Who We Are.


Rahway River Trout Unlimited is one of the newest New Jersey Trout Unlimited chapters. We are an organization of men and women that strive to protect our cold freshwater fisheries throughout the state. Our members meet once a month, discuss many topics from conservation to fishing. We also go on fishing trips throughout the year, conduct river cleanups, host fly tying events, and partake in many other activities. If you like fishing or just want to give back to the environment then RRTU is for you. So tell a friend, come on out and enjoy yourself, learn a few new things, meet some new fishing buddies, and perhaps even consider joining our Trout Unlimited Chapter - #155. We meet at the Cranford Community Center for our General meetings and Fly tying nights.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Fishing inspite of the looming hurricane

Even Sandy couldn't stop the RRTU monthly Fishing With A Member outing today in the Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA. This 2.5-mile stretch of the South Branch of the Raritan River flows through the gorge, cascading over boulders, spilling over small waterfalls, and pouring into quiet pools. With the wind howling and the leaves blowing, our members still managed to land a few hungry trout on scuds & nymphs. It was a fun morning had by all and we can't wait for next months FWAM, keep posted.....

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Just some of the other items in RRTU's clothing line

 
Hoodie

 
Long sleeve tee

 
Polo

 
Sweatshirt
 
All in various sizes and colors
 
http://www.zazzle.com/rrtuchapter/gifts
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

RRTU Chapter Storefront

   Announcing the all new Rahway River Trout Unlimited storefront to get your chapter t-shirts with printed logo. To purchase your own, please use the link on the sidebar or go directly to www.zazzle.com/rrtuchapter. There you can also find other styles of apparel, bumper stickers and water bottles too. These shirts are printed on demand and usually shipped within one day.

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Friday, October 26, 2012

November 2012 General Monthly Meeting

Our next regularly scheduled meeting in November has been moved up one week to Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Cranford Community Center 220 Walnut Ave. at 7:30 PM

Our regularly scheduled meeting date falls on Thanksgiving eve 
it was decided to move it up one week.


Our speaker for the night will be our own George Lechner on 
WILD TROUT OF NEW JERSEY and the LEHIGH VALLEY.

George has his own blog WILD FLY 365
anyone who follows George's blog knows his passion for fishing wild trout.

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Trout in the Classroom


Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is a science based program that teaches children about the importance of cold water conservation through a hands-on approach to learning.

Through the process of raising brook trout from eggs to fingerling, the size they are at release time, students learn about the importance of clean cold water not only for the brook trout they are raising, but also for the other organisms in the stream as well.


Volunteers from RRTU doing their part to keep this program going.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Matt Grobert's October Caddis

Matt always comes up with timely patterns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x11gvBDlfpU




RECIPE
Hook: #8-12 Standard dry fly
Thread: 6/0 Orange
Tail: None
Body: Mixed rusty orange rabbit and zelon (or antron)
Underwing: Amber zelon
Wing: Orange dyed elk body hair
Thorax: Same as body, touch-dubbed (It should seem somewhat heavy when you dub it, but after a cast or two, the loose fibers fall out, leaving a nice, fuzzy, floating thorax.)
 
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Fly Tying Night October 22, 2012

Twice a month we meet for a fly tying night, there we teach people to tie flies.
 
 
There is always a great deal of comaraderie
 
 
Here Jake teaches RRTU's newest member Lisa how to tie
 

Jason (r) welcomes Sean, who discovered us through Meet Up
 
 

Jake starts Sean off with the basics



 
It is not all instruction, members catch up on filling their fly boxes
 
 
George shows Sal some advance techniques in tying


Everyone gets involved


But again, it is all about getting together and for a relaxing evening together as a chapter


Jake and Vinnie go over the various techniques and strategies of fly fishing
 

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