Anglers looking for a guided fly-fishing trip that also benefits the resource might consider booking a day on the water with the ArkAnglers shop Aug. 30.
On a “Guiding for Conservation” event, the Salida-based shop and its guides will donate all proceeds from the day to the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas.
To book a trip, call 719-539-4223.
Deer meetings.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife will conduct public meetings in Burns and Carbondale to discuss the future management of deer herds in the Eagle and Aspen areas.
A session in Burns on Wednesday will focus on the Sweetwater herd, found in game-management units 25, 26 and 34. The units include a mix of public and private lands, and encompass an area north of Glenwood Canyon to the Flattops Wilderness Area. They include portions of eastern Garfield, northern Eagle and southwestern Routt counties.
The Burns meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Burns Baptist Church, just south of the post office.
A meeting in Carbondale on Thursday will address the Maroon Bells herd in management units 43, 47 and 471, which stretch from the summit of Independence Pass down the Roaring Fork Valley and include Aspen, Basalt and Carbondale.
That meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Carbondale Fire Station, 300 Meadowood Drive.
Mud snails update.
Colorado Division of Wildlife personnel in North Park last month discovered New Zealand mud snails at South Delaney Butte Reservoir. They were not initially found in North and East Delaney Butte reservoirs, but the DOW will conduct a more intensive sampling to determine the extent of the infestation in those waters.
Though the impact of the mud snails on Colorado fisheries is unknown, they could disrupt the food chain by competing with native invertebrates and destroying forage important to trout and other gamefish.
The mud snails have been found in South Boulder Creek, portions of the South Platte River and the Green River near the Colorado/Utah border.
They are spread primarily by movement from one body of water to another on fishing gear, waders and boats, where they are embedded in mud or plant material.
Boaters are urged to practice the clean, drain, dry discipline required in inspections for other invasive species. Fishermen who use waders in mud snail-infested waters should scrub the bottom of their waders with a wire brush and remove all mud, plants and organic material between each use.
