Oil Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited

		LITTLE SANDY BANK RESTORATION PROJECT The Growing Greener Grant that OCTU was awarded , working through the Venango County Conservation District to restore the eroded bank just above the trestle on Little Sandy Creek, Venango County. This project was completed on September 27^th 2010. The project was engineered and designed by the PF&BC. Also the DCNR and the DEP assisted to make sure the project went well. This project wouldn’t have happened without the dedicated help from the team at the Venango County Conservation District and some dedicated members with OCTU. The project came in approx $11k + dollars and OCTU was to pay 17.5% of total costs minus any credit for IN-KIND work and/or material. Which OCTU exceeded the 17.5% IN-Kind by almost double. Which will allow OCTU to do other conservation projects with the money we saved.

	On July 10, 2010, eight chapter members undertook the job of repairing / replacing the jackdam on the upper end of the fly fishing project waters on Little Sandy Creek. The original construction occurred in 1988/89. After 5 hours of HARD work the task was completed. A hearty thank you goes out to: Dan Rockwell, Mark Kerr, Regis Senko, Gary Ross, Jason Rockwell, Ron DeWoody, Vaughn MacGregor and Tom Young. Also ALL the wood needed to complete this project was donated by Dan "Huck" Miller through his logging operation. Huck and his scout troop helped us in the original construction of the dam. Thank you then, and than you now. OCTU members recently placed angler survey forms on the catch and release Fly Fishing Only section of Little Sandy Creek, at both SR 62 and Polk Center Pump Station parking areas. Anglers utilizing this special regulations area of Little Sandy Creek are encouraged to take a few moments in order to complete a survey and provide comments relating to their fishing experience on the stream. Survey forms can be found within those mailbox(s) attached to the wooden signs marked "Angler Survey". Click here for survey results - May 2010.