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Project Green Teen Announcements

We have a great group of 13 students in Project Green Teen who could use a helping hand.  See below for how you can help out and contact Tina Murray with questions or offers of assistance! Read More

Icebreaker prizes, donors and winners!

A list (and some pictures) of the amazing donated items, donors and winners! Thanks to the donors for their generosity and to the winners for attending and buying raffle tickets! Read More

Message from the SWTU President

A few words of appreciation from SWTU President Matt Sment, including terrific award news for Amy Klusmeier.  Read More

Spring 2018 workdays – Save the date!

Please mark your calendar to join us for a stream workday.  The work is simple, but important, and you’re bound to have fun and meet great people! You are also entered into a drawing for a wonderful handcrafted “Streamkeeper” rod that is drawn at the end of the year.  Read More

New Rod building class – enrollment closed

Dave Fowler is an accomplished rod builder and board member of SWTU. If you have attended the Icebreaker in the past, you’ve likely come across his work, or stopped to watch him build rods right there on site.
Now Dave is offering a two-day rod building class this April 21-22, at Cabela’s in Sun Prairie.  << REGISTRATION HAS FILLED TO CAPACITY >>

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Three Days on the River: A movie about our Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics

SWTU is excited to share that a movie about our Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics has been accepted in two local film festivals. It’s called Three Days on the River and there are several opportunities for you to view it, including at our February Chapter Meeting! Read More

Newscasts – January 2018

This issue has lots of great information, including:

  • Our January 9 Chapter Meeting is a Fly Tying Jamboree
  • More information on the January 13 Icebreaker — don’t miss it!
  • January 12 Women & Fly Fishing Happy Hour
  • Last chance for fly tying class registration
  • A fun Rusty column!

Icebreaker Schedule: January 13, 2018

Icebreaker 2018 Featured Speakers Jacquie and Tucker

A terrific plan for an engaging and educational day! Read More

Fly Tying: Horner Deer Hair / Goofus Bug / Humpy

Horner Deer Hair / Goofus Bug / Humpy

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

by Rusty Dunn

Casting locally designed flies to wild native trout is hard to beat.  Read More

The Badger Flyfishers Spring Opener

SWTU is lucky to count The Badger Flyfishers as a valued partner organization. Their Spring Opener on February 10 is always a fantastic event and we hope you can attend and support their important efforts.  Read More