NOVEMBER 8, 2024|
Photo – Poster from Trout Unlimited – Courtesy Trout Unlimited
Trout Unlimited is hosting a winter speaker series in Saratoga.
Trout Unlimited Wyoming Coordinator Ian McCreary explained that the national non-profit organization is tasked with protecting and maintaining the habitat of native cutthroat trout species.
McCreary said the Platte Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited has reformed after a several-year hiatus. To raise awareness of the organization, McCreary has arranged a series of speaker presentations at The Malt restaurant in Saratoga on the first Monday of each month.
The six-part winter speaker series started this week, Monday. McCreary said former Trout Unlimited Project Manager Jeff Streeter discussed projects the organization has done in the past and their impact on the Platte Valley, such as the construction of artificial beaver dams by Muddy Creek Project Manager Austin Quynn.
The next Trout Unlimited speaker series meeting is on Monday, December 2nd. McCreary will host a fly-tying demonstration and show off his most successful designs. The following month, January 6th, McCreary said a member of the Bureau of Land Management or Wyoming Game and Fish will talk about lesser-known fishing opportunities in the Platte Valley.
On February 3rd, Michael “Hack” Patterson will share how fishing in the Platte Valley has changed over the years.
McCreary said the next meeting, on March 3rd, Muddy Creek Project Manager Quynn will discuss his beaver dam analog project and recruit volunteers to assist in the spring.
McCreary said the goal of the beaver dam analog project is to encourage beavers to return to the area and maintain the newly constructed dams.
Stephen Fletcher is the final speaker in Trout Unlimited’s winter series. McCreary explained that on April 7th, Fletcher will talk about floating on the North Platte River and discuss water safety tips.
All six meetings of the winter speaker series are open to the public, not just Trout Unlimited members, and run from 6:00 to 7:30pm. Attendance is free.
For more information about the meetings, or to join the fishing conservation group, visit www.wyomingtu.org.
