Feather River Trout Unlimited (FRTU) devotes its time to community outreach, education related efforts, and resource conservation projects which positively affect the citizens and resources of the Feather, Yuba, and Little Truckee Rivers.
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Graeagle juniors fishing derby
This is a free fishing event held each spring at Graeagle's Mill Pond. Some gear will be provided along with fishing guidance. We’ll see everyone on Saturday May 17!
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Fly tying at Rich Bar
Feather River Trout Unlimited and Taco Fly Company sponsored a fly tying evening at the Rich Bar Taproom in Quincy on April 9. About 20 new and experienced fly tyers turned out to tie wooly buggers, meet other local tyers and talk about fishing over beverages. FRTU provided tools, and materials. A good time was had by all!
PAIUTE CREEK RESTORATION
Trout Unlimited partnered with Symbiotic Restoration, Keep California Beautiful, and the Honey Lake Valley Resource Conservation District to restore Paiute Creek in Susanville Ranch Park on October 13. About 30 volunteers helped with planting willows and augmenting artificial beaver dams to moderate stream flows and reduce erosion. Thanks to all who turned out!
MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER CLEANUP
Thanks to folks that helped with cleanup of the Middle Fork of the Feather River on September 21. About 15 members and other volunteers turned out to pick up trash from the old Blairsden bridge to the highway 89 bridge. We’re happy to say there was not a huge amount of trash, but the river is even cleaner now!
FRTU Trout in the classroom
Students throughout Plumas and Sierra Counties can watch the life cycle of a rainbow trout up close and personal, live and unfiltered.
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recent activity
soda creek restoration and fish ladder
Feather River TU volunteers assisted Plumas National Forest with cleaning rubble and sediment from the Soda Creek fish ladder. This ladder enables trout to access the cold water of Soda Creek from the East Branch of the North Fork Feather River, a formerly famous trout fishery which now often becomes too warm for trout in the summer. Fish access to Soda Creek was blocked for many years by an impassable highway culvert. TU is working on restoration of the creek, where floods after downpours on the Dixie Fire burn scar washed out a road and related infrastructure. TU observed six redds in Soda Creek this spring, as well as possible river fish, so hopefully river fish are making their way up the ladder to spawn in the creek.
Soda Creek fish ladder shortly after construction, and before debris flows filled it up
