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The Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Ithaca Fishing Day and we have expanded our focus beyond just fly-fishing to encompass all aspects of fishing and cold water conservation. The date for the 22nd Annual Ithaca Fishing Day is Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 9 am to 4 pm. Once again, the event will be held at the Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca Fishing Day a unique event inviting the community to come and experience a day of fishing and cold water environmental education. This event is free to the public and all proceeds raised benefit the youth environmental education activities of our local Trout Unlimited Chapter, including our exciting Trout in the Classroom program currently in fifteen local elementary, middle and high schools as well as the Cayuga Nature Center. While the event continues to offer a special focus on fly-fishing directed at young people it is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport of fishing and the local cold water environment. Lectures and programs are planned throughout the day and as always, will include: free fly-casting and fly-tying instruction, as well as opportunities to learn fishing and fly tying tips from regional experts; and discussions on open-water fishing on the Finger Lakes. A variety of vendors will be on hand with a wide assortment of their goods available for sale. This includes: Badger Creek Fly Fishing, Cortland Line, D&D Baits and Tackle, and Mad River Tackle and Dubbing Company. Our special exhibitors include: The Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom Program, Trout in the Classroom Program, Cayuga Nature Center, Cortland Field Archers-Izaak Walton League, the Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter of the FFF, and more.

21st Annual Ithaca Fishing Day The Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Ithaca Fishing Day and we have expanded our focus beyond just fly-fishing to encompass all aspects of fishing and cold water conservation. The date for the 21st Annual Ithaca Fishing Day is Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 9 am to 4 pm. Once again, the event will be held at the Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca Fishing Day a unique event inviting the community to come and experience a day of fishing and cold water environmental education. This event is free to the public and all proceeds raised benefit the youth environmental education activities of our local Trout Unlimited Chapter, including our exciting Trout in the Classroom program currently in fourteen local elementary, middle and high schools. While the event continues to offer a special focus on fly-fishing directed at young people it is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport of fishing and the local cold water environment. Lectures and programs are planned throughout the day. As always, we will feature other programs on a variety topics, free fly-casting and fly-tying instruction, as well as opportunities to learn fishing and fly tying tips from regional experts. A variety of vendors will be on hand with a wide assortment of their goods available for sale. This includes: Badger Creek Fly Fishing, Cortland Line, D&D Baits and Tackle, Ithaca Rod Company, JW Trout, Mad River Tackle and Dubbing Company, North East Fly Fishing. Finally, our special exhibitors include: The Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom Program, Trout in the Classroom Program, Cayuga Nature Center, Cornell Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, local deep water experts Alec Johnston and Wes Jordan, Phil Koonz and his insect tank, Starbucks Coffee, Cortland Field Archers-Izaak Walton League; the Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter of the FFF, and more.

The Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Ithaca Fishing Day and we have expanded our focus beyond just fly-fishing to encompass all aspects of fishing and cold water conservation. The date for the Twentieth Annual Ithaca Fishing Day is Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 9 am to 4 pm. Once again, the event will be held at the Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca Fishing Day a unique event inviting the community to come and experience a day of fishing and cold water environmental education. This event is free to the public and all proceeds raised benefit the youth environmental education activities of our local Trout Unlimited Chapter, including our exciting Trout in the Classroom program currently in fourteen local elementary, middle and high schools. While the event continues to offer a special focus on fly-fishing directed at young people it is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport of fishing and the local cold water environment. Lectures and programs are planned throughout the day; including a discussion on “Hydrilla spread and control at the southern end of Cayuga Lake†(offered by Sharon K. Anderson of the Hydrilla Task Force at 1:00 PM). As always, we will feature other programs on a variety topics, free fly-casting and fly-tying instruction, as well as opportunities to learn fishing and fly tying tips from regional experts. A variety of vendors will be on hand with a wide assortment of their goods available for sale. This includes: Badger Creek Fly Fishing, Cortland Line, D&D Baits and Tackle, Ithaca Rod Company and Mad River Tackle and Dubbing Company. Finally, our special exhibitors include: The Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom Program, Trout in the Classroom Program representatives, NYS DEC, Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cortland Field Archers-Izaak Walton League; the Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter of the FFF, and more.

This year the Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited is sponsoring Ithaca Fishing Day. The focus of this event is beyond just fly-fishing; encompassing all aspects of fishing and cold water conservation. Ithaca Fishing Day a unique event that invites the community to come and experience a day of fishing and cold water environmental education. This event is free to the public and all proceeds raised benefit the youth environmental education activities of our local Trout Unlimited Chapter, including our exciting Trout in the Classroom program currently in twelve local elementary, middle and high schools. While the event does offer a special focus on fly-fishing directed at young people it is also of interest to anyone wanting to learn more about the sport of fishing and the local environment. Lectures and programs are planned throughout the day. We will feature special programs on a variety of important and interesting topics, free fly-casting and fly-tying instruction, as well as offer unique opportunities to learn fishing and fly tying tips from masters from around the region. Exhibitors to this event include: the New York State Trout Unlimited Council; the Cayuga Nature Center; NYS DEC; Cayuga Floating Lake Classroom Project; Izaak Walton League/Cortland Archers; and the Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter of the Federation of Fly Fishers. Additionally, a variety of local and regional vendors will be on hand with a wide variety of their goods on hand for sale, including: Badger Creek Fly Tying; Mad River Tackle; D &D Bait and Tackle; the Ithaca Rod Company; and the Cortland Line Factory Store. The date for this year’s Ithaca Fishing Day is Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 9 am to 4 pm. Once again, the event will be held at the Boynton Middle School in Ithaca, New York.