MHTU September 2023 Membership Meeting: "Cliff Notes": An Evening with Cliff Schwark

9/18/23 - September General Membership Meeting
”Cliff Notes”: An Evening with Cliff Schwark

6:30pm - 9pm, American Legion,
Overlook Rd., Poughkeepsie NY

Cliff Schwark is a NYS Fishing Guide, and a founding member of the Mid Hudson Chapter.

Cliff will share his rich, sometimes humorous, sometimes irreverent, always entertaining perspectives on fly fishing, and the sporting heritage and traditions gleaned from his career as a fly fishing guide and mentor. At this special meeting, Cliff will be recognized for his long standing contributions to Trout Unlimited.

The Backstory

In 1978 a group of Dutchess County fly fishermen & members of The Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, founded Mid Hudson Trout Unlimited.
Cliff Schwark remembers. He was one of founders.

Forty five years later Cliff recalls the people, the places, and the events leading up to the birth of the chapter. If you know Cliff, you know that his knowledge and passion for fly fishing is only matched by his gift for storytelling.  

Agenda

6:30 cocktails

7:00 chapter business meeting

7:30 Cliff Schwark Presents

8:15 Cliff Schwark recognition/award presentation

Resume: Cliff Schwark

Born October 10, 1933 in Port Ewen, NY

Kingston High School, Class of 1951

St. Lawrence University, Class of 1960

Served in the United States Navy as a member of the U.S. Navy Boxing Team and also as a radar man on a destroyer

Retired from IBM after 36 Years

Serves as Chairman of the Town of Beekman Conservation Advisory Council

Resides in the Town of Beekman with his wife, Karen

  • Active member of Trout Unlimited since 1963

  • A founder of Catskill Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter in 1964 

  • A founding member and past officer of Mid-Hudson Trout Unlimited Chapter in 1978

  • A fly fisherman for 77 Years

  • Fished over 200 rivers & streams

  • Charter Member, International Federation of Fly Fishermen

  • Developed fly fishing schools and is a licensed N.Y.S.  professional guide

Mike Matts