The Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited is an all-volunteer conservation nonprofit working to care for and recover rivers and streams and the native, wild and stocked trout that call them home. Working with TU staff and community partners, we bring people together to make our trout and salmon fisheries stronger, our water cleaner and our communities healthier. Join us and be a champion for your rivers and streams.
If you have the interest and time to make a deeper commitment to our local conservation and education work, we’d welcome you on the board or one of our many committees. To get started, connect with a Cataloochee board member at one of our monthly gatherings or coming events, or contact us to learn more.
PRESIDENT
Ed Saleem
Waynesville
Ed is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in 2016. He loves tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health.
VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Ferguson
Waynesville
Mike is a lifelong angler and WNC native who joined TU in 2013.
SECRETARY
Byron Grimmett
Waynesville
Byron is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in 2022.
TREASURER
John Hargraves
Waynesville
John is a lifelong fly fisherman, retired Army officer and conservationist who joined TU in 2014. He loves tossing small Wooly Buggers in blue lines, cleaning stream beds, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
TOWN
NAME is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in YEAR. They love tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.
EVENT COORDINATOR
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
TOWN
NAME is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in YEAR. They love tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.
CONSERVATION COORDINATOR
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
TOWN
NAME is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in YEAR. They love tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.
EDUCATION COORDINATOR
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
TOWN
NAME is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in YEAR. They love tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.
FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
TOWN
NAME is a lifelong angler and conservationists who joined TU in YEAR. They love tossing tiny dry flies to rising trout, planting trees and teaching kids about bugs and river health. NAME and their PARTNER have two children, three dogs and an iguana named Ralph.