Ammonoosuc Valley Fish & Game Club

1463 Wild Ammonoosuc Road – Route 112
Bath, NH 03740

Celebrating 100 Years – 1924 to 2024

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Bath Village School – Trout in the Classroom Release

May 4th 8:30 am to 11 am – Karen Bellidoro will be bringing the 5th & 6th grade classes from Bath Village School to release their Trout in the Classroom trout in the Ammonoosuc River at our club site.
In addition to releasing the trout, they hope to engage the students in some hands-on field science. Depending on the water levels that morning, they would like to have the 5th & 6th graders collect macro-invertebrates from the river and conduct water quality testing.
Karen is also in contact with NH Fish & Game to see if they might be available to perform electrofishing( e-fishing) while they are at the club. This would be an incredible opportunity for the students to collect real-time data and compare the health and population of the AVFG club site on the Wild Ammonoosuc with their previous study of Bedell Brook.

If the weather is not good on May 4th – their day at the club will be moved to May 5th, same time on Tuesday as planned for Monday.

May 2026 Calendar has been updated to include this Trout in the Classroom Release

Club Work Day
Date to be decided – Hoping for the Last Sunday in April – 4/26/2026

We have a growing list of work for the work day. We will be posting and emailing the info on the exact date and time shortly.
Some of the work is the usual stuff. This is only a partial list. I am sure more will be added. There is a possibility of a second work day.

• Brush cutting and safety check on the riverbank in Preparation for Kids Fishing Derby
• Get the water back on at the club house and check the faucets and toilets for any winter damage.
• Clean up of the broken clay pigeons and the wads on the shooting field
• Repair of the backstops at the 25, 50, 100 & 200 yard berms
  • Possibility of more work to the 15 yard berm
• Cutting of brush on the side of the Hunter Ed shed to enable them to have tree stands for the Hunter Ed Field Days
  • If anyone has any free time and some brush cutters that could coordinate with Mark Lancaster (see the Directors page for his contact info) Please call him so that possibly some of this brushing could be done before the April 11th or April 18th Hunter Ed Field Days
• Electrical work in the club house. We need some outlets tested, feeds traced and then possibly an install of lights in one area.
• Are you a handy carpenter – we have some work that needs to be finished on the trap building.

Annual Kids Fishing Derby – the date is set for June 6, 2026
Mark your calendars

Don Clark is the organizer for the Annual Kids Fishing Derby. He has done all the needed ordering of the fish and gotten the needed permit from the State of NH.
Again this year we will be getting the fish from Hi-On-A-Hill Trout Farm in Plainfield,NH. This year they have native brook trout available, we have ordered some Natives and some Rainbows.

At the May Meeting we will be looking for Volunteers for this activity. This year we have members from the Mountaineers 4-H club that will be assisting with activities at the Fishing Derby. Come and learn to cast …identify fish species ….and learn what ‘bugs’ the fish like to eat.

We are working to have a fishing ‘pond’ for those kids 6 and under.

CALENDARS FOR APRIL & SEPTEMBER HAVE BEEN UPDATED WITH THE HUNTER ED FIELD DAY INFO

A Rule has been established for Filling of Vacancies of Officers and Directors see the Bylaws & Rules page

4-H Shooting Sports Program

Join the 4-H Shooting Sports – See the page to learn more!