SWTU, P.O. Box 45555, Madison, WI 53744-5555 president@swtu.org

Ring in the holiday season by giving back to our streams

December 7, 2019 Workday (Milum Creek, Dane County)

Icebreaker: Your attendance and donations will make a difference!

Our daylong annual Icebreaker event will be held Saturday January 25.  We’re excited to announce that the Icebreaker will feature Carl Haensel and Jade Tomanson of Namebini Fly Fishing. The presentation topics will focus on “Exciting and Accessible: Trips… Read More

Something to be thankful for: progress on a new easement!

For local trout anglers, Thanksgiving came a week early this year as Sara Rigelman and the Land and Water Resources Department introduced a resolution allowing the purchase of a trout stream easement on the Sugar River at the… Read More

Funding Appeal: Cold Cash for Coldwater Resources

Contruction on Gordon Creek

Your support can help us do so much more

Project Green Teen

Giving some great kids a special taste of the outdoors Each year, SWTU is proud to partner with the Project Green Teen program at Madison’s Shabazz High School to introduce them to our sport and a special slice… Read More

“Rusty Dunn” – columnist, fly tyer extraordinaire and historian

A Nation of Immigrants: The English Origins of American Trout Flies Thursday, November 14 Chapter Meeting Man. Myth. Legend. You’ve read the monthly columns, marveled at the beautiful flies and maybe even wanted to ask some questions of… Read More

Make a Difference – The Stream Team Way!

The November 16 event was cancelled due to weather conditions. Our next and last workday of the year will be on Saturday, December 7, at Milum Creek, which is located on Fritz Road, south off of Dane County… Read More

Donation Campaign to Begin in December

Your support can help us do so much more In mid-December, you will receive a letter from SWTU asking you to donate so that we can continue and expand our work to protect and improve the trout streams… Read More

Escape the cold with a Costa Rica fundraiser

Amazing opportunity from (and for) Badger Fly Fishers Do you want to get away from the cold weather in Wisconsin this winter? Here is a fantastic opportunity to do just that! Bill Weege, a longtime Badger Fly Fishers member, has… Read More