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…
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
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 […]
2019 GA TU DREAM TRIP RAFFLE
5 days hosted fishing / 6 nights lodging in Idaho July 21 – 26, 2019 Accommodations located between the Madison River, Yellowstone National Park and the Henry’s Fork. All proceeds go towards fulfilling GA TU mission of conserving, protecting and restoring cold water fisheries and TU Trout Camp for selected teenagers. To purchase […]
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 — September 2018
Times Up It’s been great serving as your chapter President these past two years, but all good things do come to an end. Well maybe. Yes, my term as President has been very active and it seems as though not an hour passes when some UCCTU issue doesn’t cross my path. But that’s […]
President’s Message — May 2018
So, here we are ‘almost’ at mid-year… We’re nearing the midpoint of 2018 – ALREADY! We’ve accomplished a lot, but there’s still a lot more that we can do. Maybe now’s a good time—while the sun is high and the heat’s turned up—to think about what you can do to help your TU chapter […]
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 — March 2018
“Anticipation” This one simple word sums up my thinking as I look over at my wall calendar and notice the First Day of Spring—March 20. It means something big has happened! Once upon a time it meant get ready for “Opening Day of Trout Season.” Now it means a whole lot more. It means the […]
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 […]