Volume 8
Issue 9

Next Meeting:
When: October 9, 2003
Where: Cams Catering, 203 Highpoint Drive, Johnson City
Program: "Halloween Story" by George Grant of Mountain Sports, Inc.

Minutes of September Board Meeting
1. Bill Beazell reported that the South Holston River Cleanup on August 9 was very successful.

2. The Todd Burleson Memorial Stream Cleanup at Roan Mountain is scheduled for Saturday, September 27 at 9am at Burbank Freewill Baptist Church. Lunch will be served and participants will be eligible for a future drawing for a hand made fly rod crafted by Joe Byrd.

3.. Bill Beazell reported that Elaine Walker and Foster Levy will make a"River/Stream Watch" report on North and South Indian and Rocky Fork Creeks at the September Chapter Meeting. They will include an update on the Embrace-A-Stream Project done on Rocky Fork Creek several years ago by the Chapter and the Forest Service.

4. The Embrace-A-Stream Project on Buffalo Creek is ready to begin pending the selection of a contractor by the City of Elizabethon to do the work.

5. Initial contacts with TWRA personnel indicated support for further discussion of testing and licensing for commercial fishing guides. Ken Chase and Gary Barrigar will discuss this with other TU members at the upcoming Public Relation Conference at Townsend. The board also discussed contacting local fishing guides to get their input and ascertain their willingness to write supporting letters to TWRA. It was also agreed that this topic should be brought to the attention of the Tennessee TU Council at the next Council meeting.

6. Based on the recent survey of members at the August Chapter Meeting and the Board Members, the Board discussed not holding a meeting in December and reducing meetings during the summer season. No final decisions were made.

7. The next meeting of the Board was scheduled for Monday October 6 at 7pm at the Eastman Credit Union in Downtown Kingsport at 200 E. Main Street.

September Chapter Meeting

OVERMOUNTAIN CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Todd Burleson Memorial Cleanup in Roan Mountain on September 27th. Meet at the Burbank Baptist Church at 9:00 a.m. We plan to have picnic following the cleanup. Please bring your family members.

EASY MONEY

Please renew your National TU membership through the Overmountain Chapter. The chapter receives $5.00 for each renewal and $10.00 for each new membership. We send it to National TU. Make your checks payable to TROUT UNLIMITED and either give to Don Kreh our treasurer, or mail to him at:
Don Kreh
Treasurer
1721 Rock Springs Rd.
Kingsport, TN 37664

If you sign up a new member, instead of mailing their check to National TU, give it to Don Kreh. Also, we can use this easy money.

RIVER AND STREAM WATCH PRIORITIES

The following members are watching our streams for problems resulting from pollution, sedimentation or abuse of the resource. If you would like to be part of one of the stream watches, please send an email to: info@omtu.org or contact one of the below listed leaders.

Watauga Tailwater-Margie Stratton and John McKee-Boat access in Elizabethton
South Holston Tailwater-Bob Viers-Weir Dam flow, silt and spawning beds
Patrick Henry Tailwater-John Krutak and Andy Hale-Pollution
Doe River-Don Kreh-Cleanup
Hampton Creek-Bob Bierbaum-Protection of fishery
N. and S. Indian Creek-Elaine Walker and Foster Levy
Rocky Fork--Elaine Walker and Foster Levy --TWRA Lease
Doe Creek-Jere Houser--Water removal
Laurel Fork Creek-Gary Barrigar - Lack of fish
Beaverdam Creek-Ron Harrington - Clean up, Stocking and monitoring
Buffalo Creek -Ken Chase - Pathegons, development and siltation