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SWTU Receives STIHL Grant

Watch for word of a workday this fall (most likely) featuring work by 8-10 professional sawyers using STIHL chainsaws to quickly cut down and buck up invasive trees for our crews to haul and stack. We’ll need plenty… Read More

DNR Stream Surveys Filled with Fish Facts

Want to fish some different streams or learn more about your favorites? Go to my favorite reading:WI DNR trout stream surveys. Some recent additions: reports on many and all of the best trout streams of the northern Driftless… Read More

Vets on the Fly

By Dyan Lesnik Vets on the Fly activities are free for all Vets and their family members. All equipment is provided so just show up for their events for socialization and fishing fun. Learn more at their Facebook… Read More

A New Trout Stream in Dane County: The Yahara River!!!!????

By Topf Wells Yes and SWTU hopes to help. Dan Oele and Mitch Trow of the DNR surveyed the upper Yahara in and around Deforest about two years ago and found wild brown trout in enough numbers and… Read More

Stream Smallies With a Flyrod = Lots of Fun

The Wisconsin Smallmouth Alliance (WSA) meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, will feature a presentation by Seth Underwood of the Missing Link guide service from Lancaster on “Southwest Wisconsin Driftless Opportunities”. The beauty of the Driftless Region combined… Read More

Remembering John Schweiger

John Schweiger died on January 1; his obituary is available online with details for services on January 25. SWTU cherishes John as a great member and leader. He and Rose, his wonderful wife, were partners in organizing SWTU’s… Read More

Wisconsin Trout Unlimited 2025 Youth Fishing Camp

As noted in the latest issue of Wisconsin Trout, registration opens February 1 for the annual WI TU Youth Camp, which will be held August 14-17 this year. The purpose of the camp is to provide the student… Read More

It’s Looking Golden on the Blue

The Harry and Laura Nohr Chapter of TU published its 2024 Blue River Project Report. It’s well worth your time and filled with great pictures and information on some very important restoration work.

Quick links to cool content – December 2024

A terrific news release: DNR Launches Brook Trout Reserves Program to help protect Wisconsin’s native brook trout populations from changing conditions. Be sure to read this release, which notes that, “There are many ways to get involved in… Read More

Chuck Bayuk (1951-2024)

By Jim Bartelt Our good friend and SWTU Chapter member has lost his long battle with cancer. Chuck was a contributor to many of our chapter fundraisers. He handled Icebreaker tickets, monthly meeting raffle tickets, door prizes, built… Read More