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 on the streams of the upper Baraboo River watershed in Sauk and Richland Counties, and Justin Haglund on the Pine River watershed of Richland County. Collectively these will point you to some streams not as well known as some of the stars of the Driftless Area but with just as many trout. More importantly each documents the conservation challenges and opportunities in all of them. 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, Todd also played a large role at the state level. He will be missed and we wanted to share information on his memorial. 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 or remembrance on the memory wall.

Pat Hasburgh shared the following personal email with the Board and agreed it could be shared in Newscasts. It exemplifies the tremendous, positive difference John made in the lives of so many.

While John lived a long and fulfilling life, this is devastating to me.

John was literally the first person to welcome me to the Chapter at the first meeting I ever attended, asking me to sit at his table when I was a budding fly angler. Actually, everyone at the table was very welcoming and at the time I had no idea the heavy hitters I was sharing dinner with. Read More