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Our Eagle Valley TU chapter works to provide clean water to trout everyday.  WE EMBRACE Watershed and habitat focused efforts to ensure the continued longevity of the natural wild trout and waters of the EAGLE VALLEY.

Current EVTU Board Members: Nick Noesen - Chapter President, Elbert Bivins, Brian Bloess, Dan Chalfant, Jill Chalfant, Greg Ciluzzi, Greg Eynon, Rick Messmer, Brents Olmstead, Rob Veratti Ted Vickerman, Derek Petak

All Proceeds from the Upper Colorado Fall Classic stay in Eagle County, benefit your rivers, and Eagle Valley Trout Unlimited, a 501c3 organization

2024 Initiatives, Contributions, Accomplishments:

  • Conservation projects: Gore Creek Restoration (in-process) acting as a custodianship for the repair, restoration and preservation of a section of Gore Creek.

    • 2024: funds designated for EVTU to oversee allocation to proper planning and entities

    • 2025: actual project takes place

  • Film tour: Hosted F3T annual Film Tour March 2024 - fundraiser

  • Fish surveys with Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Spring 2024

  • Streamkeepers Education at Walking Mountains in Avon, CO - June 2024

    • EVTU buddies up with Walking Mountains at their campus to host a series of educational stations including insect activity in creek, fly tying and casting clinics

  • Highway / River Cleanup - Spring & Fall 2024

  • Eagle River Watershed Festival Youth Casting Clinic Sept 20, 2024 at CMC in Edwards, CO (past years similar at Knapp Ranch with Vail Valley Foundation)

  • Signage along rivers - Eagle River and Gore Creek (red alert signs for spawning grounds)

  • Upper Colorado Fall Classic Fundraiser: Sept 28-29, 2024

    Our largest event (10th annual in 2024) of the year holding an event built around donors fueling a Silent Auction, Raffle on Day 1 and then a 30-boat tournament the chapter facilitates on Day 2.

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