The President's Angle

by Yves Charron
Good day fellow TCTU members,
Finally got some warm weather so we can all head outside and do some fishing. I had the chance to fish with some TCTU friends.  Hope you were able to get out too and enjoy this warmer weather.

Habitat & Streamkeeping:
Several habitat events are scheduled for the upcoming season.  Hope to see many of you at these events.
Advocacy:
The neonics advocacy team is gaining some momentum.   More to come soon and we will provide an update at the February chapter meeting.   
Youth Education:
Several events are underway on the Youth education front.   I had the opportunity to volunteer for some ice fishing.   Finally, I got a fish pulled out from under the ice.

TCTU Election Update:
At the January meeting current board members were re-elected and some new faces joined the board.   The Officers have been appointed for 2026.  
Yves Charron – President
Brian Bredenberg – Vice President
Mike Hodgens – Secretary 
Thomas Bonner - Treasurer

Other roles appointed:
Habitat: Doug Moran/Jonathon Donager 
Streamkeepers : James Sauter
Chapter Meeting & Social Events: Bob Luck, Brent Porter, Mike Rude
Youth Education: Brad Poff/Mike Rebischke
Advocacy: Chris O’Brien/Joe Slavec
Membership: Mike Rude
Webmaster: Brent Porter
Communications: Bob Luck/Brent Porter
Recognition & Awards: Brian Bredenberg
CX3 Coordination: Bob Luck/Mike Hodgens

Thank you to all our board members for their commitments to make things better.
For those of you who cannot make a commitment to join the board, I would encourage everyone to volunteer in activities we have throughout the year.  We have various events for habitat, youth education, stream water quality monitoring, advocacy, youth education, and various committees.  Look for regular communications and feel free to check our events calendar.


I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the February meeting, at TCTU activities, or on the stream. Have a great day!
Yves Charron
President
Twin Cities Trout Unlimited