We’re working on recordings and live virtual events

Please watch your email for links and news to virtual events that are in the works and we hope to share soon. Read on to learn about two presentations in the works as well as plans to go all-digital with our annual free fly tying clinics!

Presentations – These will include some great information that will help you to find and fool Driftless Area trout.

• Up first, Nate Nye, DNR fish biologist for Columbia and Sauk Counties, will offer presentations on Bear Creek and some Columbia County trout streams.
• Sara Rigelman and Theresa Nelson of Dane County will then share a behind-the-scenes look at the Badger Mill Creek restoration that just started. This work will cover almost a mile of the stream in Verona along the Ice Age Trail. SWTU has supported it with a $5,000 contribution.

Fly tying – Chapter fly tying instructors are exploring a virtual beginner’s fly tying class that would start mid- to late-January and run 6 weeks. Many details must be ironed out, so stay tuned! In the meantime, you can check out the archive of Rusty Dunn columns and some great fly tying videos.

Raise a virtual hand – If you have any burning questions about the local watersheds, ecology initiatives or other outreach, please send them along to Topf Wells at topfwells@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to see they are addressed in an upcoming presentation.

Watch your email and we’ll “see” you soon! You can also keep connected through our website, Facebook page and Instagram.