Fly casting tournament a successful fund raiser for Pierce Creek Reconnection Project

Posted by admin on May 16, 2011 | No Comments

From the Ted Trueblood Chapter of Trout Unlimited –

More than 130 people took part in the inaugural Ted Trueblood Chapter Fly Casting Tournament May 14 at Eagle Island State Park.

The event was a fundraiser for the Pierce Creek reconnection project on the South Fork Boise River and also served as a fund and friendly competition event for fly fishing enthusiasts across the Treasure Valley. KBOI TV sports reporter Troy Oppie came out to the event and his story was aired Saturday night seen in the video below.

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South Fork Boise makes episode of On the Rise

Posted by admin on May 12, 2011 | No Comments

The first of two episodes from the television show On the Rise is now up with a trailer on You Tube.

Lots of Snow at Trinity Mountain

Posted by admin on May 8, 2011 | Comments Off

Lots of Snow at Trinity Mountain

The snowpack at the Trinity Mountain site is well above levels seen the past two years. It is running about 125 percent of average for this site, both for total precipitation since October 1, 2010 as well as snow water equivalent snowpack.

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Pierce Creek Reconnection Project

Posted by admin on April 23, 2011 | Comments Off

I am pleased to announce that the Ted Trueblood Chapter was recently awarded a $107,000 grant from the Southwest Idaho Resource Advisory Committee to restore fish passage between Pierce Creek and the South Fork Boise River. We will remove a culvert that has been a fish blocker. Our final push to make this project happen is the May 14 Fly Casting Tournament. See below for more information where you can participate and help.

Chris Jones

President, Ted Trueblood Chapter

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Snow Piles Up on Trinity

Posted by admin on March 19, 2011 | Comments Off

The last post reported on the water stacking up in Anderson Ranch Reservoir. Here’s a snapshot of the snow in the headwaters, at least at one station. Trinity Mountain seems one of the more important sources of water for the South Fork Boise River. Here’s a comparison chart of the 2009 snow compared with 2010, and then another chart that overlays the 2011 snow depth accumulated so far.