The annual picnic has been canceled due to a lack of interest. The event was scheduled for Saturday, 7/24. Sorry guys and gals but we can't plan and buy food for an event like this if no one lets us know they plan on coming!

Your organization can only succeed with its membership supporting and contributing to our goals. If you are a current TCTU member or are considering becoming a member please click here and complete our member Survey. Look through each area listed and indicate the areas that you believe you can contribute and are willing to serve. There is a space at the end of this survey where you can share additional talents that are not mentioned.

We will be offering a fly tying class for beginner fly tier this year. The class will start on Tuesday March 16th and will run 5 consecutive weeks. Materials for the patterns will be provided for those who need materials at a minimal cost to be determined. The class will run from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and will be held at Oley Valley High School. If you are interested in attending please contact Gene Markle at 69pony@comcast.net or Rick Bell at WBellCaddis@aol.com. More details to follow.

Redner's is committed to the commumities that they are part of. They have committed to help out the non-profit organizations whose members shop in their stores.

How it works:
Each member must stop at the store office or Customer Service area to get a Save-a-Tape card. By using this card each time you purchase merchandise at Redner's your receipt will be designated as a Save-a-tape customer receipt. Forward those tapes to support your Tulpehocken Chapter Trout Unlimited. The organization will receive 1% of the total of the total of all the Save-a-tape totals on the receipts. Proceeds from these funds will be used to help protect our streams, education and other conservation projects.

An Example of how you can help:
Lets say 50 of our 300 plus members spend an average of $75.99 per week in supermarket expenditures. If it was all spent on the save a tape program and submitted to us. The organization would receive $1,950.00. There is not time limit and no limit. Please start saving tapes today and support the efforts of your organization.

February 24, 2010, 7:30 P.M.
Location: First Church of the Brethren, 555 Warwick Dr, Wyommissing, Pa. 19610 (Behind Rite-aid) Bring your fishing equipment to sell or swap with others. One day Only.
Sponsored by Tulpehocken Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Donations accepted. Everyone is welcome, reservations suggested.
Contact Ron Weidner - rlwrlw2222@yahoo.com for more information.

Get great deals on trees and shrubs and support our Berks County Conservation District. Click Here to download the price list and order form. Order Deadline is March 19, 2010. Proceeds Support Environmental Education for Berks County Students.

Please do not send your membership renewals to the Chapter!
Our Chapter no longer receives a rebate for membership renewals that we send in. Mail your renewal directly to National TU. You may also renew online by clicking here.

Rick Nyles will give a presentation on a recent trip to Montana and will also give a fly tying demonstration. Rick is a local guide, accomplished fly tyer and excellent photographer so come out and enjoy a great presentation. The meeting will be held at the First Church of the Brethren on 12/16/2009 starting at 7:30pm.

George Daniels will give a nymphing presentation . George has fished and competed in fly fishing contests all over the world and will share some of his vast knowledge on nymph fishing. Don't miss a chance to learn something from a true expert fly fisherman.

The date for the Nolde Forest Stream improvement project has been postponed in order to have DEP, PF&BC and the Berks County Conservation District review the project plans for their respective approvals. This will probably delay the project a few weeks with a projected work date sometime in October. Please contact me at 69pony@comcast.net should you have any questions or comments. We will keep you informed.
Gene Markle

“Breakfast on the Tully” returns at last on August 29th. We had to cancel the last one but the house is ready, the kitchen is in working order and our cooks are ready to go. Don’t miss it! We'll start serving around 8:30. Hang out and tell fish stories or bring your fly rod and try your luck in the pool behind the house.

Gerry Waterfield who is a fisheries scientist for Normandeau Associates will give a presentation at wednesday's general membership meeting at the West Lawn library at 7:30 P.M. His topic will cover "Effects of Pumping Water from the Wadesville Mine Pool on the Fishery of the Upper Schuylkill River below Pottsville". Stop in and listen to what will be an interesting and informative presentation.

4.1.09 - Volunteers are need to "MAN" the first annual TCTU Bikini Car wash to be held on Saturday, June 13th. Here's your chance to step up and help your Chapter raise much needed funds to conserve, protect and enhance our cold water resources. Dust off your Speedos guys! Thongs are not required but strongly encouraged. All proceeds will go directly to projects right here in Berks County.

“Breakfast on the Tully” returns at last on May 23rd. The house is finally back in shape and our cooks are ready to go. Don’t miss it! We'll start serving around 8:30. Hang out and tell fish stories or bring your fly rod and try your luck in the pool behind the house.

The Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only (DHALO) section of the Tulpehocken will be stocked on Wednesday February 25. If you would like to help meet at 12:45 at the Blue Marsh Dam Corps of Engineers Office parking lot. Click here for a pdf of the full stocking schedule for the Tully.

Due to the weather the January Chapter meeting has been canceled.
Please check back for more info.
On January 28th, plans are being made to hold a great kickoff, featuring George Daniel from State College TCO. George is the 2008 U.S. National Fly Fishing Champion. He gave an incredible demo at our August meeting. You have to see this guy's casting expertise to be believe it. The meeting will be held at the Jantzen Center on the campus of Penn State Berks. George will be doing a video presentation on Czech nymphing techniques, new methods commonly used by competitive anglers.

11.23.08 - From all reports this was a relatively minor fish kill. Depending on who you talk anywhere from a dozen to two hundred trout were killed. It is believed that with the exception of one Bass and a few chubs all the fish killed were part of the October 23rd stocking. Area Fisheries Biologist, Mike Kaufmann, believes the cause may be Heron predation due to the low water levels and high concentration of fish. The bottom line is that we will probably never know the cause. It does not seem to have involved any holdover fish.

11.19.08 - A Fish kill on the Tulpehocken Creek is the focus of a state investigation. Officials said Friday that they are investigating what caused dozens of fish to die this week in the Tulpehocken Creek below the dam at Blue Marsh Lake. The fish kill was first reported by fishermen on Monday, November 10th in the area of Reber's Bridge. The investigation is being conducted by the Fish and Boat Commission along with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.