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Icebreaker update! Save the date for January 13, 2018

We are excited to announce that our keynote speakers will be Tucker and Jacquie Nelson from Nelson Spring Creek Ranch in Livingston, MT.   

The Nelson’s were recently featured in The Drake magazine. They share a deep passion for fishing, stewardship and teaching others. We will share much more about the Nelsons over the next few months and look forward to seeing you on Saturday, January 13.

If you have questions about the Icebreaker, contact amy.klusmeier@gmail.com.

Photos from Project Healing Waters Event

Project Healing Waters hosted a fly fishing clinic at Black Earth Creek in Cross Plains on August 17. A terrific thanks to the volunteers who made a difference for some very worthy veterans. Read More

September 12, 2017 Meeting: Catch ‘em up close

Tips and tricks that will help you land more fish

Can’t cast a mile? That’s okay! Fish are often much closer than you think. Read More

New Members – September 2017

Welcome New Members

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

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Project Green Teen 2017 – Photo Gallery

Each year our chapter members step up to help pass along skills like fly tying, casting, fishing, etymology and the love of trouty things to the Project Green Teen students of Shabazz High School in Madison. Read More

Photos from our August 19 workday

August 19 workday feature

Our Stream Team spent a lovely morning installing bank cover on the Sugar River Basco Unit Wildlife Area (Neperud property). We used a different technique for this than in the past … check it out! Read More

Fall 2017 Workday Schedule

Sugar River through Neperud property

Please join us for any or all of our three fall workdays. Absolutely no experience necessary … the work isn’t complicated and is a great way to make a difference for our streams and meet some great people!

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West Fork Sportsmans Club work on July 29, 2017

Massive flooding has temporarily shut down the West Fork Sportsmans Club in Avalanche, Wis. This is the host site for our Women’s Clinics, Project Green Teen outing and more. An important and vital place!

They are having a work day on Saturday, July 29 to clean things up and do repairs. Many hands will make light work … so head out if you can (carpooling is even better). If you do drive, stay on the gravel road as you arrive.

Learn more at http://westforksportsmansclub.org/.

 

RESCHEDULED – Summer workday and picnic set for Saturday, August 19

Sugar River through Neperud property

The July 15 workday has been rescheduled to Saturday, August 19. The location is still at the Sugar River Basco Unit Wildlife Area (Neperud property), south of Paoli on Hwy 69 – the fire address is 1065. We will be working primarily in the river installing planking onto bank covers installed by the DNR, so bring your waders. But there will be some work on dry land as well. Read More

Newscasts – July 2017

  • No July or August Meetings
  • Stream Workday (rescheduled for August 19)
  • Reflections, Recap and Photos from the Women’s Clinics
  • July 17 Meeting on a Mine Proposal
  • July 15 Ice Age Trail event in Cross Plains
  • Rusty Dun – Wright’s Fluttering Caddis
  • And more!