April Meeting, 4/3/14

April Meeting
Speaker: August Gudmundsson
Topic: The State of Trout in NJ/Fishing wild trout streams
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2014
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Ridgewood United Methodist Church,
100 Dayton Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Agust is a past Chair of the NJ state council (2000 – 2006) and proof that reaching our youth results in new TU members down the road. He is currently the Conservation Committee Chair for New Jersey State Council of TU. In 1975 in the 8th grade, Agust took a fly-tying course with the North Jersey chapter and joined TU several years later. In the Central Jersey chapter, he has held numerous positions including Chapter VP and President. During Agust’s time at TU in various leadership roles, he has been instrumental in such areas as setting up Trout Conservation Areas (TCAs) at Point Mountain on the Musconetcong, and Ken Lockwood Gorge on the South Branch Raritan. In addition, Agust has testified numerous times in support of sound conservation practices for our rivers and watersheds, from support for C-1 classifications for trout production waters to support for the Highlands Act. Currently Agust is chairman of the Fish Committee for the New Jersey Fish and game Council. Agust has been and continues to be a major force for TU’s mission in New Jersey and beyond.