Throughout its modern history, the Lackawanna River has been at various times a trash dump, waste-water disposal site, mine water drainage site and a slaughterhouse waste depository. It has been the catch basin for generations of acid mine water, and to this day parts of it cannot sustain aquatic life. Despite 120 years of neglect and abuse, Mother Nature has created a gem; a trout fishery that regularly produces trophy trout. This waterway runs through a landscape so ravaged by past mining it boggles the mind that anything can live in the water. Yet, despite conservation by a few dedicated individuals, abuse continues.
The mission of Lackawanna Valley Trout Unlimited is to conserve, protect, restore and sustain the coldwater fisheries throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, with a special interest in the Lackawanna River watershed. Reclaiming the past, protecting the present and preparing for the future shall be our battle cry.
The chapter bylaws are here Final TU By-Laws
