Welcome to Chattooga River TU!
Welcome to the website of Trout Unlimited’s Chattooga River Chapter. We are the chapter with weekly activities to interest conservationists, coldwater anglers, and all of you who appreciate opportunities that contribute to the health of our environment.
Chapter opportunities include monthly meetings featuring knowledgeable speakers on varieties of subjects relating to coldwater conservation. Weekly hikes present every member an invitation to see and appreciate the diversity of Oconee and Pickens Counties. Our fishing and daily outings are mentoring sessions which allow participants to attend as overnight campers or on a day-trip basis.
We maintain the Coon Branch Trail along the primitive Whitewater River between the falls. We collect litter along our adopted stretch of Highway 107 in Oconee County and along the Eastatoe River in Pickens County.
“Trout in the Classroom” is an activity we sponsor in local schools. “Scouting-for-Trout” is an on-stream activity for youth.
Refer to our “CORE AGENDA,” linked in the menu to the left, for a complete list of activities.
And, by the way, we enjoy fishing for trout.
Experience with us, “Catch and Release!”
Upcoming CRCTU Meeting
Chattooga River Chapter of TU
Trash Pick Up
Saturday, February 22, 2025 along Rte. 107 & Burrells Ford Rd.
We are planning a quarterly roadside trash pick up for Saturday, Feb. 22nd starting at 9:30 am, depending on the weather. Our regular p/u area is along State Route107 from the Trout Hatchery Rd. south to the Cherry Hill Recreation/Campgrounds, a distance of approximately 3 miles. We’ll meet, park cars and get equipment at the Burrell’s Ford intersection, about in the middle of the distance we covered. Depending on attendance, we may also cover the Burrells Ford Rd. down to the Chattooga River.
You may want to bring sunglasses, sunscreen and a long sleeve coat or maybe a raincoat. Do bring a hat and gloves.
Some of our members meet about 8am, prior to the trash P/U, at the Kountry Kupboard, 3708 Blue Ridge Blvd, Walhalla. Come join us for breakfast if you want. Look for the scruffy looking bunch.
It’s about a 1/2 hr. drive from there. You would take rte 28 through Walhalla up in the mountains. Around Mountain Rest, at the Y in the road, turn right onto rte 107, continuing to Burrells Ford Road, which will be on the left side of road.