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About New River TU

The “home waters” of New River Trout Unlimited Chapter 207 (NRTU) include most of Giles, Montgomery, and Floyd counties, plus some parts of Pulaski, Craig, Roanoke, and Wythe counties.
See this page to find out more about NRTU and our mission to protect and restore coldwater habitat in the New River Valley.

Trout Unlimited – National Organization

Trout Unlimited (TU) was founded in 1959 along the banks of Michigan’s Au Sable River by a small group of anglers who were committed to protecting trout in the Au Sable and other area streams.
Today, TU is a national organization with more than 150,000 members organized into approximately 400 local chapters.
See this page to learn more about the mission of Trout Unlimited and what we are doing to protect and restore coldwater habitat

Area Fishing

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) stocks a good number of streams in our area with rainbow, brown, and brook trout. Those termed “Class A” streams such as Big Stony, Craig Creek, Pandapas Pond, Burkes Fork, and Little River receive up to 8 stockings throughout the cooler months. Many other streams are stocked 3 to 5 times during these months.
In addition, DWR designates miles of unstocked waters as “wild trout streams” – streams that have enough high-quality habitat to support a reproducing population of one or more species.
Find out more by visiting our Area Fishing page.

Local Leadership

All Trout Unlimited chapters are “self-supporting” and therefore, we rely on local members and supporters to carry forward TU’s mission of protecting and restoring coldwater fisheries. In our area, this means helping to protect the places that we all cherish – places like Pandapas Pond, Cascades, Big Stony Creek, The Blue Ridge Parkway, and the New River.
If you feel strongly about these places and these issues, we encourage you to join with New River Chapter leaders in finding ways to protect and improve the places that trout call home:

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