From the President’s Vest  The spring and summer has been full of rain, but we hope that in between or even among the rain drops that you have been out enjoying the fishing in the Muddy Creek watershed!  As many of you know, the Co-Operative Nursery has sustained...

Happy Fall Y’all! It’s hard to believe that summer is officially over and we are beginning to prepare for another winter. We have had a busy and productive summer, and we hope each of you has enjoyed some time fishing in our watershed. We are gearing up to make some...

Spring Greetings fellow MCTU Members! The Co-Operative nursery and our members have survived another winter! I know everyone is ready for nice weather, and are eager to be back in the Muddy Creek Watershed. Our youth outreach is growing. We are pleased to share that...

Greetings fellow MCTU Members! Once again fall is here and the winter looms ahead in the distance. We have been busy this summer and fall hosting annual events; participating in the Red Lion Street Fair, stocking streams, and looking at the future of our chapter. I...

Greetings fellow MCTU Members! Spring has sprung and so has our chapter, right into a technological advancement. For the first time, our spring newsletter will only be electronically distributed! In an effort to conserve budget needs, we will only snail mail our fall...

Greetings fellow MTCU Members and Co-Op Sponsors, I hope our fall newsletter finds you well as we begin to prepare for the winter months and holidays. Some of you may know that during our September elections there was a change in the “President Role” for our chapter....

In addition to all the other Chapter activities elsewhere in this newsletter please take note of the Chapter elections to be conducted at our September Membership Meeting. If you have a desire to become more involved in this organization, this is your opportunity. New...

Our Chapter's Mission statement: "To conserve, protect and restore cold water resources in the Muddy Creek Watershed." Our Vision Statement: "To be a leader in cold water conservation in York County in encouraging (and participating in) cold water resource education,...

What is a Chapter Membership Meeting Like? We get these questions from time to time so for those that have never had the experience, I will try to explain. We do have a meeting agenda that is printed and handed out. The agenda normally has the following reports :...

It drains one hundred and thirty seven square miles into the Lower Susquehanna River just 23 nautical miles upstream of the Chesapeake Bay. That is the Muddy Creek Watershed, according to the “Muddy Creek Watershed Conservation Plan”. “To conserve, protect and restore...

Since our last newsletter Chapter Members have been very active in the following: Opening day of trout food stands, Tee shirt sales, A fishing day for children and their families from "For Sight and Vision", Spring Fling event, potting 500 plants for our native plant...

My name is Fred Hess and I was elected as your new Chapter President this past October. When relocating back to York County four plus years ago a check of the Muddy Creek Trout Unlimited Website was confirmation that this was a Chapter that is busy. One that has...

Is it hot enough for you? As we enter our third heat wave for 2011 (a heat wave is considered when three consecutive days reach 90 degrees or higher), our minds wander from trout and toward vacations, the beach, pool or better yet air conditioning. Well, so to do the...

Winter is winding down (I hope) and Spring is around the corner. It was evident after a 50 degree day and the first stocking of the C&RFFO area. In high and stained water seven dedicated volunteers floated 800 brown and rainbow trout the length of the fly area. These...

Can you believe it, Summer is over already. Seems like just yesterday we were shoveling 2 feet of snow to stock fi sh over the winter. So far this summer we have had a record number of dates with temperatures in the 90’s. Wow, that may be good news for the beach...

I would like to extend a 2010 New Years greeting to all our members and friends. Thats right, I am back as your “acting” president until we can find someone to fill the position. All of the executive leadership retained their positions during the election of officers...