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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

Icebreaker: Save the date / Exciting presenters!

Your donation 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… Read More

Workday report 1: “It’s a jungle”

By Topf Wells With help from Justin Haglund of the DNR and his crew of most excellent assistants and the Gray Langfoss family, SWTU opened the fall work day season with extraordinary productivity.  We probably had 15-20 SWTU… Read More

Workday report 2: Snow in the air, oaks in the ground

By Topf Wells With Jim Hess providing leadership and logistics, SWTU had another successful work day on Saturday, 11/2.  About 15-20 of us  planted oaks and cut willows for different reasons but one purpose,  to improve the health… Read More

“Holy smokes! I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

By Topf Wells That was pretty much the response of SWTU Board Members in October when we looked at the Dane County restoration of 2100 feet of the Sugar River on the Falk/Wells Wildlife Area below the Bruce… Read More