Tri-County Trout Club

05/12/2026

TCTC May Meeting, tomorrow, Wednesday May 13 at 7:30pm featuring guest speaker Ari Hart on PA Native Fish Tactics & Getting More Ladies into Fly-Fishing...
Ari Hart, lifelong outdoorswoman and Erie, PA native, established Keystone Fly Girl as a Great Lakes Steelhead Trout guide service in 2022. But she pursues other species as well, including native brookies, smallmouth bass and redhorse suckers. Ari has been working with a number of groups to promote women's participation in angling. She is going to share her experiences as a woman who has been angling most of her life, and encouraging others to participate in the sport as well.
TCTC meetings are held in Fisher Hall, Burrell Lake Park, 201 Delberta Rd, Lower Burrell, 15068. Doors open at 7pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Non-member admission is only $3. Hope to see you there! And bring a friend!

04/21/2026

Ari Hart, a.k.a. Keystone Fly Girl will be the guest speaker at our Wednesday May 13 TCTC meeting. Lifelong outdoorswoman and Erie, PA native, Ari established Keystone Fly Girl as a Great Lakes Steelhead Trout guide service in 2022. But she pursues other species as well, including native brookies, smallmouth bass and redhorse suckers. Ari has been working with a number of groups to promote women's participation in angling. She is going to share her experiences as a woman who has been angling most of her life, and encouraging others to participate in the sport as well.
http://www.keystoneflygirl.com/

04/21/2026

TCTC Members and friends, we need some help at this Youth Fly Fishing Class this coming Saturday April 25. Can you spare a few hours to assist kids learning to fly fish at Kunkle Park? If so, let us know! Contact Mike Tutolo - info on flyer. If you wish to register a child for this class, you can do that, too.

04/18/2026

Save the date, Saturday June 13 Lower Burrell Parks Commission, American Legion Auxiliary 868 and TCTC will host the Burrell Lake Park Kids' Fishing Derby! All are welcome! We need TCTC volunteers to help, so please let us know if you can make it. No pre-registration for kids - parents or guardians sign them up on the morning of the derby! See you there!

04/09/2026

Bill was our guest last October. He is a great conservationist and steward for the Little J. He is being recognized again, this time by the Altoona Mirror, for his great work and love for this river.

Anyone who has ever fished or enjoyed the Little Juniata River has one man and one association to thank, said Lee Pryor, a director of the Little Juniata River Association. That man is Bill Anderson, who is the “driving force” responsible for fundraising hundreds of thousands of dollars for proj...

04/09/2026

Arrowhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited have an interesting program next week. TCTC members are encouraged to attend.

Did you ever want to hike, bike, do nature photography or just generally get away and you say to yourself..." I 'm going into some really nice areas where I could fish, but I don't want to go through the hassle of bringing my fishing gear."

Well this is the meeting you will want to attend !!!

On April 15, Arrowhead TU will be hosting a handline fishing class with Adam Nelson, founder of Daggerfish and author of the Handline Fishing Field Manual!

Handlining is an alternative to traditional rod-and-reel fishing that uses minimal equipment, and is perfect for backpackers, paddlers, bikers, and ultralight anglers. Whether you're an experienced angler or a first-time fisherman, handline fishing has something for you!

In this short class, you'll learn how to rig a handline for bait and fly fishing, how to set your hook and reel in your fish, and get to practice a variety of casting techniques with demo equipment. All participants receive a free digital copy of the Handline Fishing Field Manual and 10% off product purchases.

About Daggerfish

Daggerfish is a Pennsylvania small business that has been helping grow the hobby of handline fishing across the US. Founded by the son of a national park ranger, Daggerfish crafts durable, functional, and beautiful tools for outdooring from natural materials. Explore what Daggerfish has to offer and review articles and videos about handlining at www.daggerfishgear.com

04/07/2026

Don't forget, Joe Clark from Trout Yeah at our April 8 Tri-County Trout Club meeting, tomorrow night 7:30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Come learn from guide and coach Joe some practical, effective methods of Euro Nymphing and new dry-dropper applications. Burrell Lake Park, Fisher Hall, 201 Delberta Rd. Lower Burrell 15068

04/03/2026

Our next TCTC meeting is Weds April 8 at 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
We are honored to have the wonderful Joe Clark of Trout Yeah Guide Service presenting - Is Euro Nymphing Really Fly-Fishing?
Joe will share the knowledge he has earned through 9 years of guiding anglers for central PA trout and Lake Erie Steelhead and more recently as a coach for the USA Youth Fly Fishing Team. With a background in competitive fly-fishing, Joe specializes in modern and innovative techniques for trout. Joe has been “living the dream” traveling from stream to stream in a camper van that he has modified as a home away from home, truly immersing himself in the sport and lifestyle of fly fishing. Please come out to see Joe!

TCTC Regular Monthly Meetings are held at
Burrell Lake Park, Fisher Hall, 201 Delberta Road, Lower Burrell, PA 15068
Doors open at 7:00pm, the meeting will begin at 7:30pm.
Refreshments -coffee, pop, bottled water and snacks will be available for purchase.
Non-member admission is only $3 and TCTC members and kids under 12 are free.

03/19/2026

Very interesting and useful info. If you take a second, with a quick look you can see the difference and spare the helpful bug!

The brown shield-shaped insect crawling out from behind your window trim right now is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug — Halyomorpha halys. It arrived from East Asia in the late 1990s, first detected in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Within two decades it spread to 46 states and became one of the most damaging agricultural pests on the continent.

Here's the problem. There's a native insect that looks almost identical — and it's one of the best predators your garden has.

The Spined Soldier Bug is the same shield shape, the same mottled brown coloring, roughly the same size. Most people can't tell them apart, so they kill both. The difference is in the shoulders. The Brown Marmorated has smooth, rounded shoulders. The Spined Soldier Bug has sharp spines jutting out from its shoulder line. That's the fastest ID. Look at the shoulders.

The invasive one feeds on over 100 crops — tomatoes, peppers, apples, peaches, corn. It pierces the skin and injects digestive enzymes, leaving brown necrotic spots that ruin the harvest. It costs U.S. agriculture hundreds of millions per year.

The native one hunts. It eats caterpillars, beetle larvae, Colorado potato beetles, cabbage loopers. Gardeners actually buy them as biological control. One Spined Soldier Bug can take out dozens of pest insects per week.

One is destroying your harvest. The other is defending it. Check the shoulders.