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Links from Oct 2019 “Apps and Maps” meeting

Many thanks to all who attended our October Chapter Meeting! Below are some websites you’ll want to explore and bookmark, as shared in the meeting. 

“Suck the Muck” at Token Creek

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has pioneered an ambitious stream and lake conservation project in the Yahara watershed known as “Suck the Muck.”  The muck is the phosphorous-laden sediment clogging the stream bottoms of almost all the tributary… Read More

June update on the Westfork Sports Club – Restoring flood damage

By Tina Murray The club continues to rebuild after the flood of 2018.  From the Portage Shelter north is open and functional.  Please don’t drive in low lying areas or in sandy areas. You will get stuck.  There… Read More

Applauding the DNR Trout Stream Easement Improvement Team

The DNR Trout Stream Easement Improvement Team recently took to the field.  Two UW Platteville natural resource students will spend the summer on a variety of trout stream easements in our general area performing a variety of maintenance. … Read More

An update on the Westfork Sports Club

By Tina Murray A look at restorations and repairs for the club and stream at Westfork.  

Women’s Clinic Film wins award

“Three Days on the Water” featuring Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited’s Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics won first place at the Great Water Fly fishing Video Showcase in Minneapolis March 16th. Created by Gretta Wing Miller the award was… Read More

Sara Rigelman Wins State Council Award (and other updates from State TU)

If you trout fish locally, you’ve enjoyed the results of her work Sara Rigelman, a land acquisition specialist and park planner for the Dane County Land and Water Resources Department (LWRD), received the Robert Hunt Award honoring a… Read More

Trout, bass, and bonefish: health and disease in sport fish and what we can do about it

Our Thursday, December 13 meeting — Somebody will win $100!!! Fish get sick too! What can we as anglers do about it? This talk describes emerging health issues in highly prized sport fish from Wisconsin and beyond. Fish… Read More

Mark Your Calendar for Apple Pruning – Sunday, March 10, 2019

This was a super fun event last year and we’ll do it again in 2019 at the Neperud orchard. We’ll get instructions, then get together with others and do the small trimming and shaping that will help the… Read More

Icebreaker: Donate to the Bucket Raffle

We would be pleased to accept anything from a handcrafted birdhouse to a guided fishing trip for the Icebreaker. Or consider donating new rods, reels, accessories, camping equipment, overnight lodging and especially sets of flies. Our vast array… Read More