As I sit here writing, I could just about fill the page up with the aches and pains that plague me and although I can just brush it off and say it’s old age I have to admit that not only am I getting older, but probably half or more of the Trout Unlimited members in Rome are over the age of fifty. We have been lucky as a chapter in that we are acquiring a few young members.

The National office of TU has introduced a new youth membership called Stream Explorers and it’s the perfect way to teach kids about trout, the wild places they live and the things we can do to protect them. This program is directly focused on the young who enjoy the outdoors.

The Coosa Valley Chapter cares greatly about our young people and we ask that the parents take time to check out the Stream Explorers website, www.streamexplorers.org. Get your child involved with fishing and bring them to a TU meeting. Or chapter has regular monthly outings and our members will be happy to give the kids pointers and teach them all about trout.

Trout meeting

The next meeting of the Coosa Valley Chapter will be Thursday. Aug. 20 at Arrowhead Environmental Classroom on Floyd Springs Road. The social will start at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting will start at 7 p.m. Kim Kilgore, the centers’ director will give a presentation on the center and all the work that goes on in educating the youth of Northwest Georgia at Arrowhead.

Arrowhead is one of the education projects that the Coosa Valley Chapter takes pride in supporting through funds raised at our Chili Cook Off. The public is invited.

Click here for a link to Stream Explorers.