2024 Schedule of events

  Date                                      Time                              Event                                                 Guest Speaker                                                       Location

Thursday, January 11th             7:00 pm               Membership Meeting                                       TBA                   Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm
Saturday, January 13th             9:00 am           Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                         Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
​Saturday, January 20th            9:00 am           Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                         Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Saturday, January 27th            9:00 am           Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                          Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828

Saturday, February 3rd            9:00 am           Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                           Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
​Thursday, February 8th            7:00 pm           Membership Meeting                                       TBA                        Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm
Saturday, February 10rd           9:00 am         Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                             Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Saturday, February 17th           9:00 am         Quarterly Roadside Clean up                                                            Island Home Baptist Church, Hwy 441
​Saturday, February 17th           9:00 am          Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                            Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Saturday, February 24th          9:00 am          Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                            Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828

Saturday, March 2nd                 9:00 am          Intermediate Fly Tying Class                                                           Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
​​Thursday, March 14th                7:00 pm          Membership Meeting                  Annual Business meeting        Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm

Sunday, April 7th                        8:00 am         Casting for Recovery Fishing Day                                                               Norton Creek, Gatlinburg, TN
​Thursday, April 11th                   7:00 pm          Membership Meeting          David Matthews, "Aquatic Insect"      Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
 Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm
Saturday, April 27th                   9:00 am          Veterans on the Water Family Event, TU Service Partnership                  Miller Island, River Road

Saturday, May 4th                      TBA             Benthic Macro Invertebrate Survey    Dennis Baxter/David Matthews      Weir Parking Lot​
​Thursday, May 9th                     7:00 pm      Fly tying demo by members, what's working now                             Norris Community Center, Norris, TN  37828  
​ Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 11th                     9:00 am       Quarterly Roadside Clean up                                                                       Island Home Baptist Church, Hwy 441   
Saturday, May 18                       8:30 am         Women on the Pond                                                                                    Ashby's Pond, Knoxville, TN 
Saturday, May 23                      All Day          TVA Media Event Toccoa River                                                                   McCaysville, GA                

Saturday, June 8th                    9:00 am        Kids Fish Free Day                                                                                          Miller Island , River Road
Thursday, June 13th                  7:00 pm        Membership Meeting   Jim Habera, TWRA, spring report                Norris Community Center, Norris, TN 37828
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm
Wednesday, June 19th             TBA               John Thurman Adventure Trout Camp , Fishing day                                   Norton Creek, Gatlinburg, TN

Thursday, July 4th                    9:00 am     Independence Day/Norris Day                                                                          Norris, TN 37828
Note: No membership meeting during July
Saturday, July 20th                    TBA           Big Clinch River Clean up          Meet at the Museum of Appalachia             Norris, TN 37828
​Saturday, July 27                     9:00 am      Service Partnership                                                                                            Miller Island, River Road

Friday, August 2nd                    5:30 pm     Board Meeting                                                                                                  Clinch River Brewing Co.
Saturday, August 10th               9:00 am     Service Partnership                                                                                           Norton Creek, Gatlinburg, TN
Thursday, August 17th              5:00 pm      Membership Rendezvous    Member's Barbecue and social                       Norris Pavillon, Norris, TN

Saturday, September 7th        9:00 am       Service Partnership                                                                                           Norton Creek, Gatlinburg, TN
Thursday, September 12th      7:00 pm      Membership Meeting   David Matthews, Identifying aquatic insects             Norris Community Center, Norris, TN
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm​
Saturday, September 21st      9:00 am       Quarterly Roadside Clean up                                                                            Island Home Baptist Church, Hwy 441
Saturday, September 28th                          Wounded Warriors                                                                                              Norton Creek, Gatlinburg, TN

Thursday, October 10th           7:00 pm      Membership Meeting    Roger Bitz, Hatchery Manager at Buffalo Springs  Norris Community Center, Norris, TN
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm​

Thursday, November 14th      6:00 pm Chili Cook off and Swap Meet     A great time to get some deals on used gear. Oak Ridge Sportsmen Association , Oak Ridge, TN
Board meeting prior to the membership meeting at 5:30 pm​
​Saturday, November 16th       9:00 am      Quarterly Roadside Clean up                                                                               Island Home Baptist Church, Hwy 441   

     Thursday, December 12th       5:30 pm                      Board meeting                               TBA                                              TBA

2022 Calendar of Events 

January 7th... Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing
January 13th...Membership meeting at Appalachian Room Norris Dam State Park
January 15th...Introduction to Fly Tying classes start at St Francis Episcopal Church, Norris.  Class starts at 9am until 12 noon  CANCELED

February 4th...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing
February 10th...Membership meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park Canceled due to Covid concerns 
February 19th...Quarterly Road Cleanup. Meet at the Island Home Baptist Church, Highway 441 near the River Road junction, Norris. Pastries, coffee, safety vests, gloves and litter grabbers will be provided. Will start at 9:00 am and it will last until about noon. For more information contact Tony Gregg, [email protected] or (865) 607-3785

March 4th,...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 

March 10th...Membership Meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park. Start at 6:00 
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April 1st...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
April 2nd...TU Service Partnership / Norton Creek
April 14th...Membership Meeting  at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park 
April 30th...Women on the Pond, this is a new event for the ladies.  We will have a casting clinic, class on entomology, knot tying as well as other topics to help get you ready to fly fish. The morning will start with introductions and short meet and greet. We will break up into two groups with some starting the casting class while the other half get started learning about bugs and knots. We will change places and complete the training and practice sessions, then we break for lunch.  After lunch we will take up positions on the bank of the (1) one acre stocked pond! This should be a great day for all. More information will be posted as we near this event. Registration for this event will be required.

May 6th...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
​May 7th.... Quarterly Road Cleanup.  Meet at the Island Home Baptist Church, Highway 441 near the River Road junction, Norris. Pastries, coffee, safety vests, gloves and litter grabbers will be provided. Will start at 9:00 am and it will last until about noon. For more information contact Tony Gregg, [email protected] or (865) 607-3785
​May 12th...Membership Meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park
May 14th... Veterans on the Water, TU Service Partnership Event - all veterans and first responders and family members. Clinch River at Miller Island 8am to 3pm
May 26th...TU Service Partnership / Wounded Warriors. Clinch River at Miller Island 8am to 3pm 
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June 3rd...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing
June 9th...Membership Meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park
June 11th...Kid's Fish Free Day (CRCTU) - Clinch River at Miller Island 7am to 1pm
June 22,..John Thurman Smoky Mountains Trout Adventure Camp - Norton Creek

July 1st...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
July 4th...Independence Day (Norris Day)  
July 9th... Big Clinch River Cleanup and road side cleanup
July 12th... Partnership with Norris Dam State Park...Dennis Baxter stream side entomology class. Contact Norris Dam State Park for details
​July 15th...Trout Unlimited founded in Grayling Michigan 1959
​July 21st... TU Service Partnership / Wounded Warriors. Clinch River at Miller Island 8am to 3pm
July 24th... Partnership with Norris Dam State Park...Fly Tying Class. Contact Norris Dam State Park for details

August 5th...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing
August 6th... TU Service Partnership - Norton Creek
August 13th... Partnership with Norris Dam State Park... Fly Casting Class 9am to 11 am... Contact Norris Dam State Park for details
August 20th... Fishing on Norton Creek with CFR staffers
August 27th ...TU Service Partnership - Norton Creek
August 11th...Membership Meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park

September 2nd...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
September 9th & 10th...CRCTU MEMBERS WEEKEND. Cookout Friday evening. Saturday fish Miller Island. This is a new event for our membership, look for
more details as we move toward this Great Event.
September 13th and 14th... Partnership event with TVA on the South Holston River. CRCTU Volunteers assisting TVA personnel fishing activities on the river.
​September 24...Women on the Water at Miller Island on Clinch River

October 7th...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
October 13th...Membership Meeting at Appalachian Room, Norris Dam State Park

November 4th...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing  6:00 pm
November 10th...Membership Meeting, Chili Supper and Swap meet. Oak Ridge Sportsmen's Association Club House. 6:30 pm
November 19th... Quarterly Road Cleanup
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December 2nd...Board Meeting at Clinch River Brewing 
December 8th... Chapter Christmas Dinner, more details later