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Pecatonica River Workday – Saturday, May 22

Saturday, May 22, 2021 Kessnick’s Easement on the East Branch Pecatonica River Iowa County Rd K, 1 mile south of Barneveld

Who’s got workdays? We’ve got workdays!

Event reports and photos – many thanks to all who turned out Read more and view pictures of three tremendous events. From tree planting to chain sawing to a unique tug-of-war … see how SWTU and its members… Read More

Remembering Clint Byrnes

Clint has been a great leader in Wisconsin TU for decades.  For many years he was a mainstay of SWTU and then led the creation of the Aldo Leopold Chapter. He served in many leadership roles and supported… Read More

MATS Map is Back!

(MATS = Madison Area Trout Streams)

An Invite from the South Central Wisconsin Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area

On Thursday, April 22, the South Central Wisconsin Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area is hosting it’s official launch meeting! We have invited Chris Gaetzke, the Executive Director of the Lower Chippewa Invasives Partnership, to speak on the successes and the missteps… Read More

Bear Creek Video – Past, Present and Future

Please use this link to watch Nate Nye’s presentation on the Bear Creek trout fishery. Nate is the WI DNR fish biologist for Sauk and Richland Counties. He was the architect of the superb restoration of Bear Creek, which was… Read More

Inside, Thinking of the New Season

By Topf Wells I’m looking forward to fishing again, although I’m not hardy enough to have been out yet. With much colder weather here, our activities might be limited to indoor preparation.  For those of us who tie flies,… Read More

Recommended Reading

By Henry Nehls-Lowe Check out this excellent post about Wisconsin’s Inland Waters Trout Stamp (IWTS) program from Jason Freund on his The Scientific Fly Angler forum.

Click. Order. Give. With Amazon Smile

Amazon Smile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of… Read More

Orvis Great Giveback Days

Do some good, get some goodies Throughout September, when you donate $10 via the Orvis Great Giveback Days, you’ll get a $10 Orvis Savings Card valid on any full-priced, in-store, or online apparel purchase! Orvis is once again… Read More