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February 15th, 2025
One of our oldest friends in the fly fishing business is Trout Unlimited: an organization that got its start with a group of friends in the 1950’s and has since spread to more than 400 chapters across the United States.
Today we are joined by Paul Duffie, the outgoing president of the Rocky River Trout Unlimited Chapter. Ben has joined us before on the Carolina Outdoors and returns this week to give us a little information on the habits of Trout Unlimited chapters here in Charlotte, and nationwide.
Segment Highlights:
- Maintaining the tradition and honoring the legacy of Trout Unlimited within the Chapter, which celebrates 43 years since its founding at Jesse Brown’s Outdoors.
- Fly tying, wildlife biologists and more keynote speakers typically denote a TU (Trout Unlimited) meeting
- Meetings take place at local community centers such as Jesse Brown’s, Hop Fly Brewery, and Covenant Presbyterian.
- All meetings of the Rocky River chapter are ‘open’, inviting the public to attend and enjoy the benefits of TU.
- Rocky River TU hosts two yearly camping trips, in the fall and spring, to WNC to promote fishing and camaraderie.
- TU also focuses greatly on Conservation, with Paul filling us in on what they’ve been up to in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and their ongoing efforts in Classrooms across the state.
Things You’ll Learn by Listening:
What it means to be a member of Trout Unlimited- how when, where, and how often the chapter meets, and what a meeting looks like.
Detailed examples of the Chapter’s conservation and education efforts, from the ‘Trout in the Classroom’ program, to stream cleanups and educational seminars.
The Rocky River Trout Unlimited Chapter was founded at the Charlotte Fly Fishing Outfitter, Jesse Brown’s. Come by and see the new Spring fly fishing gear, Including Rods, Reels, Lines, flies and everything else you may need to get out on the water.