Conservation Chairman

Apr 23 – Jimmy Jacobs – Native Southern Appalachian brook trout.

Apr 23 – Jimmy Jacobs – Native Southern Appalachian brook trout.

Jimmy Jacobs – Native Southern Appalachian brook trout. Jimmy Jacobs has been fishing the trout waters of the southeastern states for almost 50 years. He was the editor of Georgia Sportsman magazines for a quarter century before retiring in 2014. He presently is the Georgia Editor for Don Kirk’s Southern Trout online magazine, as well as […]

LOCATION CHANGE AND NEW DATE 3/28 AND Meeting details have changed, again…

LOCATION CHANGE AND NEW DATE 3/28 AND Meeting details have changed, again…

6-9pm on March 28th – Social Chapter meeting and Clean My Water 2019 Campaign Launch. There’s been a change in plans for our March meeting (again). We will still be meeting on Thursday instead of our usual Tuesday. However, due to some construction at the Sweetwater Brewery, we will be holding the meeting at our […]

Feb 26 – Chapter Meeting at Ippolitos – With Jeff Wright of TU

Feb 26 – Chapter Meeting at Ippolitos – With Jeff Wright of TU

Jeff Wright is serving as our new Southeast volunteer coordinator for TU.   Jeff will work with TU Volunteer Operations staff and regional conservation staff to engage, inform and empower TU’s volunteers to advance coldwater conservation in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.   Jeff’s passion for conservation and the outdoors stems from a […]

Jan 22 Chapter Meeting at Ippolitos

Jan 22 Chapter Meeting at Ippolitos

Returning for the 5th consecutive year, Jason Ulseth of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper will speak at our January Meeting. Everyone should come out to hear our Riverkeeper give us a complete run down on the status of the Chattahoochee, the action plans for 2019, and to answer any questions you might have.   To hear all Jason has to […]

President’s Message — April 2018

President’s Message — April 2018

Truer words were never spoken. And, these happen to come from a trout!   We’re well underway now with our chapter’s launch of a new clean water initiative designed to encourage all fisherman to assist in the removal of trash from our nation’s rivers, streams, lakes and oceans.   It all started with #CleanMyWater.   […]

President’s Message – January 2018

President’s Message – January 2018

How many of you can recite our chapter’s mission statement? I’ll give you a hint (or two)…it’s short and it’s all about conservation.   Our mission is to Conserve, Protect, and Restore Georgia’s cold water fisheries and their watersheds.   As TU national focuses on the country’s cold water fisheries and watersheds, we here in Georgia are […]