Youth Education Day -2007
5th ANNUAL
HAMMONASSET CHAPTER TROUT UNLIMITED
YOUTH EDUCATION DAY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 6, 2007
8:30am – 3:00pm
Rain or Shine
IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A WAY TO TEACH A CHILD ABOUT FLYFISHING AND COLD WATER CONSERVATION THEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 22, 2007. CALL RON GRAZIANI AT 203-265-6035 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. CHILDREN NEED TO BE AT LEAST 8 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE. BUT HURRY! SPACE IS LIMITED SO DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT DAY OF LEARNING AND FUN.
This event will be held at Chatfied Hollow State Park, on Route 80 in Killingworth Connecticut. Parking will be in the lower lot since park gates will be locked. Just follow the signs up the road and then over the lower pond dam on your left. Please be on time and allow an extra 15 minutes for the walk up to the event area. Children should wear old sneakers for possible wet wading or boots, and bring a pair of dry socks and sneakers for afterwards. Parents are required to stay for the entire event with their children. Also, please bring their personal fishing rods and tackle. Bait, hooks and bobbers will be supplied to those who need them.
Youth Education Day -2006
4th ANNUAL
HAMMONASSET CHAPTER TROUT UNLIMITED
YOUTH EDUCATION DAY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7, 2006
8:30am – 3:00pm
Rain or Shine
IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A WAY TO TEACH A CHILD ABOUT FLYFISHING AND COLD WATER CONSERVATION THEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!
RIVER ECOSYSTEM & ENTOMOLOGY
TROUT STOCKING
FLY TYING
FLY CASTING
FREE PICNIC LUNCH
FISHING FOR TROUT IN STOCKED POND
FREE TROUT UNLIMITED YOUTH MEMBERSHIP
RAFFLES & PRIZES
AND MUCH MORE…
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 23, 2006. CALL RON GRAZIANI AT 203-265-6035 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. CHILDREN NEED TO BE AT LEAST 7 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE. BUT HURRY! SPACE IS LIMITED SO DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT DAY OF LEARNING AND FUN.
This event will be held at Chatfied Hollow State Park, on Route 80 in Killingworth Connecticut. Parking will be in the lower lot since park gates will be locked. Just follow the signs up the road and then over the lower pond dam on your left. Please be on time and allow an extra 15 minutes for the walk up to the event area. Children should wear old sneakers for possible wet wading so bring a pair of dry socks and sneakers for afterwards. Parents are required to stay for the entire event with their children. Also, please bring their personal fishing rods and tackle. Bait, hooks and bobbers will be supplied to those who need them.
Youth Education Day -2005
3 rd ANNUAL
HAMMONASSET CHAPTER TROUT UNLIMITED
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2005
9:00am – 2:00pm
Rain or Shine
IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A WAY TO LEARN ABOUT FLYFISHING,
CONSERVATION, TROUT UNLIMITED AND COLD WATER FISHERIES THEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!
· AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM & ENTOMOLOGY
· FLY CASTING INSTRUCTION
· DEMONSTRATIONS ON FLY TYING
· DEP TROUT STOCKING TECHNIQUES
· FISHING IN DEP STOCKED TROUT PARK
· TROUT UNLIMITED YOUTH MEMBERSHIPS
· FUNDRAISING BENEFIT FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS
· PICNIC LUNCH AND MUCH MORE FOR THE FAMILY …
THIS IS A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OF THE HAMMONASSET CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED. RSVP BY SEPTEMBER 23, 2005. CALL Steve Butcher, 860 346-3382 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. CHILDREN NEED TO BE AT LEAST 8 YEARS OF AGE TO PARTICIPATE. BUT HURRY! SPACE IS LIMITED SO DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT DAY OF LEARNING AND FUN.
This event takes place at Chatfield Hollow State Park , Route 80, Killingworth Connecticut . Parking will be in the lower lot since park gates will be locked. Just follow the signs up the road and then over the lower pond dam on your left. Please be on time and allow an extra 15 minutes for the walk up to the event area. Children should wear old sneakers for possible wet wading so bring a pair of dry socks and sneakers for afterwards. A Parent is required to stay with their children to supervise. Fishing on the pond requires personal rods and tackle. Donations and volunteers are welcome.
Visit our website, http://hammonassettu.com we are a non profit organization that is dedicated to the conservation, preservation and restoration of coldwater fisheries and natural resources
The Hammonasset Chapter of Trout Unlimited held another very successful Youth Education Day at Chatfield Hollow in Killingworth, CT on Saturday October 2nd. The day was a wonderful learning experience for all involved. With a 100% turn out, thirty-six children ages seven to fifteen and their parents spent the morning rotating through three different learning stations.
The first hour was a class on local ecosystems and entomology. This class was taught buy local biologists and entomologists and involved the students collecting aquatic life in nets for examination and discussion. What kids don't like getting wet, muddy and collecting bugs.
The next hour was fly casing where each student had a fly rod and was instructed in the basics of casting. Several fun training aids were used as well as some casting games that kept the kids involved and focused on fly casting.
After that, they went to fly tying for the last hour where each kid had a vise and tools and were instructed on how to ties several basic flies. The CT DEP also made an appearance and thrilled the kids with hundreds of splish splashing' rainbow trout.
The kids all had an opportunity to touch, handle and release there beautiful fish into the lower pond and also learned why we stock our local rivers and ponds. At noon the grills were ready with the food for the hungry crowd of 75+ students, parents and volunteers. Prizes were awarded along with a youth raffle and then at last we proceeded to fish for the remainder of the day.
This was certainly wonderful experience for the kids, parents as well as the volunteers. Hats off to all the helpers and sponsors that stepped forward to make the day a big success. You know who you are. Thanks. And also a special thanks goes out to the major sponsors of L.L. Bean Co., Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Co., Dr Slick Co., Plano Molding Co., Roberts Foods, James Carta, The CT Department of Environmental Protection and Trout Unlimited for their donation of fly-fishing equipment and food that made the day a huge success.
