President's Message
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Our Mission - To conserve, protect and restore Michigan's cold water fisheries and their watersheds including our own Huron River!
The Ann Arbor Chapter of Trout Unlimited welcomes you to view our Website and newsletter, the Reel News.
We are a friendly and active chapter. We fish together and work together. We organize several fishing trips each year as well as working trips where we practice “hands on” river habitat restoration. We also host monthly informative meetings each year, click on the Meetings / Activities tab for dates and times.
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Feel free to contact us; just click on the Contact Us tab for a list of email addresses and phone numbers.
Explore the entire site and you will find that there is something for everyone. We are continually updating and adding new information. Tell us how you like it and make suggestions on how we can improve our services to you.
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Tight Lines,
Mike Mouradian
AATU President
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The Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited 6th Annual Conservation Banquet is in the record books.
The winners of the Conservation Raffle are:
3rd Prize - Framed Larry Cory Print - Dee Drake
2nd Prize - Orvis Streamline Rod & Reel Outfit - John Voorhorst
1st Prize - Ultimate 12 Kayak package - Noel Perkins
The winner of the Mill Creek Special Bamboo rod and Orvis Reel Package is:
William Phillips of Ann Arbor.
It was a full house - the folks seemed happy. Thank You to all who attended - we hope you had a delightful evening and hope to see you again next year!
Thank You Very Much to our generous donors - it was a wonderful night and you made it happen! Work begins next week on Banquet #7 for 2013.
Breaking News . . . There will be up to 4 more "Mill Creek Special" limited edition split bamboo fly rods, #3 - #6 available for a limited time. The current retail price for this rod is $1,400, but the special price of these 4 rods (rod only - reel and line not included) is $1,200. Make your $200 deposit to Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited (a tax deductible donation) to confirm your rod order, and the $1,000 balance is due on delivery - estimated Nov. 2012 - Feb. 2013. Rod #2 has already been ordered, E-Mail
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for details if you are interested in a special bamboo rod and helping Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited. This offer is only available until July 1, 2012 and then we break the mold!
Visit www.BrackHillTackle.com for further information regarding this fly rod.
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Use this link to view new information regarding the Mill Creek Fisheries Project and check the "Projects/Conservation" section of the menu for a brief Trip Report on the Sept. 18 electroshocking survey.
Updated on Sept. 21 ,2011
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Please follow this link to see the revised Ann Arbor TU By-Laws
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Spring & Summer 2012 Events Planner
| April 22 |
Merickel Farley Trout Club Outing
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| April 23 |
Board of Directors Meeting
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| May 14 |
"Bamboo & Brats": Chapter picnic at The Painted Trout in Dexter, MI
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| June 2 -3 |
Fly Fishing Classes at Gallup Park - Sponsored by Huron River Watershed Council
Link to all HRWC Summer Events - http://www.hrwc.org/events/summer-events/
Gallup Park, 3000 Fuller Rd, in Ann Arbor, at the Wooden Shelter. Due to demand we have scheduled two women’s fly fishing classes.
Saturday, June 2
Family Fly Fishing Class 9AM – noon, Children 11 or older. Adults must accompany children.
Women’s Fly Fishing Class 1 – 5PM
Sunday, June 3
Women’s Fly Fishing Class 9AM – noon
General Fly Fishing Class 1 – 5PM, Open to any adult interested 16 and older.
Mike Mouradian of Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited (AATU) will teach casting, knot tying, fly identification and entomology with experienced instructors from AATU. Rods, flies, fly fishing instruction book and food for snacking are provided. Bring a pair of polarized sunglasses and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. We practice fly casting on the lawn, so waders are not necessary. However, if you would like to fish that day after the class (as opposed to fly casting on the lawn) each adult should purchase a Michigan Fishing License. Each fly fishing class limited to 15 participants, registration is required, email
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| June 8,9,10 |
Michigan T U Fly Fishing School (TUFFS)
Our 42nd year, the Michigan TUFFS is one of the finest in the country. The school runs Friday afternoon thru Sunday afternoon and is located at Ranch Rudolph on the Boardman River near Traverse City. Three levels of instruction are offered and cover all skill levels - never cast a fly rod beginner to expert. Visit the website for more info and to register - www.tuffs.org
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| June 9 |
Rifle River Work Projects with Huron Pines
Habitat and Stream Monitoring Event – Saturday June 9th, 10:00am to 2:30pm
Kristin Thomas, Aquatic Ecologist with Michigan Trout Unlimited and other stream professionals will be on site to teach interested volunteers how to collect important stream information at two road/stream crossings on the Rifle River. Road/stream crossings impact streams negatively by allowing excess sand to enter the water as well as prevent fish from moving upstream to spawn, and these two sites have been selected for improvement as part of the Huron Pines Rifle River Watershed Project. This is a great opportunity to learn more about how your beloved Northeast Michigan rivers form and to help collect data that will be used to determine changes in stream habitat after a restoration project occurs – information that will improve similar projects in the future. For more information on this event or to participate, please RSVP to Abby at 989.344.0753 x14 or
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| June 16 |
Michigan Trout Unlimited Qarterly Meeting - RAM Center, Roscommon MI |
| June 16 |
One River One Fly and One Great Cause
Pre-Party at Jolly Pumpkin Brewery and Cafe
- Friday June 15, 2012 at 5:30pm • 311 S. Main St Ann Arbor
Single Fly Tournament • Schutlz Outfitters
- Saturday June 16, 2012 at 10am • 4 E. Cross St Ypsilanti
Registration is limited and ends on June 13, 2012
- $50 Tournament only
- $60 Tournament and one year membership to HRWC
- $70 Tournament and Pre-Party at Jolly Pumpkin
- $80 Tournament, HRWC membership and Jolly Pumpkin Pre-Party
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| August 18 |
Rifle River Work Projects with Huron Pines
Rifle River Stream bank Restoration Work Day – Saturday August 18,9:00am to 2:00pm
Join Huron Pines and the Mershon and Ann Arbor Chapters of Trout Unlimited to install a suite of erosion control practices on the Rifle River. This event is part of the larger Huron Pines volunteer program and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded Rifle River Watershed Project. Come help us keep excess sand from entering the Rifle and have a hand in actively protecting the high quality, cold waters of this esteemed trout river. For more information or to participate in this event, please email David Neal:
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Click on the "Calendar" link for more info regarding all of these events!
Ann Arbor Trout Logo Gear is now availabel On-Line -
Click on the "Logo Wear" link and Shop Till You Drop!
Tell us what you think of the new web-site. What are you looking for - more local news & issues, fishing reports, entertainment, information ????
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