11 / 20 / 2025 Meeting
MCTU Fall Gathering: This will be another in a series of Fly-Fishing informational meetings. "The State of Fly Fishing in Middle Tennessee". Our speaker will be David Perry a middle Tennessee guide and Podcaster on Southeastern Fly. David's topic will be The State of Fly Fishing in Middle Tennessee. He will cover the ins and outs of our local rivers, seasonal opportunities, floating vs wading, and what fly fishing is all about in Middle Tennessee. This is a BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair) gathering.
Silent Auction: A new exciting opportunity for all in attendance. We will have our inaugural silent auction at the event. We will a good assortment of items to bid on. Plan on supporting MCTU's conservation efforts, education programing, and keeping our blue lines blue by bidding on the auction.
Schedule for the evening: 5:30-6:30 social time, meet a new fishing buddy, silent auction open, and food/beverages. 6:30-7:00 update on the Chapter, 7:00-8:00 The State of fly fishing in middle Tennessee with David Perry, 8:00-8:30 last chance for the Silent Auction, 8:45 Silent Auction closes.
Tennessee Council for Trout Unlimited Zoom Meeting Scheduled
The Tennessee Council for Trout Unlimited has scheduled a Zoom meeting on October 25. The Council gets the bulk of the money from the sale of the TU Brook Trout license plates and allocates those funds through a grant process. Their funds were used for the recent MCTU monitor on the Caney.
A detailed agenda will be shared with participants soon, but key topics will include updates on the following topics:
Fiscal year budget
John Thurman Trout Adventure Camp
Trout in the Classroom
Chapter initiatives across the region
National Leadership Council update
Conservation Grant Program
Jeff Wright, Southern Appalachians Project Manager for Trout Unlimited, will also update us on TU’s regional and national conservation projects.
Register for the Tennessee Council of TU meeting using the button below.
Fundraiser Auction Supporting Music City Trout Unlimited
Visit the Auction site - click here
Bid on auction items. Please note: we are starting to add items to the auction site, so, feel free to look around.
Earth Day Cleanup - Pinkerton Park
Music City Trout Unlimited will be partnering with the Vanderbilt Fly Fishing Club and hosting a river cleanup for the Harpeth River at Pinkerton Park on Earth Day 4/22. Please see the link for more details.
https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Harpeth-River-Cleanup-Family-Friendly-Earth-Day-75588?redir=1
Date: Saturday April 22nd
Location: Pinkerton Park
405 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37064
Time: 8:00 AM -11:30 AM
If you are interested in helping out with the cleanup please send an email of interest to musiccitytu@gmail.com. Also, to find us in the park we will have a TU banner on the back of one of our cars.
IF4 - International Fly Fishing Film Festival
Fly South is hosting and we are partnering as a sponsor for the 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival tour. The event will be held at:
Pennington Distilling Co.
900 44th Avenue North
Nashville, TN, 37209
Doors open at 5:30PM and the show starts at 7:00PM.
Tickets can be purchased at Fly South, or online at https://www.showclix.com/event/if42023nashvilletn
If you’d like to learn more about the event and check out the previews of the films, you can get more info at https://www.flyfilmfest.com/
We hope to see you there!
Tree Planting at Harlinsdale Farm - Franklin, TN
Chris Wood, CEO of Trout Unlimited will be in town to host a tree planting as a part of our partnership with Tractor Supply at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, TN on Tuesday, April 18 at 9:30am.
We encourage any of our members who are able to attend to show up and help remove invasive species and plant some trees. There will be a lunch provided and some fly casting lessons.
Best of all - it’s free!
For more information about the even, please visit https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Harpeth-River-Tree-Planting-Celebrate-Earth-Week-75590?redir=1https://tu.myeventscenter.com/event/Harpeth-River-Tree-Planting-Celebrate-Earth-Week-75590?redir=1
2020 Winter Quarterly Meeting
Fly South
February 25th, 2020
5:30 PM - Hattie B’s Hot Chicken Provided
6:00 - Presentation from TWRA’s Travis Scott on Caney Fork Temperature Monitoring Results