Wyoming Trout Unlimited

Popo Agie Anglers Website Goes Live

WYTU — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:42:24 +0000

Check out the awesome new Popo Agie Anglers website. Nice work Anglers!

Little Bighorn TU – 2012 Schedule

WYTU — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:31:33 +0000

Events in Sheridan? Heck yes. The Little Bighorn TU Chapter has created a useful calendar for the coming year. You can find a PDF copy of the schedule here: 2012 Events

Green River – Fly Fishing Clinic – Feb. 25th

WYTU — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:50:25 +0000

Always wanted to learn how to fly fish? Join the Flaming Gorge/Lower Green River TU Chapter for a full day of instruction!

EYTU – Commissioner’s Tag Up For Bid

WYTU — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:22:34 +0000

Do you want one of the most highly sought after big game hunting licenses in Wyoming? If so the details of the East Yellowstone TU Chapter Commissioner’s Tag sale are here! From EYTU:

Dear Sportsman:

The East Yellowstone Chapter Trout Unlimited is offering a 2012 Commissioner’s Big Game Hunting license. The successful bidder will be guaranteed the right to purchase a Wyoming big game hunting license of his or her choice. This license was made available to our TU Chapter by one of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioners as a fundraiser for charitable conservation groups. Trout Unlimited (a 501(c) 3 nonprofit) was issued this license by a Wyoming Game and Fish Commissioner to be used as a charitable fundraiser. The entire bid amount is 100% tax deductible. A letter declaring the tax deductible status will accompany the license application packet. Proceeds will be used for conservation programs to preserve, protect and enhance cold water fisheries in northwest Wyoming. This hunting license is good in any of the hunt areas in the State of Wyoming (except in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks) for any of the 2012 seasons. The successful bidder must specify the season, area, and type of hunt at the time the license is issued; and purchase the license from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for the normal fee.

Questions concerning this guaranteed elk license can be e-mailed to Webmaster1@eastyellowstonetu.org or secretaryeastyellowstonetu@yahoo.com. A copy of the Wyoming Game and Fish issuance letter and the instruction sheet for the license recipient can be provided upon request to authenticate this offer.

We will be listing the Commissioner’s Tag on e-Bay next month; however you may buy it now for $10,000.

Thank you,

Birney Holberg
Fundraising Chairman East Yellowstone Chapter Trout Unlimited
Cody, WY 82414
http://www.eastyellowstone tu.org/

Evanston – Upper Bear River Banquet – March 10

WYTU — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:08:05 +0000

Upper Bear River Trout Unlimited has announced their fantastic annual banquet. Come join them for a great night in Evanston and support fisheries conservation in southwestern Wyoming!

Yellowstone Lake Presentation In Evanston this Coming Wednesday

WYTU — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:56:27 +0000

In southwest Wyoming on Wed. night? Come hear about the Wyoming Council’s work on Yellowstone Lake and meet some passionate advocates for Wyoming’s fisheries!

East Yellowstone TU’s fall fish rescue has begun!

WYTU — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:42:29 +0000

EYTU volunteers electroshocking shut off irrigation ditches to save fish

Every year EYTU in Cody begins it’s annual fall fish rescue program as soon as the local irrigation ditches turn off. This year the fun has already begun and the following is a message from EYTU President Rich Hostettler on how to get involved.

Rich writes: “The East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited will begin its annual “Trout Rescue” from irrigation canals on Thursday, October 20, 2011. The rescue operation will run intermittently through the first week in November depending on closure times of the canals.

Anyone wishing to volunteer can contact our Conservation Chair Bob Capron at 587-2456, or check our web site at www.eastyellowstonetu.org for up to date information on rescue dates.

“Trout Rescue” can be physically demanding, but is extremely rewarding. Volunteers are encouraged to bring waders. EYTU has some additional waders if needed. Our chapter also provides lunch for all volunteers. On rescue days, we meet at the Rocky Mountain Sports parking lot, 1526 Rumsey Ave., at 8:00 AM and disperse to the rescue location from there.

The Best Western Sunset Motor Inn has provided a government rate of $75.00 a night, not including tax, for TU members. The best Western is located at 1601 8th Street. They can be contacted at 307-587-4265. Tell them you are a TU member attending the “Trout Rescue” to obtain the government rate. The Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn have provided a government rate of $84.00 a night, not including tax, for TU members. The Comfort and Holiday Inns are located on the N/E corner of Sheridan and 17th Street (directly across the street from our meeting location). The Comfort Inn can be contacted at 307-587-5556, and the Holiday Inn at 307-587-5555. Tell them you are a TU member attending the “Trout Rescue” to obtain the government rate. The Best Western and Comfort Inn provide a Continental Breakfast.

Any volunteer under the age of 18 will require a signed release from a parent or guardian. The form will be provided at our morning meeting. Volunteers 13 years old and under will also need a signed release and the parent or guardian will have to attend rescue operations with them.

Again, “Trout Rescue” can be a physically demanding and tiring day, but is extremely rewarding when you watch those fish swim free back into the river at the end of the day.

We would love to have you come and join us. Hope to see you there.

Rich Hostetler, President
East Yellowstone Trout Unlimited”

And the Award Goes To…

WYTU — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:59:15 +0000

Trout Unlimited’s Wyoming Water Project was recently recognized as the partner of the year by the Wyoming Wildlife and National Resources Trust. A big thanks to Cory, Jeff, Scott, Tommy, and Nick for their work on behalf of fisheries conservation across Wyoming!

Find out more here:

http://thewyonews.net/2011/08/17/natural-resources-trust-recognizes-trout-unlimiteds-work/

Yellowstone Lake: Tagging Begins

WYTU — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:20:12 +0000

The Sheepshead on Yellowstone Lake collecting trap nets for the hydro-acoustic telemetry study.

This past Thursday, August 18th, signaled a milestone in fisheries conservation in Yellowstone National Park.

Dr. Robert Gresswell of the USGS, with the support and encouragement of the fisheries team in Yellowstone, has launched a hydro-acoustic telemetry study on Yellowstone Lake. On this last Thursday the first of 140 hydro-acoustic tags were implanted in adult lake trout aboard the Sheepshead that were taken from the trap nets. Twenty six receivers will be deployed at depth around the lake this coming week to collect data and monitoring will begin. As these lake trout move, and especially as they congregate to spawn around the middle of September, their travel corridors and spawning beds will be located and confirmed. A portable receiver will also be deployed in a boat to further pinpoint these locations. This information will lead to more accurate gill net placements and targeting of spawning lake trout. The implementation of the study is great news for the effort to recover the Yellowstone Cutthroat trout.

One of the first hydro-acoustic tags being implanted into a female lake trout by a NPS fisheries biologist.

This has been made possible by several groups coming together in support of the study. First, the NPS made $25,000 available to buy some of the telemetry tags and, in addition, donated man-power, equipment, housing, etc. to run the study; the USGS wrote the study plan and arranged for the loan of receivers that can be placed around the Lake to monitor the movements; and finally, the NGO’s committed to funding about one half of the telemetry tags ($27,000 from the Save The Yellowstone Cutthroat campaign spearheaded by the East Yellowstone Chapter of TU and supported by both the Wyoming Council of TU and several Wyoming Chapters) and to funding about $10,000 worth of travel costs and mooring hardware (Montana Trout Unlimited, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and the National Parks Conservation Association). This cooperation is monumental and integral to future success on the Lake.

However, the study won’t end this fall. The hydro-acoustic tags have a battery life of three years so they will continue to “ping” for at least two more full seasons. The plan is to add 110 more tags next spring (cost: $44,000) and possibly 24 more receivers (cost: $33,600). Of course, support costs will also be required in subsequent years. Years two and three of the study will provide refinement and expansion of the data collected to be sure we have the entire system covered and all spawning areas identified.

Corey Suski, of the University of Illinois, implants a tag into another large female lake trout.

WYTU is proud that the Save The Yellowstone Cutthroat fund is a major player in making this telemetry study a reality. Again, contributions allowed the fund to purchase 73 hydro-acoustic tags at a cost of $27,000. Without your support, this study would not be happening.

However, we need your help as our financial commitments to aid in this valuable effort have just begun! To enable years two and three of the study, private individuals and groups are being asked to “buy” a single or multiple telemetry tag(s) at a cost of $400 each. Others can “buy” a receiver for $1400 each. If you value Yellowstone cutthroat trout in their native range, please consider making a donation to the fund. We’d like to thank those who have supported this effort in the past and encourage the future support of this pivotal study.

Donations are currently being accepted at:
Save The Yellowstone Cutthroat
PO Box 3008, Cody, WY 82414.

For more information contact:
Dave Sweet
Yellowstone Lake Project Manager for the Wyoming Council of TU
307-899-9959
davidps@tritel.net

or,
Scott Christy
TU Wyoming Coordinator
307-332-6700
schristy@tu.org

2 Shot Goose Hunt Team to Benefit WYTU

WYTU — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:57:15 +0000

Update: Our 2 Shot Goose Hunt Auction is closed. Thanks to everyone who bid in support of WYTU and the 2 Shot! The auction was a great success and we’re hoping to collaborate on it again next year. Congratulations to Dave Sweet, of Cody, WY for winning the team!

What if you could hunt in one of Wyoming’s premier hunting events and raise
money for coldwater fisheries conservation at the same time? This is your
chance!

WYTU is proud to offer you the exciting opportunity to participate in
the 2 Shoot Goose Hunt in Torrington, WY on December 9th and 10th. The 2
Shot Goose Hunt has graciously donated a team, consisting of two shooters,
to WYTU and we’re going to auction the team spot off! To be clear, the
bidding is for the entire team. Learn more about the non-profit 2 Shot Goose
Hunt here: http://www.2shotgoose.com/about_us.htm. These are the final
spaces available in this year’s 2 Shot event!

Details of the auction:
* The opening bid for the WYTU 2 Shot team is $500.
* Bids will be accepted in the order that they come in to schristy@tu.org or to
the WYTU office at 307-332-7700 ex. 12.
* Bidding will close on Thursday August 25th at 5 PM MST.
* We’ll do our best to keep this website post updated with the highest current bid. When
bidding please include your:
1. Name
2. Bid amount
3. Phone #
4. Email address
* We will contact the lucky winner shortly after the close of the auction and
post the results on the same website.
* The winner of the auction will need to provide the names of both shooters
upon winning and payment will be requested at that time.

Thanks in advance for your support and thanks to the 2 Shot Goose Hunt for
this amazing opportunity!

Good luck bidding!