By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair SWTU Workday – Saturday, December 7, 2024 Conley Lewis Creek (Iowa County) (Northwest of Hollandale near the intersection of Hwy 191 & Banner Road) Time: 9am to 12 noon (Sawyers that have completed… Read More
By Topf Wells The SWTU workday at Sawmill Creek on 11/9 was, per usual, successful and fun, with perhaps a bit more significance than usual. The mission was to clear honeysuckle and box elder to improve access, streambanks,… Read More
Please register now or share this with someone who may be interested. These fill up and we want our members to have an opportunity to take part in these groundbreaking clinics. (Check out the article in this issue… Read More
A fun and informal chapter meeting on November 12 The popular Fly Tying Jamboree is returning for our November meeting. Whether or not you tie flies, you’ll leave with some new ideas and ways to improve your fishing…. Read More
By Topf Wells The SWTU work day crews don’t encounter invasive buckthorn as often as honeysuckle. Lucky for us because the thorns can be painful. Careful and undaunted, we eliminated truckloads from the banks of the Sugar River… Read More
By Topf Wells About 30 of SWTU and Nohr’s finest joined Justin and Jared of the DNR to improve Big Spring’s corridor downstream of the first bridge. By removing dozens, hundreds, thousands of willows and a few box… Read More
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair We’ve had a strong start to the fall and need every helping hand we can get for our two remaining workdays. The work is straightforward and no experience is needed … you’ll be… Read More
By Justin Haglund, Wisconsin DNR (with added stories by Topf Wells and Pat Hasburgh) During the dates of October 22, 23, and 24 DNR fisheries management staff partnered with TU chapters and other volunteers to conduct a brown… Read More
See below for two great reasons to join us on October 8, 2024. First up: Interns on a Summer of Learning, Fun and Help For Our Streams The DNR Water Quality and Fish Biologists in this area needed… Read More
Here are the winners of this year’s workday volunteer drawing, which was held before the Meicher Auction. Musky Fool $50 gift card ……………………………………….. Kathleen Falk D&S $50 gift card ………………………………………………..… Dyan Lesnik D&S $50 Gift Card …………………………………………………. Pete… Read More
Join the Last Workday of 2024
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Posted: December 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair SWTU Workday – Saturday, December 7, 2024 Conley Lewis Creek (Iowa County) (Northwest of Hollandale near the intersection of Hwy 191 & Banner Road) Time: 9am to 12 noon (Sawyers that have completed… Read More
History and the Future, Looking Good (November 9, 2024 Workday)
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Posted: December 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The SWTU workday at Sawmill Creek on 11/9 was, per usual, successful and fun, with perhaps a bit more significance than usual. The mission was to clear honeysuckle and box elder to improve access, streambanks,… Read More
Registration Open for the 2025 Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics
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Last Updated: January 4, 2026 by Drew Kasel
Please register now or share this with someone who may be interested. These fill up and we want our members to have an opportunity to take part in these groundbreaking clinics. (Check out the article in this issue… Read More
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Posted: November 4, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Join in the Fly Tying Jamboree
A fun and informal chapter meeting on November 12 The popular Fly Tying Jamboree is returning for our November meeting. Whether or not you tie flies, you’ll leave with some new ideas and ways to improve your fishing…. Read More
Buckthorn is Well Named – October 12
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Last Updated: November 4, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells The SWTU work day crews don’t encounter invasive buckthorn as often as honeysuckle. Lucky for us because the thorns can be painful. Careful and undaunted, we eliminated truckloads from the banks of the Sugar River… Read More
Hard Work, Glorious Day – October 19
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Last Updated: November 7, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Topf Wells About 30 of SWTU and Nohr’s finest joined Justin and Jared of the DNR to improve Big Spring’s corridor downstream of the first bridge. By removing dozens, hundreds, thousands of willows and a few box… Read More
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Posted: November 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Join us for an Upcoming Workday
By Jim Hess, Conservation Chair We’ve had a strong start to the fall and need every helping hand we can get for our two remaining workdays. The work is straightforward and no experience is needed … you’ll be… Read More
Trout Creek Brown Trout Relocation Project
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Posted: November 3, 2024 by Drew Kasel
By Justin Haglund, Wisconsin DNR (with added stories by Topf Wells and Pat Hasburgh) During the dates of October 22, 23, and 24 DNR fisheries management staff partnered with TU chapters and other volunteers to conduct a brown… Read More
DNR Extravaganza: Two High-energy Presentations at our October 8 Meeting
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Last Updated: October 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
See below for two great reasons to join us on October 8, 2024. First up: Interns on a Summer of Learning, Fun and Help For Our Streams The DNR Water Quality and Fish Biologists in this area needed… Read More
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Posted: October 2, 2024 by Drew Kasel
Workday Winners
Here are the winners of this year’s workday volunteer drawing, which was held before the Meicher Auction. Musky Fool $50 gift card ……………………………………….. Kathleen Falk D&S $50 gift card ………………………………………………..… Dyan Lesnik D&S $50 Gift Card …………………………………………………. Pete… Read More
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