Bobs Creek Annual Stream Cleanup

The annual Bobs Creek stream clean up is just around the corner on April 7th!

Check out the link for more details!

http://www.bedfordcountyconservation.com/BobsCreekCleanup.htm

Chapter Meeting Date Change!

On February 28st, we will hold our monthly Chapter meeting being held at 7pm at the Conservation Offices.  We will start the evening off with a brief business meeting and quickly move to a special program.

We will be having a presentation on the various stream improvement efforts that have been completed as well as planned future efforts throughout the Bob's Creek watershed.

Please plan on attending to see these incredible accomplishments and to learn how you can become involved with these future projects.

Fly Tying Class--February 11

February 11th is our fifth class of the 2012 fly tying classes.

This class will focus on:

• Caddisflies
• Lifecycle
• Larval & Pupal Stage

The flies that we will concentrate on are:

• Caddis Larva
• Peeking Caddis
• Cased Grannom
• Deep Sparkle Pupa

The classes start at 9:30am and run until 12pm and are held at the Bedford County Conservation Offices across from the Bedford County Fairgrounds.

Upcoming Chapter Meeting--February 21st

On February 21st, we will hold our monthly Chapter meeting being held at 7pm at the Conservation Offices.  We will start the evening off with a brief business meeting and quickly move to a special program.

We will be having a presentation on the various stream improvement efforts that have been completed as well as planned future efforts throughout the Bob's Creek watershed.

Please plan on attending to see these incredible accomplishments and to learn how you can become involved with these future projects.

Fly Tying Class #2

January 21st is our second class of the 2012 fly tying classes.

This class will focus on:

• Aquatic Macroinvertebrates (minor Trout foods), i.e.; midges, crane flies, scuds, etc.)

The flies that we concentrate on are simple Palmer-hackle flies:

• Wooly Worm
• Wooly Bugger
• Dry Wooly (aka Crackleback)
• Bivisible
• Pea-cabou

The classes start at 9:30am and run until 12pm and are held at the Bedford County Conservation Offices across from the Bedford County Fairgrounds.

Fly Tying--January 14, 2012

Today marked the start of the 2012 Fly Tying Classes!

Fourteen guests tied today with the assistance of six members. Using a video setup, students followed the demonstrator tie the chosen pattern. Once the instruction was finished, students were able to try their hands at their own fly.

2012 FBTU Chapter Officers Elected

On January 3rd, members present at the Chapter Meeting elected Officers and a Board of Directors. Also present at the Chapter Meeting were Ken Undercoffer-President of PATU and Chuck Winters-Southwest PATU VP.

Officers:

• President--Derrick Miller
• Vice President--Corey Brown
• Treasurer--Guy Stottlemyer
• Secretery--Terry Strait

Board of Directors:

• Tim Clingerman
• Dan Whetstone
• Galen Black
• Jim Davis
• Chris Ickes