We will be celebrating the 2nd annual Colorado Public Lands Day by fishing the Fryingpan River on the Basalt State Wildlife Area land. We'll plan to meet up at 9 am at the Basalt SWA sign near Mile Marker 1.5 and have coffee and donuts. Look for the FHTU table and banner and join us for a couple hours of spring fishing on the Pan. This outing is free and open to the general public regardless if you are a TU member or not (registration also not required). Kids are welcome too! Lastly, we will be giving away a dozen of our favorite flies to the person that takes the best photo of themselves or others enjoying public lands during the outing. Hope to see you there!

The Roaring Fork Conservancy's annual Fryingpan River Cleanup will be held from 8:30 am to 11:45 am this Saturday, April 21st. Meet at Lions Park in downtown Basalt. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 am. Teams of 3-4 people will be assigned approximately 1 mile of river. Registration not required, but is recommended. Help us give back to our home waters and join us at the cleanup! Below is a schedule of events.

Join us for our Spring chapter meeting on Thursday, April 19th at the Third Street Center in Carbondale (6-8pm). Our speaker will be Kendall Bakich, Aquatic Biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Kendall will be presenting on native Cutthroat Trout reservation efforts in the Roaring Fork Valley. Her presentation will cover recent and upcoming restoration efforts in the Lime Creek and Hunter Creek basins.

2018 River Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. The camp (June 10-June 16) is designed to educate 14 to 18 year old students on the importance of coldwater conservation and provide hands-on fly fishing instruction. Approximately 20 students are selected each year, based on their qualifications and a written essay on why they would like to attend the camp. How to Apply: Complete the 2018 CTU Youth Camp Application Form (below) and send it to Dan Omasta (domasta@tu.org) no later than April 15, 2018.  If you are interested in receiving a camp scholarship, you must reach out to your local chapter prior to the April deadline.

The original and preeminent exhibition of fly fishing cinema, The F3T is a one of a kind experience. Each year anglers of all ages gather in big cities and small towns alike to soak up films from around the world, spin a few yarns amongst friends and dream about casts yet unmade. In its 12th lap around the globe, the Fly Fishing Film Tour is packed with remarkable films, topnotch stories and imagery that will fuel your dreams for months to come! Get your tickets in advance at Taylor Creek Fly Shop in Basalt.

Join the Ferdinand Hayden Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club for an evening of fly tying instruction, camaraderie, and cold beer at the Red Rock Diner in Carbondale, CO from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday, March 22nd. Bring your vise, if you have one. If not, no worries!

Please join us on Wednesday, December 6th (6pm to 8:30pm) at White House Pizza in Carbondale, CO for a film screening of A River's Reckoning and a very special presentation on flyfishing the Nubian Flats of Sudan by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker, Russ Schnitzer.

FHTU will be celebrating Colorado's Public Lands Day with a local outing to the upper Roaring Fork River, near Aspen this Saturday, May 20th from 10am - 2pm. We'll meet at the Difficult Campground Day Use Area for coffee and donuts before hitting the water. This outing is free and open to all members and non-members alike. So bring your family and friends and your own fishing gear. Feel free to come and go as you please, but you may want to pack a lunch in case the fishing is good.

The Colorado River District and the Middle Colorado Watershed Council will host the Rifle State of the River on May 11th at the Ute Theater. The State of the River is a community presentation about the Colorado River and will include discussion about snowpack and climate. Additionally, presenters will discuss area reservoir operations and their impacts on flows in the Colorado River. 

Join us on November 16, 2016 at the Carbondale Library, 6pm to 8pm, for our annual chapter meeting. Noted fly fishing guide, author and all around good guy Landon Mayer will be the speaker (along with some short chapter stuff...)!