Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each… Read More

The Pokorny easement has been finalized and will be open for fishing at the start of the next season. This is a lovely easement on the upper part of Sawmill Creek (Class 2 trout stream in the NW… Read More

Your chapter needs volunteers to join the fundraising event team, without which we may not be able to host another fun and social event in the Spring of 2024. Also, your board wants to improve the chapter’s communication… Read More

Black Earth Creek Watershed Association (BECWA) is preparing its first “Black Earth Creek State of the Watershed Report.” The report will include survey results of folks interested in the health of Black Earth Creek and its watershed. To… Read More

The DNR fish biologists in our area have been busy with more excellent reports; check them out at Wisconsin DNR trout surveys More specifically, Kirk Olson reports on the many trout streams of southern Crawford County, Nate Nye… Read More

The summer edition of the Wisconsin Trout newspaper shared the sad news of Todd Hanson’s passing. Todd was a member of SWTU and a friendly face at many of our events. As you can read in Wisconsin Trout,… Read More

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Gribb, whose friendliness, caring and generosity made a deep mark on our community. You can learn more about John by reading his obituary here and consider leaving a note… Read More

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Wolf River TU Chapter President Chuck Valliere. Chuck was a constant, friendly presence at trout events and gave a great deal of his time, energy and expertise to… Read More

By Topf Wells Justin Haugland, Senior DNR Fisheries Biologist, has published an interesting report on the Pine River in Richland and Vernon Counties. My takeaways from Justin’s assessment: Wow. This is a big watershed with lots of streams. Justin and his… Read More

By Topf Wells I was preparing to fish my favorite stretch of my favorite Columbia County trout stream but demurred when I reached the creek.  What happened, I wondered.  Where I was used to stepping onto a nice… Read More