Please use this link to watch Nate Nye’s presentation on the Bear Creek trout fishery. Nate is the WI DNR fish biologist for Sauk and Richland Counties. He was the architect of the superb restoration of Bear Creek, which was the major project of the Aldo Leopold Chapter of Trout Unlimited for several years. Nate and our friends and neighbors accomplished great things with that restoration, as this presentation will make clear.

Nate spent over a year surveying, assessing and analyzing the trout waters in the Bear Creek watershed. You’ll find this report to be lively and incredibly thorough. From a fishing perspective, he prepares you for a great trip to Bear. From a conservation perspective, he provides a great sense of the opportunities and challenges facing Bear and the folks who want to keep it healthy.

With this and his presentation on Columbia County trout streams (which over 400 of us have watched!), Nate has given us lots of ideas for the upcoming season.

SWTU thanks Nate for the hours he spent on this presentation. He had to overcome some unforeseen technical issues. We are grateful for his perseverance in light of his workload.

Thanks, Nate!

Topf Wells