President’s Message:
Dear Mid-Missouri Trout Unlimited Members,
Our next chapter meeting will be Tuesday November 5 from 6:00 PM to 9 PM. The meeting will be held at the Rock Quarry House (https://www.como.gov/contacts/rock-quarry-house-2/) in Rock Quarry Park at 2002 Grindstone Parkway in Columbia.
During our meeting Curt will show pictures from the Iowa Driftless trip.
At last month’s meeting we went through a very long agenda and I promise not to do that again this month. There is usually a lot of business to discuss at the beginning of the new year. For those of you that suffered through that thank you for listening and providing solutions and feedback on some of the issues.
We have recently had our second Banquet Planning Meeting. Several volunteers have come forward to join the Banquet Planning Committee. Both the Fly Fishing Film Tour and Banquet planning have been progressing nicely.
On Friday October 11 the chapter’s Stream Team sampled the Little Piney. This sampling was at a new location at the Vessie Road crossing. We no longer have permission to access the old location which has a new owner. The sampling results were very good with a very wide variety of water quality sensitive aquatic insects, very clear water with good dissolved oxygen content and very low nitrate levels. While not a strong indicator of good stream health we found a very large number of crayfish as well. The sampling team consisted of John Wenzlick our Stream Team leader and Level 2 technician, Dan Summers and myself.
There will be a Youth Event at Bethel Lake in Columbia on November 2 from noon to 3:00 pm. John Wenzlick will be the lead on this event and has the fly fishing gear from me. The event is the first Saturday after the annual trout stocking. Please come out and help instruct any attendees with using fly fishing equipment and knot tying. A few folks tying flies would also be nice too. We have invited the local Boy Scout to come out to get them started with their fly fishing merit badge. I was not able to get us either of the shelters so if someone can bring a portable table and portable grill please let John know. The grill will be for scouts planning to cook a fish that they bring to satisfy the merit badge requirement.
Our December meeting, which is our Holiday Party, will include the annual Photo Contest So start thinking about what photos you want to enter in the contest. As we did last year we plan to have an entry fee per photo and the winner will receive the proceeds.
Well hope to see you at the next chapter meeting.
Doug Grove
September Meeting
We do not have the official minutes, but after we discussed business, Jeff Holzem did a power point presentation of presented pictures from the Colorado Flattops trip.
From the State of TU and other Hurricane information
This link features Priority Waters https://prioritywaters.tu.org/resilience/. Given the major temperature and rainfall extremes that climate change is causing, TU recognizes we must focus on the most valuable and productive trout and salmon habitats.
After the climate intensified hurricane Helene, TU is coming to the rescue, https://www.tu.org/magazine/community/tu-members-and-volunteers-mobilize-to-help-communities-impacted-by-helene/. As this indicates, TU does an awesome job cleaning up and recovering streams. However, climate change makes it increasingly difficult to sustain coldwater fisheries as climate change continues to intensify storm damage. Science clearly shows the link between carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels and the changing climate. TU recognizes the need to switch to low carbon energy sources and conserving energy. https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/TU_Policy_on_Climate_Change_and_Promoting_Responsible_Development.pdf
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, stated: “It has been clear for decades that the Earth’s climate is changing, and the role of human influence on the climate system is undisputed,” https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/ The new report reflects major advances in the science of attribution – understanding the role of climate change in intensifying specific weather and climate events such as extreme heat waves and heavy rainfall events.
As just one example, attribution science estimated that the drenching rain experienced in 2017 with Hurricane Harvey was 3 times more likely with the influence of climate change than without it https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/(an accompanying interpretation is that the precipitation was about 15% more intensive than it would have been without climate change). It is also estimated that 30-50% of the properties that flooded during Harvey would not have flooded without climate change. https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/The analysis showed that extreme rainfall events along the Gulf Coast are were on the rise, as Hurricanes Helene and Milton confirmed.
In addition to impacts on homes and fisheries the hurricane Helene severely impacted business on the Green river in NC https://www.npr.org/2024/10/17/nx-s1-5151295/helenes-damage-to-north-carolinas-green-river-affects-businesses-that-depend-on-it
Missouri Climate Impacts
Mark Twain Lake is 6 feet below normal levels from the intense drought, https://www.wgem.com/2024/10/18/missouri-lake-experiencing-drought/
Warming water temperatures and increases in heavy rain impact water quality and fish health at Table Rock and other warm water lakes https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/on-the-hook-how-climate-change-impacts-your-big-catch/
How you can help protect fish and wildlife from climate impacts
The candidates in this election have vastly different approaches to climate change and protecting fish and wildlife. Please research their views carefully and vote wisely.
Taneycomo Fishing
Greg invited Doug and me to stay at his condo near Lake Taneycomo and fish. It was my first time to fish in the dark before sunrise. I learned a valuable lesson, it’s tough to fish heavy weighted streamers it in the dark, but a crackleback is easy.
A quick picture of Doug’s big rainbow
Greg landed a big brown
My little 17 inch brown was colorful even in the net
Everyone, Keep sending me information to share with our chapter and enjoying fishing,
Jeff Holzem
MMTU Newsletter Editor
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Ty Figg
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Lynn Kleopfer, Eric Cunningham
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Curt Morgret
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Chalen Jackson
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John Wenzlick
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Bill Lamberson
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