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Wednesday Night Fishing- June 13th, 2012 @6:30pm

Wednesday Night Fishing- June 13th @ 6:30 P.M.

We have not been to Pinhook Park this season. Hey, I have an idea, why not go to Pinhook Park and fish on St. Joe River in South Bend. I unfortunately will not be able to join you this week  as I will be in Grayling fishing on the “Holly Waters”, however, I  am sure that you all can manage. Pinhook Park is located in South Bend, IN. on Riverside Dr. just south of Cleveland Rd.

Directions: Take Cleveland Rd. to Riverside Dr. and then south to Pinhook Park or take Portage Av. north to Woodlawn Blvd. turn east on Woodlawn Blvd to Riverside Dr. then north to Pinhook Park. Parking is on Riverside Dr. Just south of the main park.

Todd

 

June 16 Stream Clean Up

On Saturday June 16th, 2012 starting about 9 am – The Little Elkhart River Chapter of Trout Unlimited (LECTU) in conjunction with the SJRVFF is planning a fish habitat restoration project on the Little Elkhart River at CR. 43 just southeast of Middlebury in Elkhart County.

The project will involve cutting, moving, cabling and placing trees in-stream and installing 1/2 log habitat structures through out the stream to provide habitat and holding structure for trout.

Everyone is welcome.  You may want to bring a pair of gloves and old tennis shoes and long pants for wet wadding.  The club will provide waders but the river is shallow enough to wet wade with a sturdy pair of shoes.

Even if you can’t swing a sledge or get wet please plan on attending there will be a lot to learn, friends to see, and other flyfishers to meet.

The project should wrap up about noon.

Beverages and lunch will be provided.

See ya all there.

Questions:

Micheal Beechy 1.574.596.4929 or John T. Law 574.261.7534

Directions to Site: (map)

Take the US 20 Bypass east out of South Bend/Elkhart towards Middlebury cross SR 13, go 1.5 miles to CR 43.  Then turn north (left). Project will be at the bridge over the Elkhart River.

Wednesday Night Fishing- June 6th, 2012 @ 6:30pm

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE.  This weeks Wednesday Night Fishing will be at Bill Westrate’s property on Dowagiac Creek from 6:30 P.M. to ? It is staying lighter longer so we can afford to start a little later. Bill Westrate’s address is 21406 McKinzie St, Cassopolis, MI. (map)

You will need Brown Drakes, emergers, duns and spinners. There are still some Sulphurs around you will need spinners.

Directions:
From downtown Cassopolis, MI. take M-60 East to Decatur Rd. Turn left (north) on Decatur Rd and take to McKinzie Rd. Turn Left (West) on McKinzie Rd. Take McKinzie approximately 1/2 mile to where it crosses the Dowagiac Creek. Parking is on the west side of the creek and on the north side of the road.

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Wednesday Night Fishing- May 30th @ 6:00

Wednesday Night Fishing- May 30th, 2012@ 6:00 P.M. (Map)

This week we will be fishing on the Mighty Joe for some smallies. We will be meeting in Elkhart, In. at Beardsley Park which is located on the south east corner of the Main St. and Beardsley Ave. intersection  and will fish the Island Park area.

Hope You Can Make It!

Todd

Ann Miller

Ann Miller
Streamside, Ann Miller collects bugs for identification.

Ann Miller, an aquatic biologist, will be on hand to sample stream insects at Wednesday’s meeting at the Elkhart Conservation Club. Ann will ‘pick bugs’ and seine the river for immature aquatic insects and then demonstrate how to identify them with the use of her book, Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams. She will have books available for purchase.

Wednesday Night Fishing-May23, 2012

When:  Wednesday May 23, 2012.
Where: Dodd Park in Dowagiac MI (map).
Time:  6:00 P.M. to ?
Directions:

 

From Niles, MI. take M-51 north to Kinzie St. Left (East) on Kinzie to Creek Rd. Right (North) on Creek Rd. to  Dodd Park.

From the Edwardsburg, MI. take Dailey Rd. North to White St. Left (East) on White St. to Anderson Rd. Left (South) on Anderson Rd to White St. Right (East) on White St to M-51. Left (South) on M-51 to Kinzie St. Right(East) on Kinzie St to Creek Rd. Right (North) on Creek Rd to Dodd Park.

I hope to see you there,

Todd

Upcoming Events

SJRVFF has two educational events scheduled for the next two Saturdays and we need volunteer help. These educational events will focus on fly tying and fly casting.
May 12th, 2012 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Buchanan Art Center. The Buchanan Art Center is located at 117 West Front St. Buchanan MI 49107.
May 19th, 2012 from 12:30pm to 4:30 pm at the St. Patricks County Park’s “Get Out There” program. St. Patricks County Park is located on laurel Rd north of Auten Rd in South Bend, IN.
Please let me know if you will be able to help at 574-202-0255 or m3plus2@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Todd

May 2012 Meeting

May 16th at 6:00pm this meeting will again be held at the Elkhart Conservation Clubʼs small building (map). Ann Miller will be on hand to sample stream insects at Wednesday’s meeting at the Elkhart Conservation Club. Ann will ‘pick bugs’ and seine the river for immature aquatic insects and then demonstrate how to identify them with the use of her book, Hatch Guide for Upper Midwest Streams. She will have books available for purchase. The club will provide food and there will be a FREE raffle. Make sure to bring a rod with you (3 wt.) if you would like to do some fishing on site at Cobus Creek. We will also have fly tying and casting demos, and of course, a guest speaker. Hope to see you there!

2012 SJRVFF OPENING DAY OUTING

The SJRVFF Opening Day Outing will take place on Saturday, April 28th at Bobbie Labar’s farm on the Dowagiac Creek. This is an all day event- there will be coffee and donuts for the early birds at 8:00 am and lunch will be served at noon. Lunch will be provided by the club along with water and soda. The club will not be providing beer or wine…you’ll have to bring your own. The Opening Day Raffle for the Winston BIIIx 8′ 4wt and Hardy Angel Reel w/SA line will be drawn following lunch (1:00 -1:30). See Billy Vail prior to drawing to purchase tickets.

The Dowagiac Creek runs through Bobbie’s property so there will be fishing on-site, however, there are also several other possibilities within a few minutes dirve of Bobbie’s farm. If you are not sure where to go, stop by Bobbie’s first and someone will available to help with any questions.

To get to the Labar farm from South Bend, take either m-60 or m-62 to Cassopolis, MI. Then take O’Keefe Rd north out of town to Engle St. (approx. 3.5 miles). Turn left on Engle St. Labar’s farm is about a 1/2 mile west of O’Keefe Rd. The address is 23683 Engle St. Cassopoplis, MI. for those with GPS (map)