By Topf Wells Jim Hess called for lots of help for our final workday of the year on Smith Conley. The job was big and little did we know how bitterly cold the day would dawn. The day… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim Hess had lots of help with one of the best SWTU workdays ever from Scout Troop 104, the DNR, and some great SWTU volunteers. And then, the Rudds, our kind and generous hosts put… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim has the new workday season off to a great start. Eleven stalwarts arrived at the Falk Wells Wildlife Area on the Sugar River between Verona and Paoli. Attendance was down a bit – maybe the… Read More
By Henry Nehls-Lowe This July, the Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics were again a resounding success with over 40 total participants in the “By Women for Women Beginner Fly Fishing Clinic” and the “On the Water Skills Intermediate… Read More
By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair I want to give a special shout out to the following volunteers that showed up for a mid-summer special workday to battle out of control wild parsnip and other invasives in our… Read More
By Topf Wells Jim Hess has more than earned his trip in search of smallmouth bass and pike eager to take a fly with his brilliant organization of the fifth and (almost) final SWTU workday of the spring… Read More
Many thanks to Jim Beecher for these photos that tell the tale of a wonderful, engaging and educational casting clinic in Cross Plains on May 7. Many thanks to all who showed up to teach and learn!
By Topf Wells Thanks to Jim Hess and an even bigger, more varied cast of characters than usual, we had another successful work day, this time on Smith Conley. The DNR folks, led by Justin Haglund, were a… Read More
By Topf Wells The Jim/Justin double team produced a good workday for us and Willow Creek. With Jim and Justin having devoted hours to preparation, about a dozen SWTU members with some help from the Nohr and Coulee… Read More
The Help Poured In: An Amazing Last Workday for 2022
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Posted: December 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess called for lots of help for our final workday of the year on Smith Conley. The job was big and little did we know how bitterly cold the day would dawn. The day… Read More
Workday + Picnic = Happy Trout + Happy Volunteers
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Posted: November 1, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess had lots of help with one of the best SWTU workdays ever from Scout Troop 104, the DNR, and some great SWTU volunteers. And then, the Rudds, our kind and generous hosts put… Read More
A Productive and Fun Workday
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Posted: October 5, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim has the new workday season off to a great start. Eleven stalwarts arrived at the Falk Wells Wildlife Area on the Sugar River between Verona and Paoli. Attendance was down a bit – maybe the… Read More
Continued Success for the Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics
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Posted: August 4, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Henry Nehls-Lowe This July, the Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics were again a resounding success with over 40 total participants in the “By Women for Women Beginner Fly Fishing Clinic” and the “On the Water Skills Intermediate… Read More
A Heroic Workday – Crew Takes on Wild Parsnip
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Posted: August 4, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, SWTU Conservation Chair I want to give a special shout out to the following volunteers that showed up for a mid-summer special workday to battle out of control wild parsnip and other invasives in our… Read More
A Great End to the Spring Workdays
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Last Updated: July 6, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Jim Hess has more than earned his trip in search of smallmouth bass and pike eager to take a fly with his brilliant organization of the fifth and (almost) final SWTU workday of the spring… Read More
Streams, Smiles and Wind Knots – A Great Riversmith Fly Casting Clinic
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Posted: June 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
Many thanks to Jim Beecher for these photos that tell the tale of a wonderful, engaging and educational casting clinic in Cross Plains on May 7. Many thanks to all who showed up to teach and learn!
Turkey Nest Narrowly Avoided: May 14 Stream Workday
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Posted: June 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells Thanks to Jim Hess and an even bigger, more varied cast of characters than usual, we had another successful work day, this time on Smith Conley. The DNR folks, led by Justin Haglund, were a… Read More
Where There’s a Willow There’s a Workday: Fun Planting Trees
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Posted: June 7, 2022 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The Jim/Justin double team produced a good workday for us and Willow Creek. With Jim and Justin having devoted hours to preparation, about a dozen SWTU members with some help from the Nohr and Coulee… Read More
Spring Fair Fundraiser Nets over $15,000
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Posted: May 4, 2022 by Drew Kasel
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