Virginia Fly Fishing Festival

The weekend of April 21 is shaping up to be an epic one. Not only is NRVTU’s Spring Thaw-Out Banquet at 6pm that Saturday, but the Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival is also going down in Waynesboro throughout the weekend. What better combination is there than fishing and wine? Cold beer, maybe…but wine is good too. Lefty Kreh will be there, along with many other great speakers and instructors. Get all the details at vaflyfishingfestival.org. If you decide to go, just be sure to be back in time for our banquet because you won’t want to miss out!

Volunteers Needed Saturday at Big Stony Creek

NRVTU needs your help this weekend!

Join fellow NRVTU members for a work day on Big Stony Creek at 9:00am on Saturday, March 31. We’ll be transplanting St. John’s Wort in the Glen Alton pasture. Meet on the side of Big Stony Creek Road about 1.5 miles after the Glen Alton Lane turnoff. If you’ve never been to this area, follow these directions and look for a group of cars on the side of the road. Workers will need waders or high boots and a pointed shovel. Lunch will be provided. Come out and help improve one of our local cold water fisheries!

Please RSVP via the form below so that we can get a headcount for lunch. Also, if you’d like to help out but don’t have a shovel and/or boots/waders just make a note below and we’ll see if we can find extras.

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Fly Tying Sunday

Lynn Hayes will be hosting fly tying at his place on Sunday, March 11th at 1:00pm. Please shoot him an email at lehfish@yahoo.com if you’re planning to come so that he can plan accordingly. Lynn lives 2 miles past the Pembroke bridge on Mountain Laurel Ln., brick house. The goal is to have as many members as possible show up and donate a portion of the flies they tie for the Spring Thaw Out banquet. We’ll be using these flies as part of the gifts/prizes for attendees, so this is a great way to support our fundraising efforts. Bring your own tools and supplies.

Contact Lynn if you need directions or have any questions.

Big Stony Creek Work Day

Join fellow NRVTU members for a work day on Big Stony Creek at 9:00am on Saturday, March 31. We’ll be transplanting St. John’s Wort in the Glen Alton pasture. Meet on the side of Big Stony Creek Road about 1.5 miles after the Glen Alton Lane turnoff. If you’ve never been to this area, follow these directions and look for a group of cars on the side of the road. Workers will need waders or high boots and a pointed shovel. Lunch will be provided. Come out and help improve one of our local cold water fisheries!

Please RSVP via the form below so that we can get a headcount for lunch. Also, if you’d like to help out but don’t have a shovel and/or boots/waders just make a note below and we’ll see if we can find extras.

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Spring Thaw-Out Banquet

Join NRVTU on April 21st at 6:00pm for an evening of fun, food and fellowship at the Spring Thaw-Out Banquet! Bring your friends and family out to Sinkland Farms and have a great time for a good cause. Funds raised at this event will support our efforts to protect and restore coldwater fisheries in the New River Valley.

We have some AWESOME raffle items to give away, a live auction and a silent auction. We’ll also have a delicious catered dinner, live bluegrass and a very special guest MC/auctioneer…Ken Farmer from Antiques Roadshow!

This banquet is going to be a blast, so get your tickets now and spread the word to your family and friends. Admission is $35/person or $50/couple. RSVP before April 7th and get a free raffle ticket! You do NOT need to be a TU member to attend. All are welcome!

For more information or to make your reservation, contact Pete Jackson at 540.763.2188 or highpond1@hotmail.com.

Directions to Sinkland Farms:
I-81 Exit 114
2 Miles South on Route 8 Towards Riner/Floyd
3020 Riner Road, Christiansburg, VA 24073

Wilderness First Aid Certification Course

Blue Ridge Mountain Sports is sponsoring a Wilderness First Aid Certification Course in Blacksburg on February 25-26. The course is led by Instructor Matthew Rosefsky, Wilderness EMT. This is a great opportunity to better prepare yourself to deal with emergencies while out on the river (or anywhere else). Register and get all the details at www.solowfa.com.

Spring Thaw-Out Banquet

During last week’s meeting, our chapter agreed to host and support a fundraiser for 2012. Our goal is to gain working capital so that we can help fund our upcoming projects and initiate a long term conservation project to improve the headwaters of the Little River in
Floyd County.

When: Evening of Saturday, April 21
Where: Sinkland Farms, located on Route 8, just north of Riner
What: Refreshments/Dinner, silent and live auction, raffles, games

Please save the date on your calendars.

If you’d like to volunteer to help with planning the event, Pete Jackson is heading up the banquet committee. The first organizing meeting will be after the NRV TU general meeting on Wednesday Jan 4. All volunteers and interested guests are welcome to attend.

This fundraiser will be designed to hopefully become your sporting social event of the year! Spouses, significant others, kids and your fishing friends are encouraged to come.

More details coming soon.

My sincere thanks to you all for your kind attention to this exciting event and best wishes for a joyous Holiday Season.

-Pete