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Online Chapter Election

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and cancellation of our April and May 2020 chapter meetings, SWTU is conducting the 2020 Board of Directors election online. Please complete this web ballot by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020…. Read More

New Place to Fish, Close to Home, and We Can Use Them

Dane County has opened a new easement on the Sugar River. SWTU helped obtain this one because the landowner attended our Verona dinner for Sugar River landowners and began negotiations with Sara Rigelman shortly thereafter. The easement is… Read More

Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics

It is with great sadness that the organizational team that presents the annual Wisconsin Women’s Fly-fishing Clinics has made the decision not to hold the Women clinics for 2020.

The Meeting Notice That Wasn’t

Our someday soon we’ll see ya Chapter meeting As with everything, everywhere at this time … our normal upcoming slate of meetings and events are postponed for the future. Read below for updates and information. We have a… Read More

So how are the donations making a difference?

In making our funding appeal, we promised you that we would use the funds you donated to support some excellent projects.  The Board took that responsibility seriously and made the following decisions at our March Board meeting. Kittleson… Read More

Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics – June

Everyone who helps with the Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics in June, please meet Tom Thrall, our new “guide wrangler.” Tom will contact you and give you information on dates, times, etc. for the women’s clinics. His contact info… Read More

Project Green Teen a no-go for 2020

It’s with a heavy heart that we have decided to cancel this spring’s SWTU partner events with Project Green Teen (PGT) including the casting clinics in April and the Avalanche trip in May. We have a terrific group… Read More

Pruning Project to Bear Fruit

By Topf Wells We had a safe and productive morning of pruning at the Neperud orchard.  Safe because the small turnout made for ample spacing and avoidance of any coronavirus that had found its way to Paoli (which… Read More

COVID-19: A message from Board President Amy Klusmeier

Sugar River through Neperud property

March 21, 2020 SWTU Members, In response to the spread of COVID-19 in Dane County and at the urging of TU National and our state and local officials, SWTU is making changes to chapter events scheduled this spring… Read More

POSTPONED — Meicher Madness Auction

Auction

Stay well and we’ll do it later this year.