Chenango Valley Chapter, Trout Unlimited

06/14/2026

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is an invasive, predatory fish species native to Asia and prohibited in New York State.
✅ This unique fish can breathe air and survive for days out of water.
✅ Once established, these formidable predators have the potential to change aquatic ecosystems by outcompeting top predators, including sportfish, and eating our native fish species.
✅ Identifying a northern snakehead can be tricky as they can be confused with bowfin and burbot, both native to New York. They can be distinguished by their long, thin body, flattened head, and a single dorsal (top) fin running the length of their backs. They also tend to have a more pronounced blotchy pattern along their sides.
✅ Northern snakehead are currently found in the Delaware River, Bashakill Wildlife Management Area and several lakes and ponds on Long Island where they were likely introduced by aquarium releases or intentional stocking for fishing purposes.
📷: snakehead photo by Jason James
Learn more in the comments below 👇

06/12/2026

Today, TU President and CEO Chris Wood joined Senator Martin Heinrich and Senator Ron Wyden on the Hill to defend the Roadless Rule.
“If you hunt and fish, roadless areas are the most valuable landscapes we have in America. One statistic that absolutely blew me away when we were developing the roadless rule: These lands represent 2 percent of the American landscape, and 25 percent of all of our threatened and endangered species find habitat in them. And don’t forget that these landscapes are high elevation landscapes, very low timber values, very expensive to get up into, often with very erosive soils,” said Wood. “Records show that a lack of roads has not stopped fire prevention measures. Lack of roads in inventoried roadless areas has neither prevented fuel treatment nor led to substantially more fire. Today, 80 percent of all fires are started by people, and 80 percent of all fires are started within a half a mile of a road. The idea that we would overturn the roadless rule, it defies economic, ecological, and common sense.”
Tell Congress to protect Roadless areas: https://www.votervoice.net/TU/campaigns/137997/respond See less

America’s roadless areas are under attack from all sides, including from the Administration, in the House of Representatives, and now the Senate. On June 10th, a last-minute amendment to repeal the Roadless Rule was added to legislation and advanced...

06/12/2026

Fly Casting Clinic
WHEN
Sunday, June 14 at 6:00 PM
WHERE
Town of Paris Park
2674 Sulphur Spring Rd
Sauquoit, NY
What: Fly casting clinic for beginners and intermediates
Who: All Ages Welcome
When: Sunday June 14 6 PM to 8 PM
Where: Town of Paris Park, Sauquoit, NY - Pond has fish to catch and release
Cost: Free and open to the public
Have you ever considered fly fishing but were not sure how to begin or what is needed.
Do you have a friend, youngster or family member that is interested in learning about fly fishing?
The Mohawk Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting a free fly casting clinic at Paris Town Park pond. No equipment is necessary. Experts will be on hand to show beginners and novices how to fly cast or improve their casting skills. Everyone is welcome.
Contact [email protected] with any questions.

06/10/2026

Monday the TIC Brook Trout were released by Heather Pizza's Oxford School Class. Before the release Mariah Schultz of NYSDEC Region 7 Fisheries gave a talk to the students about Brook Trout. She also had a question and answer time. Many questions were asked by the students. Thanks go out to the schools, teachers involved, and the Chenango Valley Chapter TIC members that did this years TIC program.

06/08/2026

June 21,2026 10am - 3pm

FREE KID'S FISHING DAY

Event by Dave Brandt Chapter 210 of Trout Unlimited
Neahwa Park
Duration: 5 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
Rain or shine - free fishing day - all kids and their parents are invited! Children 16 and under must be supervised. Bait generously donated by Sportsman Adventures in Oneonta NY
Oneonta, New York

06/05/2026

A few members of the Chapter went on a fishing trip to the Esopus Creek.

06/04/2026

Sherburne Central School 2026 TIC Robert Fenton's Class stocking in Handsome Brook on June 3,2026. It was a great day to release these Brook Trout in to the stream.

06/02/2026

New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week: June 8-14, 2026
Help protect New York’s lands and waters by participating in this year’s New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (NYISAW) June 8-14! This action-packed week aims to boost understanding of the harms invasive species cause, while empowering you to take action by preventing their spread and helping to manage or mitigate the damage invasive plants, animals, insects, and fungi can cause.
Learn how to identify emerging threats and how to make a difference in your community or backyard. Across the state, organizations are hosting a variety of engaging, hands-on activities, including:
• interpretive hikes;
• volunteer stewardship days;
• interactive webinars; and
• fun family events.

05/31/2026

The Salmon River in Oswego County, NY, is known for its world-class salmon and trout fishery, surrounded by beautiful public access sites for all to enjoy. Unfortunately, it is also home to roughly 357,000 invasive sea lamprey larvae.
To remove these larvae, sea lamprey control agents from Fisheries and Oceans Canada will treat the Salmon River system with lampricide (TFM) between 5/27/26 and 5/29/26. Lampricide will be applied from the Lighthouse Hill Reservoir Dam for approximately 12 hours, then continue downstream for about 22 miles to Lake Ontario. The system was last treated in 2023.
Without treatment, many of these larvae will soon become parasitic and migrate into the lake, where each can kill up to 40 pounds of fish by feeding on their blood and body fluids.
Lampricide is applied at very low concentrations (parts per million), though limited effects on sensitive non-target aquatic species may occur. Fishing and other recreational activities remain safe during treatment.
For more information about lampricides, visit: www.glfc.org/pubs/factsheets/FACT%204A_HR.pdf
To learn more about the Sea Lamprey Control Program, visit: www.glfc.org/pubs/factsheets/FACT%205_all.pdf
Watch the award-winning documentary The Fish Thief, produced by the GLFC and narrated by Oscar winner J.K. Simmons: www.thefishthief.com
Have questions? Drop them in the comments, and we’ll do our best to respond. See les

A gripping documentary tale of why the most prized fish in the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth nearly vanished

05/22/2026

On May 21 members of the Chenango Valley Chapter helped stock brook trout the South Otselic grade school raised in the TIC program in Mr. Joe Gross class.