Copper Country Chapter - Trout Unlimited

Twenty-Four stations will be established within the Huron River Watershed to assess the current status of the watersheds quality. Training sessions for assisting in collection of data are scheduled for May 25 and June 19. Data will be collected between the dates of July 7th and August 8th. Contact Shawn Hagan at shawn@forestlandgroup.com for more details.

Habitat improvement projects and assistance of MTU / NMU research and MDNR stocking and inventory activities. (dates, times and locations will be updated as they come available). Our goal is to have workbee activities planned for every other Thursday evening: May 22nd, June 5th, 19th, July 3rd, 17th, 31st, August 14th and 28th. 7-9pm at various locations. See home page for latest updates. Contact John Ollila at (906) 482-5345 for more details (photos).

Gathering at the Christopherson Salmon-Trout Lodge on Saturday August 9. Contact Shawn Hagan at shawn@forestlandgroup.com for more details.

Proposed every third Monday of the month (September – April) 7:00-9:00 pm at the SDC Hockey Educational Center at MTU. Contact Chris Ipson at cjipson@mtu.edu to confirm schedule.

The chapter has for several years taken responsibility for 4,000 feet Lake Superior Shoreline at the mouth of the Gratiot River. Cleanup is held in mid-September. It is great opportunity for the entire family. Contact Bill Deephouse at troutkpr@up.net for more information.

Date, time and location to be determined by July 1. Contact Jim Juntilla at jjunttila@chartermi.net for more information.

The MTU Chapter of the Society of Wetland Scientists sponsored a litter clean-up day along Huron Creek on Saturday, April 26th. While it was opening day of Trout Season it felt more like opening day of Deer Season. Three CCCTU members with the assistance of three youngsters logged 5 volunteer hours on the creek gathering litter along it’s bed and banks. It was interesting to note how the litter changed as cleanup progressed downstream from one retail outlet to the next.

Beginner Fly Fishing Day was held on Saturday May 10 from 1-4 pm at the East Houghton Waterfront Park. Twenty folks in ages from 6 – 65 turned out for the event on this pleasant spring afternoon. Vice President, Jeremy Shannon did a great job of demonstrating the basics to fly casting and fly tying along with covering the basics in fly fishing equipment and rigging up. Don Kreher assisted with some fly tying and Bill Leder, Jim Juntilla, Jim Baker and Shawn Hagan were on hand to assist and talk to our guests (photos).

July 6 – 10th at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center on Higgins Lake. CCCTU will sponsor up to two youths between the ages of 12 and 16 to attend camp. Sponsorship includes room and board. Travel arrangements not included. Contact Shawn Hagan at shawn@forestlandgroup.com for more information about sponsorship and visit http://www.kvctu.org/index.php?P=camp for more details. Registration expired May 15, but we may be able to get one or two youths still into the program.