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2009 Sheppard Creek
Brook Trout Removal
| On September 18 & 19, 2009, Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited
members assisted Beth Gardner and other USFS employees in
removing brook trout from Sheppard Creek in the upper Stillwater
River drainage. Brook trout were planted by the War Department
during WWII and displaced native cutthroat trout populations.
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2009 Montana TU Kids Conservation and Flyfishing Camp at Big
Creek
July 13-16, 2009, Flathead TU members helped
out at the Montana TU Kids Camp along with the Glacier Institute
at the Big Creek Outdoor Education Center. Nine campers from
around Montana had a great week learning about conservation,
fish, fishing and the environment.
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2009 Rod Building Extravaganza
Two Saturdays in March a dedicated cadre of rod builders met
in the basement of Jim Johnson's home on Crane Mountain to learn
techniques from the experts. Jim and Sally Johnson provided
prodigious amounts of sustinence and were gracious hosts and
everyone involved learned wondrous things about the rod building
process.
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2009 Siderius Riparian Planting
April 4, 2009, members of Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited
provided labor to help contractors install wildlife netting
around bankside vegetation planted in the fall.
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Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, 2009 - Flathead Trout Unlimited had a
fundraising and information booth at the Great Rockies Sportshow
at the fairgrounds. Thanks to all the members who participated.
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January, 2009. Flathead Valley Trout Unlimited held their
ever popular annual fly tying instruction classes at the
Kalispell Middle School. About 30 folks participated and a a
good time was had by all. Click the link to view a slideshow of
the fun.
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Quartz Lake in Glacier National Park was the largest Bull Trout
lake in the Columbia River Basin with an intact native fish
community uncompromised by nonnative species.
In 2005, the USFWS discovered nonnative Lake Trout in Quartz
Lake upstream of the existing fish barrier. Flathead Valley
Trout Unlimited along with the National Park Service and USGS
provided funding for an assessment of the current fish barrier.
The goal is to exclude the possibility of further intrusion by
Lake Trout in order to facilitate removal or control of this
invasive species in Quartz Lake. River Design Group presented
their conceptual design alternatives report in January 2009
outlining three possible redesign alternatives.
Read the PDF report here
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Egan Slough Re-vegetation Project April, 2008
Members assisted the MTFWP and a private contractor in
preparing planting beds around Egan Slough. Native plants were
supplied and planted in the beds and the beds were fenced to
keep wildlife out until the plants are established. The
plantings should improve wildlife habitat and improve streambank
stability.
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2009 2nd Annual Christmas Fly Swap |
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At our annual Christmas Party, some of the best fly tiers in the
Flathead Valley signed up to tie some great patterns and
exchange with other fly tying impressarios. The results were, as
always, pretty impressive. Fly patterns are listed on the
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2010 Flathead Valley TU Fly Tying Class |
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During January, 2010, about 30 happy folks from around the
Valley joined FVTU members to hone their fly tying skills at our
annual fly tying classes. Ranging from rank beginners to some
pretty darned good tyers, everyone seemed to have a good time as
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