Trout
Unlimited's chapters are its backbone. Their grassroots presence enables
TU to be the nation's premier coldwater conservation organization.
All chapter meetings are free
and open to the public - you are invited!
Candlewood Valley
(309)
Farmington Valley (129)
Hammonasset (446)
Mianus (258)
Naugatuck-Pomperaug (281)
Northwestern Connecticut (009)
Nutmeg (217)
Thames Valley (282)
- Contact: James Belden, President - james.belden (at) cvtu.org
- Address: P.O. Box 3795, Danbury, CT 06811
- Website: http://www.cvtu.org
- Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month, September to May, 7:00 p.m.
- Location: Volunteer Firehouse - Miry Brook Road, Danbury [directions]
- Home Waters: Candlewood Lake, Deep Brook, Housatonic River, Pond Brook, Pootatuck River.
Farmington Valley (129)
- Contact: Carl Swanson, President - (860) 589.5547 carl.swanson (at) comcast.net
- Address:
- Website: http://www.tufv.org
- Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month, September to May, 7:00 p.m.
- Location: The Stonewell Restaurant - 354 Colt Hwy, Farmington [directions]
- Home Waters: Farmington River, Pequabuck River, Stratton Brook, Trout Brook.
Hammonasset (446)
- Contact: Ted Gardziel, President - (203) 287-5025 [ days ]- ted.l.gardziel (at) comcast.net
- Address: 77 Beech Road - Guilford, CT 06437
- Website: http://www.hammonassettu.com
- Meetings: 3rd Thursday of the month,
September to May, 6:30 p.m.
- Location: Wallingford Rod & Gun Club, 411 N. Branford Rd, Wallingford [directions]
- Home Waters: Hammonasset River, Mill River (Hamden,) Muddy River, Quinnipiac River, West River.
Mianus (258)
- Contact: Jim Glowienka, President - (203) 857-4325 jimglowienka (at ) optonline.net
- Address: P.O. Box 357 - Riverside, CT 06878
- Website: http://www.mianustu.org
- Meetings: 1st Tuesday after the 1st Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Waveny Mansion, New Canaan [directions]
- Home Waters: Comstock Brook, Mianus River, Norwalk River, Silvermine River.
Naugatuck-Pomperaug (281)
- Contact: Glenn LaFreniere, President - troutchief (at) optimum.net
- Address: P.O. Box 100 - Middlebury, CT
- Website: http://www.tunaugpomp.org
- Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the month, September to June, 7:00 p.m.
- Location: Naugatuck Valley Savings & Loan, Naugatuck [directions]
- Home Waters: Naugatuck River, Pomperaug River, and their tributaries.
Northwestern Connecticut (009)
- Contact: Evan J, Williams, President - (860) 567-2131 evan51 (at) optonline.net
- Address: 103 Wheeler Rd. - Litchfield, CT 06759
- Website: http://www.nwctu.org
- Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month, September to June, 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Elks Club - 70 Litchfield Street, Torrington [directions]
- Home Waters: Furnace Brook, Housatonic River, Naugatuck River.
Nutmeg (217)
- Contact: Ron Merly, President - president (at) nutmegtu.org
- Address: P.O. Box 1594 - Fairfield, CT 06825
- Website: http://www.nutmegtu.org
- Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month, September to May, 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Fayerweather Yacht Club - 51 Brewster Street, Black Rock (Bridgeport) [directions]
- Home Waters: Aspetuck River, Mill River (Easton, Fairfield,) Pequonnock River, Saugatuck River.
Thames Valley (282)
- Contact: Mike Goodwin, President - (860) 464-2685 mgoodwin (at) thamesvalleytu.org
- Address: P.O. Box 151 - Ledyard, CT 06339
- Website: http://www.thamesvalleytu.org
- Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month, September to May, 6:30 p.m.
- Location: The Moose Chapter - Fitchville Road, Bozrah [directions]
- Home Waters: Eight Mile, Fenton, Little, Moosup, Mount Hope, Natchaug, Quinebaug, Shetucket, Thames, and Yantic rivers; Latimers and Merrick brooks.
©2009, Connecticut Council of Trout Unlimited. Photo: wild brown trout;
courtesy of James Belden, Candlewood Valley chapter.