Round valley trout association

[Mikey topaz]

Been talking to some of the guys from the club and Steve the president, apparently this year the club is not going to be stocking no where near the amount of trophy trout as they have in the past.... membership numbers are down and not many donations this year have been made. I know a bunch of ya guys fish there! Guys if your not a member yet please join and help these guys out the 25$ goes along way and any donations are appreciated. We are also collecting any unwanted fishing stuff that is sold at peaquest flea market and all money collected goes to stocking more trophy trout, if interested in donating or becoming a member or any info reach out to me. Where else are you guys gonna catch 7+ lb trout in jersey ???

[Mikey topaz]

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[FASTEDDIE29]

Can’t believe how low the numbers are? It’s weird! There was a ton of people at the stocking I helped with last year. Tons of boats too! I giess half of the guys there weren’t members.....??? Hope they work it out somehow!

[RWole]

Its unfortunate but numbers are down in many clubs as well as license sales.
I am a member of a small local club in my town and we have 9 members left.
We have had sons of members join and leave after a couple of years.
The younger generation is too attached to their phones and depend on an
App to do everything for them.

[AndyS]

Not good to hear. As a 501c-3 they can post on here at any time.

[akoop]

After reading this post I searched and found the RVTA website to become more familiar with what they do. The website has not been updated in a long time and is full of information for 2017 & 2018.

I clicked the Join the RVTA link on the membership tab and the first line reads
"Renewing your membership early gives RVTA a jump-start in planning it’s 2018 stocking and other programs"

The fishing regulations section list the 2017 regs.

The Annual Welgoss Memorial Tournament results are from 2016.

As someone that is not that familiar with the association I really don't have any confidence or desire to join when the site is a year or more behind.

[AndyS]

It's tough when you run an organization based entirely on volunteers. They did have a booth at the Outdoor show. I think it's all about reconnecting the people with the valley. The membership used to in the thousands.

[thmyorke1]

Im not sure what the membership gives opportunities to, I guess some access to tournaments and cheaper entry fees to them?
Maybe if RVTA wants to get more funds they could do some guide services?

Figure out a way to get people out on the water at a cheap cost. There are a lot anglers interested in RV but dont have a boat and need guidance on targeting them. Get these anglers interested in RV, then they will naturally invest in it through the club.

[Mikey topaz]

Originally Posted by akoop

After reading this post I searched and found the RVTA website to become more familiar with what they do. The website has not been updated in a long time and is full of information for 2017 & 2018.

I clicked the Join the RVTA link on the membership tab and the first line reads
"Renewing your membership early gives RVTA a jump-start in planning it’s 2018 stocking and other programs"

The fishing regulations section list the 2017 regs.

The Annual Welgoss Memorial Tournament results are from 2016.

As someone that is not that familiar with the association I really don't have any confidence or desire to join when the site is a year or more behind.

That is a problem I know... part of that problem is none of these old member that half of them do not even fish anymore don’t wanna be bothered... they need young members as mentioned above the kids now days want nothing to do with the outdoors it’s sad, as far as tournaments go, anyone can enter member or not... I’ve found out showing up to a meeting here and there and tournaments you will start talking to members and will learn some things. Once you figure this place out it’s very rewarding,

[Hookmanski]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

Maybe if RVTA wants to get more funds they could do some guide services?

Figure out a way to get people out on the water at a cheap cost. There are a lot anglers interested in RV but dont have a boat and need guidance on targeting them. Get these anglers interested in RV, then they will naturally invest in it through the club.

^This is a great idea! Too often people tell me they hate fishing at round valley because they don't have a boat and don't have much success from shore. Now we know that place is full of fish, you just have to be able to find em.

Charge people $200 for 5-6 hours of fishing, half goes to the RVTA and the other half goes to the guide, boom! Great opportunity to teach people about the lake as well as the RVTA.

This is one of the biggest issues with clubs like these nowadays, outreach. And if the young kids are on their phones (im a "young" and hate looking at my phone while fishing) maybe the RVTA could make an instagram account to appeal to them.

I'd be interested to talk to some of the guys who are a part of it, a little rejuvenation could make a big difference.