The Forks of the Delaware Chapter of Trout Unlimited is an all-volunteer conservation nonprofit working to care for and recover rivers and streams and the 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 Forks of the Delaware Chapter board member at one of our monthly gatherings or coming events, or contact us to learn more.
PRESIDENT
Joe Baylog
Forks Township
Joe grew up a freshwater fishing enthusiast, fishing and paddling local waters with his family as a child. He has been fortunate to have had the ability to travel much of the country with his family fly rod in hand as an adult. Spending this time has instilled in him the knowledge that our water resources are not only special but fragile and need thoughtful stewardship and support from those that enjoy them to remain viable.
VICE PRESIDENT
Kevin Cochrane
Forks Township
Kevin has been fly fishing since 1986 and a member of the Forks of the Delaware Chapter since 1989, serving on the Board since 1990, as well as being a past Chapter President. He has written grants and coordinated chapter stream enhancement projects. He is a PFBC Certified Fly Fishing Instructor and has taught teenagers and adults fly fishing and fly tying. He is currently our liaison to the Bushkill Stream Conservancy.
SECRETARY
Brian Wagner
Nazareth
Brian is a lifelong angler and conservationist who joined TU in 1997. Brian is a past president of the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and knows his way around TU. His passion for dry fly fishing takes him all over Pennsylvania and beyond, fishing familiar waters and searching out new waters for rising trout. He is a PFBC Certified Fly Fishing Instructor and Youth Coordinator for the chapter.
TREASURER
Vaughn Miller
Wind Gap
Vaughn has been treasurer of Forks of the Delaware Trout Unlimited since 2020. He enjoys chasing hatches and technical dry fly fishing for wild trout.
BOARD MEMBER
Bruce McCutcheon
Easton
Bruce is a retired intercollegiate athletics professional possessing broad executive leadership experience in all aspects of athletic administration. A member of Trout Unlimited since 2013, An avid hiker, backpacker and fly fisherman, Bruce enhances his TU conservation outreach by also participating as a ‘community scientist” with Science on the Fly.
BOARD MEMBER
Eric Guzstaw
Hellertown
Eric has been with TU since 2018 and is an avid conservationist of native fish, lifelong multi species angler and member of the Cooks Creek Watershed Association. Fly fishing or spin fishing he does both and enjoys teaching new people how to fish! When he’s not on the water, he can be found spending time with his family or walking in the woods!”