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Meicher Madness Auction Returns to March Meeting

Our only fundraiser of the year: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 The Meicher Madness Auction was SWTU’s traditional start to the fishing season: an excuse to comb through the gear, donate stuff, buy the cool stuff for the new… Read More

Looking Ahead to Our April 2026 Gathering and Chapter Elections

April 14, 2026. Jason Freund will be our featured speaker of the year. He is an expert angler, tyer, historian and scientist. His blogs are fun, his skill and knowledge impressive, and he is one of Wisconsin TU’s… Read More

Spotlight on Streams of the Northern Driftless Region

Learn some new waters to drift a fly at our Tuesday, February 13, 2026, chapter gathering At our Tuesday, February 10 Chapter gathering, Kasey Yallaly, the DNR Fish Biologist for much of the Northern part of WI’s Driftless… Read More

March Auction and More! A Strong Lineup of Future Gatherings

Please join us for a great line up of membership meetings this spring on the second Tuesday of each month at Schwoegler’s Bowling. March 10. SWTU Meicher’s Auction returns to its traditional March time slot; we hope you’ll… Read More

Join in the 2026 Fly Tying Jamboree

A fun and informal chapter gathering on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 The popular Fly Tying Jamboree is returning for our January meeting. Whether or not you tie flies, you’ll leave with some new ideas and ways to improve… Read More

Save the Dates! A Strong Lineup of Future Gatherings

Please join us for a great line up of membership meetings this spring on the second Tuesday of each month at Schwoegler’s Bowling. After the fly tying extravaganza in January, you’ll have the chances to learn about some… Read More

Keeping and Eating Trout: Our Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 Chapter Gathering

It might have been a forbidden topic at TU meetings a decade or two ago. TU has always been a proponent of catch and release. In the old days you could hardly attend a TU meeting without being… Read More

Double the Fun: Our Tuesday, November 11, 2025 Chapter Gathering

Two special guests headline the 11/11 SWTU meeting at Schwoegler’s on Grand Canyon Drive. Emily Wille is the intern SWTU helped fund to work on the DNR stream survey crew this summer and Tim Parks is the DNR… Read More

Patagonia Adventures: Our October 2025 Chapter Gathering

Plus updates on the Meicher Auction and Other Events We are pleased to welcome our speaker for Tuesday, October 14 – Kyle Zempel of Black Earth Creek Angling on trout fishing in Patagonia. It’s a legendary location with… Read More

Meicher Madness Auction at the September 9 Membership Meeting

Last year saw the return of the Meicher Madness Auction – one of SWTU’s most fun and profitable events that got held up by COVID for a few years. After raising more than $4,000 least year, we’re doing… Read More