizzlyfliesbyschottsie.com) will provide a presentation – “Smallies of the Flats – On the Fly“.
For the last six years Todd has lead an outing to Eagle Bay (which is up on the tip of the thumb by Port Austin) for members of the Michigan Fly Fishing Club. They have had great success targeting the Smallmouth bass that move onto the flats in the Spring. Last year was their best year yet.
Todd will provide information on places to stay, where to eat, equipment to use, flies to use, as well as maps of the two areas to fish with noted hot spots.
There will be lots, and lots, of fish pics that will make everyone wish that it was spring already.
Come along and enjoy. Visitors are always welcomed.
The Annual Au Sable clean up was held on September 13 and nine RCFF members made the trek to wade our assigned “beat”.
This year we walked the Thendara Road to Guide’s Rest section of the main branch, a distance of around a mile. There was quite a bit of trash to pick up this year, mainly beer cans.
The Anglers of the Au Sable provided a big tent this year in case of rain. Since the weather was great it served instead to provide some welcome shelter from the sun.
Along with the great BBQ lunch they also arranged an excellent blues guitarist for entertainment. Thanks Anglers and Gates Lodge for a great event!
Most of the RCFF folk fished the river from Guide’s rest down to Gates Lodge after a nap in the afternoon. While we saw fish rising early in the evening very little was caught. It was however a beautiful night for a walk down the river.
Looking forward to the cleanup in 2012.
Ever wonder what it is like to catch a giant Muskie on a fly rod?
Jeff “Bear” Andrews, RCFF member, guide, and world-class fly tyer extraordinaire, will be presenting a program on catching Muskies on the fly in beautiful northern Wisconsin.
If you’ve ever considered expanding your fly fishing repertoire beyond the typical trout, steelhead,and salmon, this program should be just what you are looking for. Bear will cover the proper techniques, flies, and equipment necessary to be successful at this exciting type of fly fishing. As always, he will also answer any questions you may have after the presentation.
Our Spring Club Work Outing is coming up on Saturday, May 14th., at Held Creek near White Cloud. The is a brook trout stream, a tributary to Martin Creek which is a tributary to the South Branch of the White River.
Our job will be removing fallen trees and using them for stream improvements.
We will meet at 8:00am. Saturday morning at Abners Restaurant in Baldwin for breakfast and then leave for the work outing at 9:00am. The work is usually done by lunchtime and there is time to fish in the afternoon.
Some people will go up Friday night and camp (probabaly at Nichols lake) for the weekend and some will just go up for the day.
