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Vets on the Fly Activities – Summer 2026

SWTU Veteran Activities

By Dyan Lesnik Fishing every Wednesday night through the months of May, June, August and September, 6-8pm. All Veterans and their families are welcome. Never any cost. A different location each week posted on our Facebook site or… Read More

The Riversmith Clinic at Cross Plains Trout Days

By Topf Wells We think we may have had the most participants ever. The community advertised the event more heavily, more activities and more music were scheduled, and our booth was better situated. Our casting instructors were busy… Read More

Let’s Be Safe Out There

First Aid/CPR/AED & Life Threatening Bleeding training was a success. Ten chapter members attended the Red Cross training to learn these life-saving skills to help in the remote locations where we work. Our chapter purchased an AED that… Read More

Women’s Clinics Thanks Generous Fly Tyers

The Wisconsin Women Fly Fishing Clinics would like to give a big shout out to these fly tiers for supporting the clinics. Each woman got a fly box with enough flies to take themselves to the water and… Read More

Fish-focused Field Trip Fun With Lincoln 4th Graders

Fishy 4th Grade Field Trip

By Topf Wells Fabulous. The kids loved it as did all of us who were in a teaching or kid watching mode. The day started with with Mitch Trow and his DNR crew electro-fishing the stream. They explained… Read More

Trees Planted, Seed Spread, and a Deadly New Fly Pattern | Workday Report 1

SWTU Worday Smith Conley May 2026

By Topf Wells (see the end of this report for a thanks from the landowners!) Indeed, another fabulously varied work day. The chief mission was to plant 70 swamp white and bur oaks along the newly completed DNR… Read More

Generations | Workday report 2

SWTU Workday Big Springs May 2026

By Topf Wells Twenty-seven SWTU and Nohr Chapter volunteers showed up for our work day at Big Spring. We finished cutting and treating willows and box elders. The DNR now takes over in the fall or spring with… Read More

Dang Near Perfect

(Workday Report 1: April 11 Yahara River) By Topf Wells That would be the SWTU work day on the Upper Yahara on Saturday morning, April 11. About 20 SWTU volunteers and friends gathered to continue to clear invasive… Read More

Pam Allen, the Hostess with the Mostess

(Workday report 2: April 25 Garfoot Creek) By Topf Wells I usually start these reports with the report before thanking folks but Pam Allen, the landowner on Garfoot Creek, gets pride of place today.  Her easement is probably… Read More

College Fishing Clubs Rendezvous at West Fork Sports Club

By Henry Nehls-Lowe John Freeborg and I represented SWTU at this year’s TU Costa 5Rivers College Clubs Midwest Rendezvous, held at the West Fork Sports Club on April 24-26.  Six Midwest college and university fishing clubs were represented… Read More