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The State of our Local Trout Streams

Thursday, February 13 Chapter Meeting Join Dan Oele, DNR Fish Biologist for Dane, Green, and Rock Counties, as he reports on our local trout streams as a new season gets underway. Dan will present the latest survey data… Read More

Ecologist Steve Carpenter talks Water Sustainability and Climate

Thursday, January 9 Chapter Meeting Southern WI Trout Unlimited is pleased to have Steve Carpenter, the emeritus Director at the Center for Limnology of the University of WI Madison and Stephen Alfred Forbes Professor of Integrative Biology (formerly Zoology), speaking… Read More

Projected effects of climate change on southern Wisconsin trout streams … and what SWTU can do about it

Thursday, December 12 Chapter Meeting Join us for an evening with Dr. John Lyons, “life-long fish nerd.” He has the amazingly cool title of Curator of Fishes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Museum, a position he has… 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

Apps and Maps

Please join us for our September 12 Chapter meeting Learn how to get the most out of “Apps and Maps” at our Thursday, September 12 chapter meeting. Most trout anglers are familiar with using the DNR printed regulations… Read More

Help Celebrate SWTU’s Golden Anniversary

We’re celebrating SWTU’s 50th year with a special Golden Anniversary Banquet and Celebration on Thursday, October 24. It will be at the Lussier Family Heritage Center and feature a tasty meal from 608 Community Kitchen. Please block your… Read More

Next Chapter meeting will be Thursday, September 12

Whew! We need a break!! A summer break, to be exact. Summer is filled for most with travel, family activities and plenty of fishing … and so we do not have our usual monthly meetings in June, July… Read More

Talking foundations and fishing

Please join us for our Thursday, May 9 Chapter meeting. We’re excited to have three speakers.

Our Great and Growing Local Public Waters

Please join us for our Thursday, April 11 Chapter meeting In addition to a 50/50 raffle, this meeting will also feature a silent auction for some great sets of flies! Please see below for details. April’s speaker is an… Read More

The Meicher Madness Auction: March 14

Auction

You never know what you’ll find … and win … at our annual Meicher Madness Auction.