May General Meeting and June Open House

Please plan to attend the Edmonds Salmon Chapter Trout Unlimited meeting this Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM. The speaker for this gathering will be Ron Wendland, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Edmonds who will talk about their mission, safety issues and how to use communications on the water for everyone's benefit. Pizza and refreshments at 6:30, speaker at 7:00. We will also have plenty of fishing reports from those who have been out ling cod and halibut fishing.
The weekend of June 5th & 6th also brings about our Annual Open House and Kid's fishing pond, all part of the Edmonds Waterfront Festival. The hatchery will be open from 10:00 to 4:00 both Saturday and Sunday for the fish pond and hatchery tours. Be sure to tell your friends and relatives to come on down with the kids for a great time and if you have a few hours to help, that would be great as well.

Website changes

You may have noticed that we experimented with changing the look of the website for the last month and it has been decided to return to the original layout. It seems to be more clear and easier to follow. If you have comments either way we would appreciate those.
As always, thanks for your support

Gary McConaghy
President/Edmonds Salmon Chapter Trout Unlimited

2010 Awards Banquet and Auction

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Annual Awards Banquet and Auction. We had a beautiful evening to share everyone's company and have a good time. We may have even made a little money to support the Willow Creek Hatchery and our other endeavors.
Congratulations to Ray Crawford and Gary Dawson for being awarded the Distinguished Service Award for all the work they do for us and to John Hjort and Walter Thompson for winning the President's Award. The Plaques will be updated and hung back in our awards case at the Hatchery. We also wanted to share a couple pictures taken during the evening last night.

            

Tickets available for 2010 Annual Awards Banquet & Auction on May 1st

Tickets are now available for our Annual Awards Banquet and Auction. Catering again this year will be Romeo's , who always do a great job for us. Choice this year will either be Prime Rib or Roast chicken. Tickets are available from Steve Beck @ 425-672-8929 or Shirlee Hall @ 425-776-9775 or email edmondstu@gmail.com for information or ticket information. 
We are still in need of auction items, if you have something you would like to donate for either the silent or live auction. The location this year will be back at the Senior Center where we have our general meetings so there is plenty of space for a large turnout so we hope that you will all be able to make it this year. For any additional questions you may have about anything regarding the Banquet contact: Gary McConaghy @ 206-354-0877

March 31st First transfer of Fry from Willow Creek Hatchery to North Creek

Getting ready to net some of the fry for transfer

Starting to move the net around the pond

1000's of Coho fry ready for netting and transfer to the
trailer that will move them to North Creek

Closing the net

scooping out the fry takes many hands

Good Day on the Columbia

One of our members, Dean Desilet,  caught a nice Springer on the Columbia River on March 27th.

March General Meeting

The March General meeting will be held this Wednesday, March 24th at 7:00 PM (Pizza and Refreshments at 6:30). Our speaker this will will be John Abbot, South Puget Sound's 'Captain Downriggin' claiming the deadliest Custom Tied Hoochies on the planet. John will share an hours worth of tips and tricks on downrigger fishing in the Puget Sound.
Another reminder that we will be holding our annual Awards Banquet and Auction on May 1st at the South County Senior Center in Edmonds. Please plan to attend and participate. It is an enjoyable evening with old friends and new alike and also one of our important fund raisers for the year. If you have anything you would like to donate contact me at 206-354-0877 or email edmondstu@gmail.com.