Mill River Cleanup
November 19 at 9 AM, Route One at Mill River on the Rowley Newbury town line. Pull out on East side of Road. Wear appropriate gear like gloves, good boots, and long pants.
Continue reading →November Gathering Nov 7th, 6 PM
Gather at the Ipswich River Watershed HQ at 143 County Road, Ipswich to enjoy old friends and discuss your latest fishing adventures. Speaker is Ben Gahagan from Mass. Marine Fisheries, talking about river herring. The meeting will be a hybrid, you can attend in person or watch it on Zoom. Check the Newsletter for login…
Continue reading →Fall Fishing Newsletter now online
Present and past presidents, Josh and Ben, show us a nice little spot for some Fall Striper fishing. Click on the image above to access the October Newsletter. And while you are reading the newsletter, see if you can spot the big error.
Continue reading →September Meeting and Newsletter
The September Newsletter is out and includes ways to volunteer, what droughts do to our rivers and which is the best value in fly rods. Monthly Meeting September 12 at 5:30 PM Meeting is at 143 County Road in Ipswich at the Ipswich River Watershed HQ. Barbecue at 5:30 and presentations at 7 PM. The…
Continue reading →May 2 Meeting
Meeting at Ipswich River Watershed with food!! 5:30 PM with Free (good) Food 143 County Road, Ipswich, MA Craig Andree – Tight-Line Nymphing (aka Czech Nymphing) at 7 PM in person and on Zoom And the Newsletter with great articles, click here
Continue reading →Casey Breeds – talk on Fishing and Improving the Clark Fork in Montana, and there is another great Newsletter with locations for fish counts, smallmouth bass flies plus…
Visit full Newsletter here for Meeting logon info and so much more!! The Clark Fork in Missoula is a diverse fishery with trout habitat and pike habitat. Casey will discuss the removal of the Milltown Dam and the superfund site cleanup just upstream of Missoula. Trout Unlimited played an important role in the restoration of…
Continue reading →Conservation Works!
Willowdale Fish Ladder System: Keeping the Flow Going Dougie Aylward is a high school student from Rowley who has been keeping the fish ladder chambers cleared during the late fall & winter months at Willowdale Dam on the Ipswich River by Foote Canoe livery. Dougie is the son of Charlie Aylward, a good friend of…
Continue reading →March Meeting, 3/7 at 6 PM
Dylan Callahan – Targeting Striped Bass From Shore Dylan Callahan’s presentation will focus on tackle, techniques (surf vs flats), and how he approaches change through the seasons. If time permits, he will also touch on one of his passions – targeting false albacore and the fall run from shore. Dylan is a native of Concord, MA, and grew up fishing for…
Continue reading →February Speaker, Alberto Rey
Connections Between Flyfishing, Art and Community Alberto Rey, who guides the waters of Fredonia, NY, for steelhead trout, is the 2021 Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide of the Year. Alberto is also the founder/director of the Children in the Stream/4H Youth Fly Fishing Program; a Distinguished Professor at State University of New York at…
Continue reading →January 2022 Meeting, Jan. 3 and January Newsletter
The River of Sands: The Au Sable – Trout, Flies and TechniquesFeatured Speaker for January – Josh Greenberg Josh Greenberg is the author of the captivating book, Trout Water, and is also the owner of Gates Lodge, Fly Shop and Guide Service on the Au Sable River in Grayling, MI. His lodge is just a short distance from where Trout Unlimited…
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