At our meeting on February eighth Cole Baldino will be presenting on cold water restoration within the Delaware River Basin, ways to get involved and how it will translate to bigger wild trout. Cole is a New Jersey Delaware River Coordinator for TU. He is a young gun who is driven to create a better environment for our future generations and I think he shows that there is hope for bringing youth into the realm of conservation. Many refer to the Delaware as western river in the east, so if you would like to know how to protect it or what is being done to keep the ecosystem strong, we highly reccommend attending the meeting.
Learning to Tie Flies?
Are you interested in tying your own flies, or have been wanting to learn some new patterns that will catch fish? If so our chapter holds tying classes through the month of February into March. These classes our a great bang for your buck and you will leave each class with a new pattern in your repertoire and a handful to put in your fly box. We have a great time at these classes with lots of fish tales, that will leave you open mouthed and wanting to get out on the river to create your own fish tales.
Celebrating the New Year
We hope you all had a great holiday season filled with lots of friends, family and food. Our January meeting will be on the 11th. This meeting is a time to celebrate the new year and set new goals for ourselves, and our chapter. Along with setting new goals you can learn new skills and new flies. Tim Flagler from Tight Line Productions, and Mike McAuliffe from Regal Vises will teach you new patterns and how to fish them. This meeting is a lot of fun and is always very educational. So help us bring in the new year with new memories, new friends, and new fly fishing skills.
Dick Hepper's Funeral
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dick Hepper's funeral will be this Saturday December 9th, 2017 at Norman Dean's funeral home in Denville, NJ. It will be from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. and a memorial service starts at 12:30 P.M. In addition his graveside service will be held at 1:30 P.M. at the Denville cemetery. Please try to attend at least one of these events to show your respect and love for him because Dick Hepper dedicated his life to Conservation and the Hacklebarney chapter. He gave his blood, sweat, and tears to the organization in hopes of making our world a better place through conservation. He impacted many of our members in a positive way, treated everyone with the respect and love they deserved, and made everyone feel welcome. For more information you can visit the Norman Dean website.
