Chapter Meetings:
Join us the first Wednesday of each month (except June, July & August). Meeting location will be announced in advance on the website and email list. Typical meetings include a speaker, a review previous months activities, and discuss upcoming events.
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We cleaned up a section of the Rapidan River for a few hours and then had a great lunch cooked by Chuck Hoysa!
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Comments Off on Rapidan River Clean-up 3/30/19 Hi-The FWF event is canceled due to host & proximity to TIC major release.
Fred
Our 39th annual Rapidan Trout Unlimited (TU) Kids’ Fishing Day will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019, on the Rose River at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Virginia as the major activity of Graves Mountain Lodge’s Trout Heritage Day event. The Rapidan Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Graves Mountain Lodge and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) are again teaming to provide this exciting and educational day for the kids.
DGIF stocks 1000 pounds of trout in the Graves Mountain Lodge section of the river and reserves the river for this event. Only children 12 years old and younger are permitted to fish and may keep up to six fish they catch. Any legal tackle may be used. Children 13-18 years old may fish in a stocked pond on a catch and release, artificial lures only basis. In addition to trout fishing, Rapidan Trout Unlimited provides hands-on fly and spin casting, fly tying, and knot tying instructions and collects aquatic insects from the river for viewing and identification. Information on conservation, habitat management, stream monitoring and the annual Trout Unlimited Tri-State Conservation and Fishing Camp is offered. Other concessions, exhibits and activities are provided by Graves Mountain Lodge and DGIF. Contact John Long with any questions about this event. Click here for the 2019 TU Kids’ Fishing Day Flyer.
Rapidan TU will hold our annual Christmas Party at the home of Joe & Donna Rays in Haymarket from 6-8pm on Saturday, December 8. Please bring a snack, dessert, or beverage. An email will be sent on December 1 to provide more details.
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Lets meet BillH/host at 8am Friday, July 27 for largemouth bass fishing at Phelps WMA pond(near HQ building) in Sumerduck, off Sumerduck Rd(east of Kellys Ford). Bring poppers & streamers.
Fred
Hi–Lets join ChuckH/host at chapter picnic at 5pm on Wednesday, June 7, at brother-in-law pond(8459 March Wales Rd) in Warrenton. Email choysa1@comcast.net if you plan to attend. Bring snacks & beverages. Chuck is providing burger , hot dogs, & condiments.
Thanks, Fred
Recently, I had the opportunity to fish the Trophy Section of the Raven’s Fork in Cherokee NC. This is a 2.2-mile managed section of the river on the Cherokee Indian Reservation that requires reasonably priced licenses and permits, but worth every penny. I fished two 1/2 days and a full guided day on the river and found many fish in the 16-18″ range, caught a 20″ rainbow and the 23″ rainbow in the picture. And I lost several that were bigger yet. Nymphs, streamers and small dries all produced fish. Continue Reading »
Hi–Lets all support the show the ways we best can: sell raffle tickets, volunteer at show for several hours, attend the show, and tell friends about the show. We need everyone’s support. Hope to see you at the Fauquier Fairgrounds Saturday, Feb 11 between 9am & 4pm.
Thanks Fred.
Hi-Lets meet at Sun Trust Bank at 7:30pm, Wednesday, September 7 in Warrenton. Speaker is Debbie Manzari of StreamSweepers. Dinner at 6pm at El Agave.
See you there. Fred