In This Edition

Bud on the Run -------------------------------- Page 1

BarFly Event: March 8th --------------------- Page 3

Support our Local Outfitters --------------- Page 3

Well-Schooled Angler ------------------------ Page 4

On the Fly: Mossy Creek Brown Trout -- Page 5

DGIF Youth Fishing Days ------------------- Page 6

Mark’s New Boat ------------------------------- Page 7

Fly Fishing: National Sporting Library -- Page 7

Letters to the Editor -------------------------- Page 8

Winchester TU Calendar -------------------- Page 9

Lateral Lines

The Monthly Journal of Winchester Trout Unlimited

Recognized as VCTU’s best newsletter in 2014 & 2015

2013 Bollinger Award as TU's Finest Newsletter

Chapter #638

March 2017 Volume 22, Number 3

Next meeting is Thursday, March 2, 2017 5:30 p.m. Dinner IJ Cann’s

7:00 p.m. Meeting NW Works 3085 Shawnee Drive Winchester

Next Redbud workday is Saturday, Mar. 4th.

Next TU BarFly is Wednesday, Mar. 8th. See page 3 for BarFly details.

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Bud on the Run: Update of the February Workday and

Plans for the March 4th Workday at Redbud Run Next workday is set for 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 4th

by Bud Nagelvoort

Bud’s article continues on the next page.

See you at the meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2017 Bill Prokopchak, Newsletter Editor

540-722-2620

Who would have thought that a chance visit to a January TU

BarFly event would provide the most unique coincidence of the

New Year only as astounding as the exotic dance in the White

House since January 20th?

Does anyone know where the Shiawassee River is? Does

anyone know that it joins the Tittabawassee River to form the

Saginaw River which flows into Saginaw Bay?

Well, one old-time member of TU knows that country like the

back of his hand and so does a brand new member of the

Winchester Chapter because they both grew up on the

Shiawassee in south-central Michigan (a few years -- let’s make

that decades -- apart, of course) within 15 miles of each other.

Fellow Michiganders, Bud (left) and Galen (right) wield tools of the stream restoration trade at our chapter’s February workday on Redbud Run.

Photos by Bill Prokopchak

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Bud on the Run: Update of the January Workday and

Plans for the February 4th Workday at Redbud Run Next workday is set for 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 4th

by Bud Nagelvoort

In any event, before learning of any of his curriculum vitae

we put Galen to work with Bill to learn how to drive boards,

pound nails under cold water, and dig out rocks sunken into

the silt stream bed before depositing them gently into place

between the boarded log and bank just downstream from

Dave's V. It is essential to note that Drew gently brought

these rocks to the high stream bank, and his two young

stalwarts helped fill Drew and Bud's trucks with about a ton

of limestone at the Sulphur Spring Road quarry.

We weren't gone long for the rock load, but on return Bill

made a comment to the effect that Galen did by himself what

normally took two men, two women, and four boys to

complete similar bank-protection log structures. Bill had

trouble keeping Galen occupied! Obviously, Galen is

experienced in stream work! Since his guide service will

likely be occupied on week-ends, we may need to schedule

some midweek sessions to take advantage of his skills on his

days off.

A decision will be made on site as to which 1/3 segment of the 60'

oak we'll move to overlap with the Feb. installation. And we have

a 12-foot section of big ash log to place upstream of Dave's V on

the north bank to divert stream flow from its desire to undermine

the bank there.

So 9:00 a.m. on March 4, maybe still in the heat of a warm

spring. As always, we'll notify on Friday evening if conditions

are not suitable for the session. And please advise if you plan to

be there (BudMary2257@gmail.com).

For the March 4th event, we will have new cable

and pulleys to work with for moving big logs in

the stream and otherwise. Terry determined our

old 3/16th-inch cable has too many broken strands

to be safe, so we've invested in 250 feet of new ¼-

inch cable along with new pulley devices, strong

enough to move 5-ton logs in the stream without

a threat to life and limb.

Above Right: Erich air drops rocks for Dave’s V bank protection. Above: Drew, Erich, and Liam unload rocks from the quarry. Right: Bill and Galen place rocks along the south side of Dave’s pool. Below: Liam and Erich take a soda break after a morning’s work on Redbud Run.

Photos by Bud Nagelvoort

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Winchester TU Monthly “BarFly” Event

Wednesday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. Escutcheon Brewery, Commercial St., Winchester

The Winchester Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be gathering at Escutcheon

Brewing in Winchester to offer anglers and non-anglers in our area the

opportunity to learn about Trout Unlimited and to tie some fishing flies.

We hope all of you can attend our monthly “BarFly” at Escutcheon Brewery.

The brewery and tasting room are located at

142 W. Commercial St.

Winchester, VA

Escutcheon logo courtesy of Escutcheon Brewing Co.

Photos and BarFly Logo by Bill Prokopchak

1790 E Market St #92

Harrisonburg, VA 22801

(540) 434-2444

mossycreekflyfishing.com

Please support these fine outfitters that support

Winchester Trout Unlimited.

No fly-tying or fly-fishing experience is

necessary.

Please invite your friends. We hope to

introduce more folks to the Winchester TU

chapter and support a local business that

supports TU.

Left: Kenny prepares to tie a streamer.

Right: Dave works on a Kreelex.

Below: Dave finishes the head of his new Kreelex.

The Well-Schooled Angler

Compiled by Barbara Gamble

A Fly Rod of Your Own

Author: John Gierach Hardcover: 224 Pages ISBN-10: 1451618344 ISBN-13: 978-1451618341 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: April 4, 2017

John Gierach, “the voice of the common angler” (The Wall Street Journal) and member of the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame, brings his sharp sense of humor and keen eye for observation to the fishing life and, for that matter, life in general.

In A Fly Rod of Your Own, Gierach once again takes us into his world and scrutinizes the art of fly-fishing. He travels to remote fishing locations where the airport is not much bigger than a garage. He sings the praises of the skilled pilots who fly to remote fishing lodges in tricky locations and bad weather. He explains why even the most veteran fisherman seems to muff his cast whenever he’s being filmed or photographed. He describes the all-but-impassable roads that fishermen always seem to encounter at the best fishing spots and why fishermen discuss four-wheel- drive vehicles almost as passionately and frequently as they discuss fly rods and flies.

As Gierach says, “fly-fishing is a continuous process that you learn to love for its own sake. Those who fish already get it, and those who don’t couldn’t care less, so don’t waste your breath on someone who doesn’t fish.” From Alaska to the Rockies and across the continent to Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, A Fly Rod of Your Own is an ode to those who fish—and they will get it.

“After 20 books on fly-fishing, you’d think John Gierach would run out of ways to say Me Fool Fish. But dive into A Fly Rod of Your Own and you’ll find not just a host of enjoyably fresh takes on this magnificent obsession, but a fresh understanding of why Gierach is the bestselling fish-writer since Izaak Walton.” (James R. Babb, author of Fish Won’t Let Me Sleep)

John Gierach is the author of numerous books on fly-fishing. His work has appeared in Field & Stream, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a regular columnist. He also writes a column for the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado. Visit JohnGierachBooks.com. Sources: Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and the publisher

Unearthing Paradise: Montana

Writers in Defense of Greater Yellowstone

Editors: Marc Beaudin, Seabring Davis, and Max Hjortsberg Paperback: 198 pages ISBN-10: 0986304026 ISBN-13: 978-0986304026 Publisher: Elk River Books Publication Date: December 15, 2016

Unearthing Paradise: Montana Writers in Defense of Greater Yellowstone is an effort to raise awareness and inspire activism regarding the need to protect wild lands of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem from extractive and destructive threats. The project grew out of local efforts in Park County, Montana, to stop two gold mining proposals at the northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park, and includes poetry, essay, and fiction by 30 Montana writers including Rick Bass, Tami Haaland, and the late Jim Harrison.

“When multinational companies aspire to tear through one of the most pristine ecosystems in the world for the sake of the gold underneath, the only civilized response is outrage. “With Unearthing Paradise, some of the best writers in the Rocky Mountain West come together to speak against the possibility of gold mines in Montana’s Paradise Valley and the border of Yellowstone National Park. An urgent and compelling call to arms as well as a significant work of art in its own right, Unearthing Paradise is a must read for anyone who cares about Montana, about the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, or the simple justice of preserving an invaluable public resource against private exploitation.” -- Allen Morris Jones, author of A Bloom of Bones and A Quiet Place of Violence.

"Montana has given enough, enough, by way of mining. Gold glitters, gold buys, but gold is otherwise useless. Landscape is far more precious -- especially Yellowstone landscape. These fine writers remind us how and why." --David Quammen, author of Yellowstone: A Journey through America's Wild Heart "Unearthing Paradise brings together a cast of distinguished voices lending their words in defense of one of the most remarkable landscapes in the nation. Paradise Valley is a dynamic, ecologically diverse, magnificent, and above all, fragile, resource. This anthology provides many perspectives on the necessity of untrammeled wild spaces and will exist as an important bastion of resistance in the face of increasing destructive threats.” -- Callan Wink, author of Dog Run Moon

Sources: Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and the publisher

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On the Fly: Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, Harrisonburg, VA article, Brown Trout carvings, and photos by Carl A. Rettenberger

Mossy Creek Fly Fishing logo courtesy of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, Harrisonburg, VA

If you open the recent issue of Lateral Lines and look closely at the Mossy Creek Fly Fishing logo, you will see one of

the most striking Brown Trout that I have ever seen. This particular strain of Brown Trout was introduced into the United

States in 1883 by Fred Mather, a New York pisciculturist and angler who obtained Brown Trout eggs from Baron Lucius

von Behr, president of the German Fishing Society.

My admiration for this this Mossy Creek Fly Fishing Brown Trout caused me to set out to reproduce that particular brown

trout in the form of a wood carving. These photos show the results of my endeavor.

Who knows, you may see this carving in the new Mossy Creek Fly Fishing Shop after they have moved to their new

location on the west side of I81 in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

c.a.r.

In more recent issues of Lateral Lines, Bill has

given due recognition to two of our local fly

shops namely, Mossy Creek Fly Fishing and

White Fly Outfitters, the owners of which have

been gracious enough to attend our meetings

and give us valuable information about our local

fisheries.

These von Behr Brown Trout or German Brown Trout

eggs came from both lakes and mountain streams in the

Black Forest of Baden-Wuttemberg, Germany. The

von Behr, as it came to be known, can be distinguished

from the Loch Leven Brown Trout, which came from

Scotland, by the red spots and heavy black/brown

spotting.

Left: Back view of Carl’s 16-inch Brown Trout carving. Below: Front view of Carl’s Brown Trout carving.

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Virginia DGIF Youth Fishing Opportunity from Chuck Hoysa

The folks at DGIF have a new press release concerning special stocked trout waters for youth

under 15. The waters are spread across the State of Virginia and details are pretty much summed

up in the press release below. Steve Reeser is listed as the contact person for questions.

steve.reeser@dgif.virginia.gov Thanks, Chuck

New ‘Youth Only’ Stocked Trout Waters

Sharing the joy of catching a colorful Brook, Brown, or Rainbow Trout in Virginia’s waterways with a

youngster is now a little bit easier. Certain waters will be stocked exclusively for youth 15 years of

age and younger, this spring.

Recruitment and retention of Trout anglers is one of the main issues outlined in the Virginia

Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) Virginia Stocked Trout Management Plan. One of

the strategies listed in the Plan is to establish youth-only stocked trout waters. In 2016, the

VDGIF Board passed a regulation establishing Youth Only Stocked Trout Waters.

These waters will be designated by the Director and only be considered Youth Only Stocked Trout

Waters from April 1 through June 15. Only youth age 15 and under will be allowed to fish during

that time period. Adults can assist youth only by baiting the hook, casting, and removing the fish

from the hook. Adults cannot assist with setting the hook or retrieving the fish. The daily creel

limit shall be 3 Trout. Adults assisting youth are not required to have a fishing license or a trout

license. Parking or access fees may be required at some locations.

Youth Only Waters will be stocked 3 times between April 1 and June 1. Stocking times may vary

depending on the distance from the hatchery to the receiving water. VDGIF will strive to stock

between 10:00am and 2:00 pm. VDGIF may postpone or change the date of any of these stocking

events due to circumstances that compromise the resource or public safety.

Water (street address) Stocking Dates Northern Fauquier Community Park Pond (Marshall) April 3, April 14, May 9 (4155 Monroe Parkway)

South River – Basic Park (Waynesboro) April 13, May 4, May 26 (1405 Genicom Drive)

Cave Mountain Lake (Natural Bridge) April 6, May 5, May 25 (811 Cave Mountain Lake Road)

Glen Alton Pond (Giles Co.) April 1, April 22, May 12 (Route 635 / Glen Alton Road)

Franklin County Park Pond (Rocky Mount) April 4, April 27, May 10 (2150 Sontag Road)

Ivy Creek – Peaks View Park (Lynchburg) April 11, April 28, May 12 (1205 Ardmore Drive)

South Fork Clinch River – Dunford Park (Tazewell) April 8, May 6, May 27

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Mark’s New Pontoon Boat photos by Phil Stevens

Fly-Fishing Event at the National Sporting Library & Museum

in Middleburg, VA

Hooked!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

102 The Plains Rd., Middleburg, VA

SCHEDULE

11:00 a.m. -- Fly-tying demonstration

1:00 p.m. -- Roundtable discussion “Hooked: Changing Tides, Enduring Bonds”

3:00 p.m. -- Fly-casting demonstration

TICKET INFO

$25 for an all-inclusive ticket, $15 for an NSLM member all-inclusive ticket

$10 admission for one session: tying demo, the roundtable, or the casting demo

For more information contact Anne Marie Barnes, Clarice & Robert H. Smith Educator, at (540) 687-6542 x25,

ABarnes@NationalSporting.org

Having fought too many battles with a leaking

bladder in his old rig, Mark couldn’t wait to get his

new pontoon boat out on the water.

Look out Smallies !

And So It Continues

And so the environmental carnage under the Trump

administration is underway, as promised during the

campaign. With the Senate confirmation of Scott Pruitt to

head the EPA, and executive orders on the way which will

roll back protections that provide for clean water and air, the

new administration is going to attempt to drag us back

decades, and potentially do damage to our environment that

will take decades more to repair.

Barely a month after Trump’s inauguration, Republicans

have begun stripping away regulations that restrict coal

companies from dumping mining waste into our waters.

Here are just a few informative articles (thanks to Carl

Rettenberger for supplying the links):

http://www.vox.com/2017/2/2/14488448/stream-

protection-rule

o “With everything that Republicans want to do —

repeal Obamacare, overhaul the tax code — it might

seem odd that one of Congress’ very first acts would

be to kill an obscure Obama-era regulation that

restricts coal companies from dumping mining waste

into streams and waterways.”

http://fortune.com/2017/02/02/stream-protection-

rule-repeal/

o “The battered U.S. coal industry rejoiced after the

Senate voted on Thursday to repeal a rule that limited

companies from dumping mining waste in streams,

saying the move could halt the sector's decline.”

o “The coal waste rule was intended to protect 6,000

miles (9,700 km) of streams and large areas of forests

over the next two decades, the Interior Department

said when it issued the rule in December. It argued

the rule would protect drinking water without

undermining the economy or energy supply.”

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0203

/In-nod-to-coal-miners-Trump-set-to-reverse-

Obama-s-stream-protections

o “The Stream Protection Rule….established a strict

buffer zone that blocked mining within 100 feet of

streams and required permit-seeking companies to

restore the ecology of mining sites after the fact.“

So what can those of us who truly care about the

integrity of the environment we live in, who want

future generations to have clean air to breathe and

good waters to drink from and fish in, do now?

Plenty:

Stay vigilant to the vastly negative impacts this

administration and Congress is having on our

country, remain angry about it, and be active in your

resistance. Protest, write letters to editors and

congress, make phone calls (Sen. Mark Warner:

202-224-2023; Sen. Tim Kaine: 202-224-4024),

sign petitions, and join resistance movements like

Indivisible (https://www.indivisibleguide.com;

there’s an active Indivisible group locally, based out

of Berryville, and an Indivisible Virginia District 10

group), the Winchester-Frederick County

Democratic Committee

(https://www.facebook.com/wfcdcva.org/), Credo

Action (https://credoaction.com), and Daily Action

(https://dailyaction.org).

Join and donate to those groups that will be

opposing the Republican roll-backs on

environmental protections, and using our court

systems to prevent the deregulation efforts, like

NRDC (https://www.nrdc.org), the Chesapeake Bay

Foundation (https://www.cbf.org), the Sierra Club

(http://www.sierraclub.org), The Nature

Conservancy (http://www.nature.org/), and our own

Potomac Riverkeeper Network

(http://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org).

Work to overturn the Republican majority in

congress in 2018. Get involved in our local and

state political system. Demand that

Congresswoman Comstock hold an in-person local

town-hall style meeting with us, her constituents, so

that we can make our voices heard; she’s resisted

this to date, only engaging recently through a one-

hour teleconference (completely unacceptable).

Call her staff and demand a face-to-face meeting

(Winchester office: 540-773-3600; DC office:

202-225-5136). And tell her that if she’s not

responsive to her constituents, we’ll vote her out of

office at the next election.

Join and/or donate to the ACLU

(https://www.aclu.org), the Southern Poverty Law

Center (https://www.splcenter.org), and the Anti-

Defamation League (http://www.adl.org); their

work in fighting bigotry, hatred, racism, and social

injustice in our country will be critical during the

tenure of the Trump administration.

Help me make sure there are still trout waters, and not just

catfish waters, where I can teach my grandsons to fly fish.

Mark Zimmerman

Winchester

On the fly- Salvelinus fontinalis Exstirpatione

I just finished reading an early copy of Mark Zimmerman’s

editorial for the March 2017 Trout Unlimited News Letter.

Mark sent it to me to make sure that I had no problem with

his including my name as the donor of the links about

“YOUR PRESIDENTS” abuse of our environment and

more importantly a subject that all fly fisherman should hold

dear to their heart. That being, Salvelinus fontinalis

Exstirpatione or the eradication of our native brook trout by

the mining industries filling in of our mountain streams.

I won’t repeat what has already been written about the tragic

loss of thousands of miles of mountain streams by the

mining industries’ process of mountain top removal to get

to coal more readily for the simple purpose of increasing

profits. This is all about, the rich getting richer not

providing cheaper coal. Come on, when was the last time

the suppliers of coal produced electrical power reduced your

electric bill. Let me answer that “NEVER”!!

You may recall an article I wrote on August 24th, 2013 that

was published in our Newsletter, entitled “A River and Its

Problems”. There is a prime example of what the coal

industry has done to destroy our environment and more

importantly to eradicate our native brook trout and their

habitat. Eradication of brook trout in itself is bad enough,

but they can be replaced by hatchery raised fish (perhaps no

longer, pure strain natives). However, the eradication of

their natural habitat is irreversible when the stream beds are

covered with hundreds of feet of mining waste.

I do wonder what Trout Unlimited National is doing to fight

this local injustice, probably nothing. It has always

appeared to me that they are more concerned with big splash

items like the restoration of streams out west and dam

removal in New England.

So, those of you who fish mountain streams for our native

brook trout, take time to marvel at their beauty and ask

yourself what have I done by electing Trump as

President!!!!!

Carl Rettenberger

Winchester

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2017 Calendar of Events

Winchester Trout Unlimited By Fred Boyer

March 2017

Thursday 2 March 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting

Saturday 4 March 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 8 March 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - Winchester TU BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

Saturday 18 March 2017 -- 11:00 a.m. - Fly-Fishing Event at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg

April 2017

Thursday 6 April 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting -- TWO Featured speakers: Levi Pitcock owner

of Double Spur Outfitters on Cedar Creek will talk about his work on Cedar Creek and Kenny Hawthorne will

talk about his PHW Fishing Trip to Alaska

8 & 9 April 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - VA Fishing and Wine Festival, Doswell, VA

Saturday 8 April 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 12 April 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - Winchester TU BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

May 2017

Thursday 4 May 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting -- T.I.C. Brookie release planning

Saturday 6 May 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 10 May 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - Winchester TU BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

TBA May 2017 -- TIC Brookie Release Cleanup Day

TBA May 2017 -- TIC Brookie Release Days

June 2017

Thursday 1 June 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting

Saturday 3 June 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 14 June 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - Winchester TU BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

July 2017

No Winchester TU meeting in July

No BarFly in July

Saturday 8 July 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. - TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

August 2017

Thursday 3 August 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting -- Featured presentation by Bobby

Whitescarver, farmer, conservationist, educator, and award-winning writer who has decades of experience in

watershed and wildlife habitat restoration.

Saturday 5 August 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 9 August 2017 --7:00 p.m. - BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

September 2017

Thursday 7 September 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting -- Colby Trow on Muskie Fishing

Saturday 9 September 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 13 September 2017 --7:00 p.m. - BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

October 2017

Thursday 5 October 2017 -- 7:00 p.m. - TU monthly meeting -- Chapter elections

Saturday 7 October 2017 -- 9:00 a.m. TU workday at Redbud Run and Morgan’s Mill Road

Wednesday 11 October 2017 --7:00 p.m. - BarFly at Escutcheon Brewery

See the complete calendar of Winchester TU events at

http://winchestertu.org/

The opinions expressed in Lateral Lines are those of the individual authors and are not

necessarily those of Winchester Trout Unlimited or Trout Unlimited National.

All water sports, including fishing, and stream restoration activities have inherent dangers.

Participation in all Winchester Trout Unlimited activities is at the participant’s own risk and

participants agree to hold harmless Winchester Trout Unlimited and its members. A

responsible adult must accompany all minors.

public domain clip art from Microsoft.com Steelhead endmark by Bill Prokopchak

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