Our Trips
Here is some information about our latest trips…
Mystery of the Tattooed Browns Solved
In the past weeks several of our FATC flyfishers have fished the Meramec river just outside the park where browns had been stocked earlier in the month. They were told to watch for the Tattooed Browns by one of the Conservation officers in the park. Tattooed Browns? Now what was … Read More…
Stream Team: Training
The Introduction to Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring is the entry level of monitoring. This 8-hour workshop includes training for watershed mapping, site selection, stream discharge, and biological monitoring (for stream macroinvertebrates). The primary emphasis is education about watersheds and biological monitoring. Although most of the workshop is conducted in a … Read More…
Tips: Let’s Talk Midging
Winter is a great time to use midges because most aquatic insects seem to wait until spring to show their “faces”. Midges are the most prolific insect in the trout’s diet so we need to learn how to fish them. Here are a few midge tips for you: 1. In … Read More…
Stream Team: Calvey Creek 5/22/17
Five FATC members, Mike Bisaga, Mike Chambers, Bill Lowry, Mike Oldani and Patrick Gallagher headed out on a clear warm morning. We met at our normal location in Robertville State Park. After a quick briefing for the new guys, we headed out on our moderate, 1/3 mile off-trail hike to … Read More…