• Name: Allen Adinoff
• Chapter President for Cutthroat Chapter
• TU Member for 10 years
• Semi-retired allergy and asthma doctor
• Best Quote from Allen: “We put in below the dam, and our oarsman told me we’d half to catch a fish before crossing under the cable.  As I was telling him he was full of bull... boom there she was!

- How long have you been a TU member? I've been a member for 10 years, give or take.

- What made you want to be President of the Cutthroat chapter? I thought the opportunity of Chapter president would give me a chance to further the TU mission, and become further involved with our members and Board. There was an opening, as our current President Cam Chandler was moving up to Vice-president of CTU. 

- What are some of your plans and goals for the Cutthroat Chapter?

We want to find ways to engage more members in becoming interested in the Chapter and it’s mission.  We have 1500 members, but the same 50 or so are the ones who consistently show up at the meetings and participate in the conservation projects. We have plans to initiate a “local fishing trip” program that would involve trips within an hour or less of south metro Denver. The goal would be to interest less experienced fishers to be “mentored” by the more knowledgeable. Hopefully this will interest newer, younger members to be more involved with the Chapter in general. We also want to expand our fundraising efforts, finding novel ways of bringing dollars into the Chapter. Two new programs initiated this year have been King Soopers gift cards and Amazon Smile.

- What is a favorite fishing spot and favorite fishing story? I love the Deckers area. The river canyon is gorgeous. It has really come back since the Hayman fire and is “home waters” for the Cutthroat Chapter. My favorite story is from fishing the Bighorn. We put in below the dam, and our oarsman told me we’d half to catch a fish before crossing under the cable.  As I was telling him he was full of bull... boom there she was!

- To you, what is the best tactic or fly for catching trout? Totally focusing on what you’re doing.  When you’re “in the zone”, good things will happen. - Beyond being an awesome angler, what else do you do in your spare time or for work? I’m semi-retired, still working a couple of days per week as an allergy and asthma doctor in a practice I’ve been devoted to for over 25 years. I love to hunt elk, deer, and pheasant. I also play drums with a weekly jazz group, cycle regularly, and still cut my lawn and own several chainsaws to keep in shape.