The North Bay Chapter is a non-profit organization serving anglers and environmentally conscious friends in an ongoing effort to fulfill the mission of Trout Unlimited:
... to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
We dedicate ourselves to presenting timely and informative news concerning local conservation, restoration and related topics. We also organize various outings, educational programs, and conservation work. So, be sure to sign up for our email list to receive updates on our many activities.
Chapter Outing............... NBTU is having it’s Annual Summer Fishing Outing on the weekend of June 8th, 9th, and 10th at McArthur-Burney Falls State Park. Campsite reservations should be made immediately near sites 86 and 87, which will serve as our central location. There will be a BBQ at Camp 86 on Saturday at 5 PM. Please click here to read more................
Steelhead in Devil's Gulch........................
On March 19, NBTU fisheries biologist Mike Cronin and grant writer, Linda Perone hiked up Devil's Gulch and saw a dozen or more steelhead trout. One female was being surrounded by four males, one of which, a hooked jaw monster, was estimated at 12 lbs.!! Farther upstream they observed a female digging her redd with an adult male at her side.
NBTU's mantra for the past four years........ JUST ADD WATER!
Vision Impaired Veterans Outing............... NBTU members assisted in our second fishing outing with the San Francisco Veterans Administration VIST program. Please click here to read more.
Salmon & Steelhead Report on National Park Land…………………. After the long dry spell in December and the first half of January, we finally received enough rain to bring creek water levels up. Following the storms over January 19 – 23, which recorded almost 7 inches of rain at the Bear Valley gauge, we performed surveys on Cheda Creek, Redwood Creek, Olema Creek, and Pine Gulch Creek, as well as several tributaries to Olema Creek. Please click here to see the whole report.
Redwood Creek Workday ................
NBTU hosted its most recent workday on Saturday, March 3rd. Fourteen volunteers constructed and installed over 30 woody debris bundles along the recently-excavated new creek channel which was connected to the old creek bed in time for this season’s returning fish. Click here to see more.
Trout in the Classroom.................... Emotions Run High as Fish are Released. Over the past several weeks students and teachers in the 66 classrooms in Marin and San Francisco have been saying good-bye to the young rainbow trout which they have raised from eggs. Click here to see more.
$40 For 40 Years......................
NBTU has kicked off our $40 for 40 Years fundraising campaign. 2012 is the 40th year of NBTU, the oldest chapter in CA! Your volunteers have raised over $200,000 in grants over the past three years for conservation and youth education. There are no salaries paid in NBTU and we need your support to pay for expenses such as website hosting, insurance, meeting rooms, speaker fees, etc. Please send what you can to NBTU by going to "Donate" or mailing a check to PO Box 6016, San Rafael, CA 94903. All donations are tax deductible.
