Feel the warmth on Tuesday, January 10
As in way south, down Argentina way. Kyle Zempel and Hannah Matousek run Black Earth Angling, are great supporters of SWTU, married last year, and just returned from a fabulous honeymoon in Argentina. With a wise perspective that not all newlyweds share, they included some fishing – for Golden Dorado and Patagonian Brown Trout.
They are going to share some experiences and photos from that trip at the January 10 SWTU meeting. Both the dorado and brown trout are legendary fish who inhabit unique and stunning habitats. For those of us who need some top-notch daydreaming material, fabulous fishing stories, trip of a lifetime ideas, and jaw dropping photos of jaw dropping fish, this is the meeting for you! Read More
Dark Olive Nymph
Last Updated: February 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
by Rusty Dunn
The year is 1892. A young attorney casts dry flies to rising trout on the River Itchen in southern England. His creel is empty, and his spirits are low. The angler’s flies are recommended for these very waters by fly fishing’s leading experts. His presentations are good, but his flies are ignored. The angler hasn’t touched a trout all morning, yet they continue to rise. He then notices one small dark olive mayfly on the water and ties on a Dark Olive Quill dry fly. The angler makes a crucial miscalculation however. He bought the fly in haste at a store, and it is cheaply made. Instead of being tied with stiff rooster hackle, it is tied of soft hen. After a couple of casts, the fly is soaked and floats poorly. Another couple of casts, and it sinks. Whoa! Fish on! Another cast … another fish. Four brace of lusty trout follow quickly, each hooked as the soggy fly sinks below the surface. Read More
Posted: February 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
2023 Women’s Flyfishing Clinics – Nearly full!
Wisconsin Women’s Clinics are nearly full. Please have people register on the Waitlist if it is full. With a PHONE number. Cancellations are typically last minute and without a phone number we cannot reach waitlisters. More information is here on our Chapter website or select a registration link below.
Wisconsin Women’s Clinic – Basics June 16-18th
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Wisconsin Women’s ON the WATER Skills Clinic, June 14 – 16th
https://cvent.me/kAA74K
We are pleased to share this groundbreaking Women’s Leadership Institute with others around the nation! Read More
Posted: February 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Learn What Your Board’s Been Up To – Feb 2023
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 newsletter. (Note that you may need to click the “Last Modified” header at the top to sort the list with the latest minutes at the top.)
Protecting Badger Mill Creek
At its January 31st meeting, the SWTU Board unanimously adopted a resolution requesting that the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) continue to discharge highly treated and aerated effluent to Badger Mill Creek. MMSD might stop this discharge in order to reduce its input of phosphorus to the stream. Please read the resolution below for a brief statement of SWTU’s reasons for this position. Read More
Last Updated: February 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Save a Brookie, Eat a Brown or Bow?
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New Members – February 2023
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Newscasts – January 2023
Last Updated: March 7, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
This issue is filled with great information, including:
Last Updated: January 4, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Sweet Southern Dreams at the January Meeting
Feel the warmth on Tuesday, January 10
They are going to share some experiences and photos from that trip at the January 10 SWTU meeting. Both the dorado and brown trout are legendary fish who inhabit unique and stunning habitats. For those of us who need some top-notch daydreaming material, fabulous fishing stories, trip of a lifetime ideas, and jaw dropping photos of jaw dropping fish, this is the meeting for you! Read More
2022 SWTU Workdays and Looking Forward
Last Updated: January 4, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair
2022 was another great year for SWTU Workdays. There was a total of 181 participants, 84 in the spring and 97 in the fall. Together we are helping to create healthier trout streams, while getting to know our fellow TU members and having some fun.
There was a total of 11 workdays in 2022, 5 in the spring and 6 in the fall. It is always interesting to see how the weather changes during the spring workdays versus the fall. For example, we started our fall workdays this year on a warm and muggy September Saturday morning at the Falk Wells Wildlife Area and ended on December 3rd, with temps in the 20’s at the Bennett easement on the Smith-Conley Creek (a joint workday with the Nohr Chapter). And that was our highest attended workday for the year. Read More
Last Updated: January 4, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Lie and Tie with our friends at the Nohr TU Chapter
Save the date for this fun fundraiser
Dale Osthoff, guide and tyer with nearly twenty years of fly fishing experience, will be presenting “Fly Fishing Alpine Lakes: How to catch the “Dumbest” trout in the World” and “Active Techniques for Small Stream Fly Fishing.”
You are welcome to bring your vise and join the tying. Stay tuned to the Nohr TU facebook page and NohrTU.com for details and updates!
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Posted: January 2, 2023 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Learn What Your Board’s Been Up To – Jan. 2023
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 newsletter. (Note that you may need to click the “Last Modified” header at the top to sort the list with the latest minutes at the top.)
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