May Meeting
Greg Hoover, former Professor of Entomology, Penn State was the guest speaker at the May meeting. He presented a slide show A Flyfisher’s Entomology- Some Conversations I’ve Overheard at Fly Shops Across the US.
May Meeting
April LJRA meeting
April Meeting
The next meeting of the LJRA will be Thursday April 13th at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will start at 7PM. Come early for dinner or stay afterwards to socialize with members. The agenda is below. We hope to see you there.
- Final Presentation of results for the 2015-2016 Trout Behavior study- Denny Johnson, Uma Ramakrishnan, Juniata College.
- Temperature and other gauges for the lower river – site selected
- Fish passage around paper mill dam update
- Kelso Run Brook trout habitat improvement project. We’ll need volunteers
- Wetlands project opportunity, Angela Spagnoli
- River Bank Clean-up recap
12th Annual River Bank Clean-up
12th Annual Riverbank Clean-up
LJRA held its 12th annual river bank clean-up on Saturday April 8th. We had a great turnout, with approximately 200 volunteers showing up to clean the J.
March meeting
March Meeting
The LJRA will meet March 9th 7 PM at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will be devoted to organizing our annual river bank clean-up to be held on Saturday, April 8th . Group leaders and those interested should attend.
February Meeting
February Meeting
LJRA met Feb. 9th at the Edgewater Inn. Huntingdon County Watershed Specialist, Stacia-Fe Gillen, gave a presentation on Huntingdon County Conservation District’s (HCCD) plans and projects for the Little J watershed. LJRA and HCCD are combining resources to create a complete set of water quality measurements on the Little J near Green Hills Campground.
Fly of the Month
The fly of the month is Bill’s little black stonefly imitation.
Expect to see these on warms days in February.
Annual Members Banquet
Annual Members Banquet
The Annual Little Juniata River Association Members Banquet was held Friday, January 13th at the Edgewater Inn and Riverside Grill. Approximately 50 people attended. The LJRA banquet is not a fund raiser, just a chance for our fellow “j” lovers to get acquainted at a great place. We thank the Edgewater Inn for their hospitality and great service. Consider joining us next year!
More great news for the J!
More great news for the J!
The LJRA is excited to announce that as a result of the June electroshocking survey (scroll down to the next page), PFBC will recommend that two sections of the J be classified as a wild Class A fishery. Being declared a wild Class A fishery is an important step towards gaining high quality cold water (HQCW) designated use status by PA-DEP. One location encompasses 4.5 miles of the upper J from Sandy Run to the Rt 220 bridge in Bellwood. The other 3.2 mile section is located on the lower J from the Barre bridge to the mouth of the Juniata River. 2016 has been an excellent year for the J!
In Memory of Dan Grobe
Photo courtesy of Dan’s good friend and fishing buddy, Frank Gondos.
Dan Grobe loved fly fishing the Little J. His family and friends have made donations to the Little Juniata River Association in his memory. Here is a photo of Dan taken near the “Road Springs” last spring.
December Meeting
December Meeting
The LJRA will meet Thursday December 8th at 7PM at the Edgewater Inn. The agenda will include updates on a joint venture been the LJRA and AE paper Co in Tyrone to explore the feasibility of modifying the paper mill dam to allow fish passage from the J up into the Little Bald Eagle , continuation of the trout telemetry study in 2017, status of the Little Bald Eagle Creek and the identification of 4.6 miles of Class water in the upper J. Hope to see you there.