With summer heat bearing down, July is a good time to give trout a break and pursue something else … maybe carp? Join Kalyn to learn all about this. (note from the editor: carp on the fly is… Read More

Stormwater Partnership is partnering with the University of Wisconsin Extension on a survey to gather input from residents and groups interested in protecting Dane County waters. Results from the survey will help guide future programming and resources. Please… Read More

We wish everyone a rewarding summer with time spent with family, in nature and chasing trout. We will do a newsletter in July and then take August off … everything will kick back into gear with a September… Read More

Here is an excellent article on the brown trout removal project on Maple Dale Creek to bolster brook trout. (PDF) Dane County Waters Survey: The Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership is partnering with the University of Wisconsin Extension… Read More

With sadness, we report the passing of Jim Kanvik, who served on the SWTU Board, organized immense bucket raffles that helped raise tens of thousands for the resource, played a key role in the celebrated Gordon Creek project… Read More

Please, please read this DNR press release. The whirling disease parasite has been found in Langlade County. This parasite does not always cause the disease but the DNR needs us to report any trout – in this part… Read More

Sara Elaine Johnson of Salem, Oregon, died on February 3, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Good friends were holding her hands on the final stretch of her life journey. Sara was born on the South Pacific… Read More

A committed conservationist and highly skilled administrator, the people and natural resources of Wisconsin are better for Jim’s decades of exemplary service. As stated in his obituary: In 1974, Jim joined the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as… Read More