Press Release

On behalf of the Ted Knott Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada and all the Trout in Bronte Creek I am pleased to report the results of the Ted Knott Bamboo Rod Raffle. The winners were as follows:

1. Bamboo Rod ----- Sam Tassone of Etobicoke.
2. Orvis Reel--------- Jack Bramm of Toronto
3. Wine Case-------- Jack Taylor of Toronto

The raffle was very successful in that over $6000.00 was raised for the Ted Knott Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada in aid of cold water conservation activities primarily on Bronte Creek.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who sold tickets and those who tried to sell tickets---it is not easy selling raffle tickets but all your hard work in appreciated.

I would also like to thank Jospehine Knott for donating Ted Knott's last bamboo blank to make the rod and Carl O'Connor, bamboo rod builder for completing the rod. Finally I would like to thank Chris Mouriopoulos for building a very elaborate rod case.

John H. Walker, Treasurer, Ted Knott Chapter of Trout Unlimited Canada

For further information on work of the Ted Knott Chapter please contact Kevin McGill kmcgill@tutkc.org and Len Yust the Ontario Executive Director for Trout Unlimited Canada at lyust@tucanada.org .