SWTU, P.O. Box 45555, Madison, WI 53744-5555 president@swtu.org

Calling TU Members of the Old Duck Hunter’s Association, Inc.

duck decoy

The Old Duck Hunters Association, Inc. (ODHA), as documented by Gordon MacQuarrie, is Wisconsin’s finest hunting and fishing club.  If you have not read its history, contained in MacQuarrie’s Stories of the Old Duck Hunters Association and other volumes, please do yourself a favor and start soon.  In the meantime, SWTU asks any old, young or middle-aged duck hunters to help in a great stream restoration project by donating some unused duck-hunting material. We think the ODHA would approve this request and your response. Read More

Women & Fly Fishing Happy Hour on Friday, January 25

This annual event is open to all women, regardless of membership or fishing experience.

January 25, 2019, from 6 p.m. to ?? at the Ale Asylum, 2002 Pankratz Street, Madison, WI 53704
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Newscasts – January 2019

This issue has lots of great information, including:

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2019 Icebreaker: Schedule, details, location …

Fun, friendship and learning for a good cause on Saturday, January 26!

The daylong event powers a great deal of the good SWTU does for our coldwater resource throughout the year. It’s a fun and relaxing day of learning, conversation and prizes. It’s also a place where friendships are forged and renewed. Read More

2019 Icebreaker: A Bodacious Bucket Raffle!

We have some great items already, as pictured here and on Facebook. We would be pleased to accept your donation. Consider donating new rods, reels, accessories, camping equipment, overnight lodging, custom woodworking and sets of flies. If you have questions, would like to donate an item or can help out on the day of, please contact Icebreaker Chair Ben Lubchansky.

Donation from Rusty Dunn – He’s donated a book about wet flies and a substantial collection of North Country wingless wets to the Icebreaker. You’ll want to check them out!

Other raffle items include – Paul Douglas Bamboo Fly Rod, Framed Classic Salmon Fly by Brian Van Erm, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Fan Pack, The Fly Tying Estate of Marty Kwitek, Yeti Tundra 65 and accessories, Bombers and 6 Packs from great Wisconsin breweries including 3 Sheeps and Restoration Cider. Read More

Crowe Beetle

Rusty Dunn Crowe Beetle

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young”

by Rusty Dunn

A mid-summer day in the late 1940s begins like many others in Pennsylvania’s fertile Cumberland Valley.  A young Vince Marinaro fishes the crystalline wa­ters of Letort Spring Run.  The day is brilliantly sunny, and as the heat builds, so does Marinaro’s frustration.  Insects are seemingly nonexistent, yet many fine trout rise stead­ily in the creek’s weedy channels.  Read More

Get to know your SWTU – Our Thursday, January 10 meeting

Instead of one guest speaker, you’ll hear from a variety of SWTU leaders who will present and take your questions on focus areas like conservation, fishing programs, advocacy and how you can get involved. Need another reason to attend? How about the chance to win $100!  Read More

Attend the Badger Fly Fishers Spring Opener on Saturday, February 9

This is one of SWTU’s most important partner organizations, and their big all-day event is Saturday, February 9, 2019, at American Family Insurance – the same place as our Icebreaker. Pat Dorsey will be their guest speaker and they also have great activities, prizes, vendors, etc. Learn more at their website.

New Members – January 2019

Welcome New Members

We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More

Fly Tying Courses – 2019 (Last chance to register!)

Fly Tying

Trout Unlimited invites you to learn fly tying or im­prove your fly tying skills this winter.  Experienced SWTU instructors will teach both beginning level and intermediate level fly tying courses in Fitchburg beginning January 16, 2019.  Read More