PHOTOS FROM START OF TAMAQUA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S ANNUAL TROUT DERBY

Pictured during the start of last weekend's Tamaqua Chamber Trout Derby are, from front left, are Chamber members/volunteers Dave Barron, Tom Banditelli Sr. (chairman), Eileen Barron and Linda Yulanavage. From back left are Schuylkill Trout Unlimited members and volunteers Ann McCole, Jan Mione, Tom Folino, Phyllis Bondura, Kevin Clouser (PA Conservation Officer), John Bondura (chairman) and Tony Mione (President). — Pictured during the start of last weekend’s Tamaqua Chamber Trout Derby are, from front left, are Chamber members/volunteers Dave Barron, Tom Banditelli Sr. (chairman), Eileen Barron and Linda Yulanavage.
From back left are Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited (SCTU) members and volunteers Ann McCole, Jan Mione, Tom Folino, Phyllis Bondura, Kevin Clouser (PA Conservation Officer), John Bondura (chairman) and Tony Mione (President). On hand, but not pictured, were SCTU Mike Carroll, Jake Carl and Beau Huey.

“Size does matter,” said John Bondura, Chairman and past president, Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited during last weekend’s start of the Tamaqua Area Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Trout Derby on the Little Schuylkill River. “We only stock trophy trout 13-inches or higher.”
Tom Banditelli Sr., 5-year chairman of the derby, stated his appreciation to all the volunteers, sponsors and supporters of the event. Volunteers added that just over a 100 people signed up for the derby.
Pictured below are photos taken during the first day of the derby (Saturday, April 19, 2014). During the derby, prizes will be awarded for tagged fish.
300 fish were stocked at various locations in and around Tamaqua at the start of the derby.
The last day to register was April 19. The derby runs until June 14, 2014.
The event, sponsored by the Chamber in cooperation with Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited, is also listed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/1400447913554203.
For more information about the Chamber, visit their website at www.Tamaqua.net.
“We are always looking to increase fishing opportunities in the Tamaqua area,” added Bondura. “Every place we put fish is open to the public.”
For more information about Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited, visit their website at http://schuylkillcountytu.org.

July 2014 will mark the 55th anniversary of Trout Unlimited founding. Click HERE for more information.
Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited meet every month of the year. To participate or take part click HERE to view their meeting schedule and events.
They can also be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SchuylkillCountyTroutUnlimited.
Their mission is to further TU National goals of protecting, restoring, and conserving cold-water fisheries, by involving its members and supporters in conservation, education, fund raising, and communication directed to coldwater fisheries in Schuylkill County and the people who may use and depend upon those fisheries.