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 Welcome to the Bellevue/Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited

          Help to save our little red fish by adopting a Kokanee!                                  Click here to learn more.

Chapter meetings (everyone is invited!)

Meetings held at Issaquah Brew Pub:
35 West Sunset Way
Issaquah, WA 98027
425-557-1911
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January 15   Fund raising event for Kokanee Preservation.  Event activities will include a social mixer with a separate open bar and a free buffet featurig Alaskan cod, french fries, coleslaw and desert, a silent auction of Trout Unlimited gear, and a no-limit hold-em poker tournament ($30 entry fee).  The event will take place at the Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge in Issaquah.  Address - 765 Rainier Blvd, N; Issaquah.  (location is behind the Darigold Creamery on Front Street in Issaquah.) Doors open at 5:30 pm.  

January 27- Board meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Elks Lodge.  Discuss projects, outings, etc.  Everyone is welcome!

February 10  - General meeting, 7:00 PM Issaquah Brew House.  Featured speaker will be Hans Berge from King County, Department of Natural Resources.  Hans will present details on the Kokanee tagging project conducted during 2009 on Lake Sammamish.

 February 24  - Board meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Brew House.  Meeting will focus on chapter effectiveness.

March 10  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Guest speakers will be Jerome Jefferson, owner of By the River Sports Fishing in Fall City and Milt Kieser, author of Salmon Coast to Coast and producer of Washington Holes Sports fishiing journal.

March 24 - Board meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Brew House,  Set up Kokanee fry trapping schedules.  Need volunteers!

April 14  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Guest speaker will be David St. John from King County, Department of Natural Resources and Kokanee Working Group leader.  He will discuss Lewis Creek restoration projects.  Begin fry trapping on Lewis Creek and Ebright Creeks.

April 28 - Board meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Elks Lodge,  Planning for fly-casting clinic.  Applications for 2010 NW Youth Fly Fishing Academy due by April 15

May 12  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Featured speaker will be Mike Mazur from the Watershed Co.  He will discuss "side channel" spawning potentials for Lewis Creek.

May 26 - Fly casting cliniic, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Issaquah State Park.  End fry trapping projects.

June 9  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Trout Unlimited National Cleanup Day.  

June 20 -26   - NW Youth Fly Fishing Academy

July 14  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  

July 21  - Fly casting clinic, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, Issaquah State Park

August 11  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Prepare for Evergreen State Fair booth - need volunteers!

August 25  - Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Elks Lodge

September 8  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Discuss Lewis Creek re-channeling project.

September 22  - Board Meeting, 7:00 PM, Issaquah Elks Lodge.  Get ready for Issaquah Salmon Days. October 2 & 3.  Need booth volunteers!

October 13  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  

November 10  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.

November 24  - Board meeting.  7:00 PM. Issaquah Elks Lodge.  Plan annual holiday banquet and awards.

December 8  - General meeting, 7:00PM Issaquah Brew House.  Annual holiday banquet and awards ceremony.

Email us at bellevueissaquah-trout-unlimited@googlegroups.com for more details. 

Trout Unlimited is a conservation organization whose mission is to conserve, protect and restore America's cold-water fisheries! With our vision being - "By the next generation, Trout Unlimited will ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters."

Help us save our Lake Sammamish Kokanee!

*Updated February 1, 2010

About Us
This is the Bellevue/Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
 
For a list of 2009 officers and to read meeting minutes,  go here ...
News
See the world premier stage adaptation of David James Duncan's book titled "The River Why" at the Book-It Repertory Theater in Seattle Click here for more details...

Read a summary about our successful fundraising activity on Jan 15. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this a success! Click here...

Read a Seattle Times article about Mark Taylor's work on the Lake Sammamish Kokanee project Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's story about fishing for pink salmon Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's story about his last fishing trip with his dad Click here...

See Mark Taylor in a Field and Stream 2009 Heroes of Conservation video Click here...

King County Council urges protection of Lake Sammamish kokanee! Click here...

Seattle chefs are working to protect Bristol Bay salmon from the proposed Pebble Mine! Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's article on our fish tagging project Click here...

Mark Taylor nominated for Hero of Conservation by Field and Stream Magazine Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's article on Eastside Lakes fishing Click here...

Read a report on WCTU's activities in the 2009 Washington state legislative session Click here...

Read a write-up on the Lake Sammamish fish-tagging project.  Click here...

Visit the TU Action Center to help protect endangered Snake River salmon and steelhead! Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's article about Cutthroat Trout. Click here...

An article in Sound News discusses the plight of Kokanee in Lake Sammamish. Click here...

View a video showing King County DNRP biologists working with kokanee on Lewis and Ebright Creeks. Click here...

Read about illegal bridge work on Lewis Creek - may harm Kokanee! Click here...

 Read Dallas Cross's article about the decline in Lake Sammamish Kokanee Click here...

Read Dallas Cross's article about our awards banquet Click here...

Listen to Dr. David Montgomery and others discuss this year's massive flooding Click here...

Puget Sound killer whales appear to be more contiminated than northern orcas because the salmon they are earting are more toxic. Click here...

Read about what happen to a fisherman who exceeded his limit! Read here...

Check out KOMO News story about Andy Batcho's stream stewardship efforts! Click here...

Read an article about our project to Adopt-a-Salmon on Lake Sammamish. Read here...

Read about WDWF creel survey boxes on North fork, Middle Fork and South Fork areas of upper Snoqualmie watershed.  Read here...

Read about fishing enhancements included in Puget Sound Energy's new license for the Baker hydropower facility.  Read here...

Read Dallas Cross's article on closure of Tokul Creek hatchery.  Read here...

Comments by Snoqualmie Tribe and Trout Unlimited regarding review on Lake Sammamish Kokanee petition. Read here... 

USFWS decides to consider Lake Sammamish kokanee for protection under the Endangered Species Act.  Read here ... 

Coalition of conservation groups request scientific review of Pacific Salmon Treaty.  Read here...

Seattle Times op-ed on the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act.Read here...

Issaquah Press article on fish ladder problems at the hatchery. Read here...

Projects
Find out what we're doing to ensure we can still fish in the future here.

Kokanee Project Weekly Updates here.

View a King5 report on Lake Sammamish Kokanee here

Read an op-ed in the Seattle-PI about Lake Sammamish Kokanee  here


Read about a new project whose goal is to enhance lower Bear Creek in Redmond Click here

Fishing Report
Where are the fishing hotspots? More importantly, where are the fish?! We're not telling! No, really, go here.
Conservation Organizations

Save Lake Sammamish

Mountains to Sea Greenway

Green Shorelines for Lake Washington and Sammamish

Sno-King Watershed Council

TU Youth
Read about Marvista  School's "Salmon in the Classroom" project...

Kids, do you have the Boy Scout fly-fishing merit badge
 More about fly-fishing merit badge
Here is Colin Wick's Eagle Scout Project Workbook describing his work on the Kokanee Project.

Cast for Kids Events - April 18 - Green Lake and June 6 - Gene Coulon Park.  For more information, click
here.

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Make a donation to Bellevue-Issaquah Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Donate.

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