Blackhawk Chapter

BLACK HAWK TU BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 5/7/2012
TU board members present: Terry Vaughn, Dave Patrick, Dick Alfors, Vic Potocki, Bill Merrick, John Miller, Don Studt, Phil Dawkins, Ron Machajewski, Fred Young and Bud Hilgendorf

May Regular Meeting
The next regular meeting is on May 21 and will be held at the Sweet Allen Park in Shopiere. There will be casting lessons and a picnic. Bring your gear. We will have a guest instructor, Dennis Franke. Dave and Dick will do the cooking. We will eat at 6:30.

To get to the park from I 39/90, exit at Shopiere Rd/County S. Go east to the western edge of Shopiere and turn north on County J. Cross Turtle Creek and turn right into the Sweet Allyn Park.



Our June meeting will also be held at this site. Plan to be there by 5:30 PM . There will be members there with their fly rods to help you with your casting and answer any questions you may have at the May Meeting.. It is best you bring your own equipment if you have it.

NEW BUSINESS
The banquet made approximately $12,000 give or take a few hundred dollars. Thanks to all of you who helped with the transportation and setting up for the Banquet. With your help and donations, I would say we were successful. Discussion of the Banquet followed: Food, desert, appetizers and the time frame. The banquet ended about 9:30 PM, probably the earliest ever.

Studt moved; 2^nd by Patrick: To set aside $200 for storing the trailer with our equipment, passed 11-0.

Raffle: A Sage Rod and Reel at the fly casting seminar at the regular June meeting. The raffle tickets can be purchased at the regular May meeting and at the June meeting. Ticket prices $10 each or 3 for $25.

WORK DAYS
Saturday, May 12, 9:00 AM Legler Creek in New Glarus: Build 30 Cribs. Located South of the stop lights on Hwy 69. Go South on 69, turn right on 14^th Ave. go past the football field to 2^nd St. Will see the Grade School take a left turn to the site.

Monday, May 14, 9:00 AM Work Day at the West Fork Sportsman’s Club Avalanche. Work with the Schabaaz School building 20 cribs.

SILENT AUCTION
The Chapter will have a silent auction at the regular May meeting. This is a great opportunity to get a top of the line rod at a reasonable price. Bring your money or a check. Items to be auctioned are as follows:

--Ross Gunnison Reel  #2 - 2 extra spools
--Ross Cimarron Reel    #2
--Ross Cimarron Reel   #2 - 1 extra spool
--Ross Cimarron Reel   #4

--Powell 10’       5/6 wt Fly Rod (2 tips)
--Powell -8‘6“    5/6 wt Fly Rod (2 tips)
--Powell 8’3”    5/6 wt Fly Rod (2 tips)
--Powell 9’         12 wt Fly Rod

Respectfully submitted, Arlan Hilgendorf

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This is a picture of Tom Kautz’s Bluegill carving

Tom won a first place blue ribbon in novice class at the Wisconsin River Woodcarvers show. It is 10 inches long and carved from Butternut wood with a clear matte finish. Nice job, Tom.

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Dear Trout Unlimited Members,

Please tell your legislator to help us tell the House of Representatives that they should value cold, clean fishable water and support restoring the strength of the Clean Water Act.

WHY WE CARE

As a passionate angler, you know how valuable cold, clean headwaters are to great trout fishingand healthy communities. Unfortunately, some members of the House Appropriations Committee don’t seem to value clean water and fishing, and are attacking the Clean Water Act (CWA). Defying the nation’s sportsmen groups, they voted last week to cut off funding for a helpful new CWA policy designed to protect headwater streams which account for nearly 60 percent of stream miles in the U.S. This is where you pull out your 3-weight rod for highly prized wild and native trout populations and witness the critical spawning habitat for salmon and steelhead. Keeping these headwaters clean and healthy means better water quality, better fishing, and healthier communities downstream.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Please visit our online action centertoday to tell your member of Congress to oppose this roll-back of essential protections in the CWA and to strip it from the bill, as well as oppose any future threats to the Clean Water Act and our angling heritage. We need to act today because Congress will be working on this issue in the coming weeks and need to hear your voice now before it is too late.

Thank you for your time and commitment to our most valuable streams and rivers.

Sincerely,

Steve Moyer
Vice President of Government Affairs
Trout Unlimited

Click on any of the underlined parts of the above letter to connect & contact your national Congress person
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Subject: Fw: Bill 24 eliminates special protection to Wisconsin Trout Streams
State Council Leaders,
As if you needed more reasons to contact your legislators about AB 24, here is more analysis of a portion of the bill by Lee Meyers. Lee is a retired fisheries biologist.
Kim

To TU;
Under the Areas of Special Natural Resource Interest (ASNRI) section, the wording in Bill 24 would exclude trout waters from extra protection. In previous Chapter 30 language, trout waters were given an Outstanding or Exceptional Waters Designation and that gave them special consideration for physical alterations (bridges, filling or dredging). Bill 24 would elminate this extra protection of trout waters, and only give special consideration to specific habitat areas that are important to Endangered orthreatened species.
from,
Lee Meyers

How to Contact Your Wisconsin State Senator and Representitive

Here are some Janesville area names and email addresses to whom you may want to send a revised copy of Vic Potocki's letter:

          Tim Cullen Senate District 15 (800) 334-1468 Sen.Cullen@legis.wisconsin.gov
          Evan Wynn District 43 (608) 266-9650 Rep.wynn@legis.wi.gov
          Joseph Knilans District 44 (888) 947-0044 Rep.Knilans@legis.wi.gov

Amy Loudenbeck District 45 (608) 266-9967 Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov

          Scott Fitzgerald Senate District 13
               (608) 266-2660 Sen.Fitzgerald@legis.wisconsin.gov

          Andy Jorgenson District 37 (608) 266-3790 Rep.Jorgensen@legis.wisconsin.gov

If not shown above, you can find them at

http://legis.wisconsin.gov
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Here's a new link to the TU Driftless website: www.tu.org/driftless See what's going on with TUDARE: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa & Illinois. There are some good leads to places to fish.
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