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Black Earth Creek to Dane County: Thank You

By Topf Wells SWTU joins the creek in thanking Dane County for two steps to preserve the creek and improve it for trout and those of us who pursue them.

Our Nohr TU Friends Keep Providing More Fishing and We Keep Helping!

Our Tuesday, March 14, Chapter Meeting By Topf Wells Please join us for the March SWTU meeting on March 14 at Schwoegler’s Bowling on Grand Canyon Drive.  Dinner, drinks and conversation starting at 5:30 with the meeting and… Read More

A Simply Splendid Series of Spring 2023 Workdays

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair It may not look like it, but spring is just around the corner and I wanted to update everyone on our spring workdays. We still need to finalize some details, but the locations… Read More

Flies and Love in the Air at SWTU Meeting on February 14!

By Topf Wells What to do on Valentine’s Day?  You and your loved one could dine out but you’ll find crowded restaurants. Here’s a better idea: eat out a day or two before or after Love Day. You’ll… Read More

A Simply Splendid Series of Spring 2023 Workdays

By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair It may not look like it, but spring is just around the corner and I wanted to update everyone on our spring workdays. We still need to finalize some details, but the locations… Read More

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… Read More

Save a Brookie, Eat a Brown or Bow?

One fish question on the Spring Conservation Hearing, #16, should interest SWTU. Nate Nye, the Sauk and Columbia Fish Biologist, recommends that regulations be changed on Dell and Beaver Creeks to completely protect brook trout and promote the… Read More

2022 SWTU Workdays and Looking Forward

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,… Read More

Lie and Tie with our friends at the Nohr TU Chapter

Save the date for this fun fundraiser The Harry and Laura Nohr TU Chapter will be holding a Lie and Tie on Saturday, February 25th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Dodger Bowl in Dodgeville, WI. Drop… Read More

Update on Badger Mill Creek

By Topf Wells Supporters of Badger Mill Creek are growing increasingly concerned about the creek’s future in light of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District’s impending decision on the amount of phosphorus it discharges to the creek. You may… Read More