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Tuesday October 14
Geoff Day, executive director
the Sea-Run Brook Trout Coalition
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Photos from our Ducktrap Salter Signage Project

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On Sunday, May 18th we had some fly fishing mentors take folks fishing on the St. George River.  Everyone seemed to have a great time and some fish were caught too!  We had people with a wide variety of experience and everyone had something to learn.

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Meeting details:

Tuesday October 14 chapter meeting. Geoff Day, executive director of the Sea-Run Brook Trout Coalition, will tell us about their efforts to protect and restore populations of “salters” and their coastal watersheds in Maine and the rest of New England. As many of you know, we have many “salter” streams in mid-coast Maine, and they are an important part of our work on the Ducktrap River. Sea Run Brook Trout have the ability and opportunity to deal with climate change if we can help ensure that they have the connectivity to access saltwater bays with cooler water temperatures.  They also tend to grow faster and larger in salt water so we can catch (and release) bigger fish.

Chapter meetings. All meetings are now held on the second TUESDAY of the month (October through May) on the second floor at Maine Sport Outfitters (MSO) on Route 1 in Rockport. Chapter meetings start at 6PM with an informal get-together called “Trout Talk” when folks can learn new fishing techniques at our skill table, connect with friends and newcomers, discuss recent trips and plan new ones, or just relax. We will have pizza for sale and feel free to also bring your own food and drink. After a very short business meeting, the program starts at 7PM and usually lasts an hour. Please bring flies or other items for the raffle – it’s fun, you can get some great gear and it helps to fund our conservation and education goals. 

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