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Welcome to VCTU!

NEWS

On April 22, 2009, Earth Day, the Virginia Council of TU, West Virginia Council of TU, and the AEP Foundation
announced details of the largest coldwater conservation grant ever for the region.

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I₈₁CARE
A program with a goal to reduce pollution and thus improve habitat for brook trout in the headwaters of five major rivers: Shenandoah, James, Roanoke, New, and Upper Tennessee

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NEWSLETTER

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Shenandoah Home Rivers Initiative Launched
VCTU to meet Apr. 18 at VA Fly Fishing Festival
New TU Chapter Serves SW Va. Mountain Empire
5th Annual Camp at Graves Mt. Lodge, June 21-26
Fish-with-a-Friend programs
Dominion Funds South River Education Pavilion
Southeast TUers To Rally at Hungry Mother S.P., May 1-3

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EVENTS

Tri-State Conservation and Fishing Camp
June 21-26
Graves Mountain Lodge
Syria, VA

2009 National TU Annual Meeting & 50th Anniversary Celebration
August 17-23
Traverse City, MI

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Find a Virginia chapter near you

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TU TRi-State Youth Camp

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival in Waynesboro on April 18-19. For those who missed it, here are some links to stories from local media.

The News Virginian
The News Leader
WHSV-TV

And here's a link to an article about the 2nd Annual Conservancies and Coldwaters Summit that was held at Waynesboro Country Club on the 17th.

"Summit looks to improve water quality"
The News Virginian

Trout fishing in Virginia

The upper end of Mossy Creek sports this familair bridge - Photo by Beau Beasley

There’s more to fishing than fishing. VCTU’s 4,000 members are actively engaged in protecting, restoring, reconnecting, and sustaining cold water fisheries in the Commonwealth. Our work helps ensure continuing supplies of clean water for agricultural, residential, and industrial use. And it improves and perpetuates the quality of trout fishing for ourselves and the generations to follow. We achieve our goals through conservation, education, and advocacy. For information about recent initiatives, click each button

TU members work with Shenandoah National Park and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries biologists conducting fish population studies in the park - Photo by Larry Puckett

Thanks for dropping by our site. If you have questions or want to lend a hand, drop me a line.

John Ross,
Chair, VCTU
jross@crosslink.net
540/592-7020
P0 Box 521, Upperville, VA 20185

With more than 2,500 miles of brook, brown, and rainbow trout streams, Virginia offers some of the best angling in the Southeast. For native brook trout, Shenandoah National Park cannot be beat. You’ll find great browns in Mossy Creek near Bridgewater. If rainbows are your favorite, make tracks to the headwaters of the South Fork of the Holston east or Marion. For more info about great places to fish in Virginia, click here...