Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each newsletter. (Note that you may need to click the “Last Modified” header at the top to sort the list with the latest minutes at the top.)
Member Meeting and Board Meeting schedule around the holidays:
Member gatherings remain the second Tuesday at Schwoeglers, Doors 5:30, Presentation 7:00: November 11, December 9, and January 13.
Board Meetings will remain the fourth Tuesday for November and January, but will be the third Tuesday for December, at Delta Beer Lab at 5:30 PM: November 25, December 16, and January 27. Anyone is welcome to join the Board meeting.
Posted: November 4, 2025 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Learn What Your Board’s Been Up To- November 2025
Minutes from SWTU Board of Director meetings can be viewed in this Google Drive. If you have questions on what you read in them, reach out to one of the Board members listed on the last page of each newsletter. (Note that you may need to click the “Last Modified” header at the top to sort the list with the latest minutes at the top.)
Member Meeting and Board Meeting schedule around the holidays:
Member gatherings remain the second Tuesday at Schwoeglers, Doors 5:30, Presentation 7:00: November 11, December 9, and January 13.
Board Meetings will remain the fourth Tuesday for November and January, but will be the third Tuesday for December, at Delta Beer Lab at 5:30 PM: November 25, December 16, and January 27. Anyone is welcome to join the Board meeting.
Posted: November 4, 2025 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Remembering Fritz Seybold
Brown Bivisible
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by Rusty Dunn
Have a sip of New York City municipal water, and you’re drinking a cup of fly-fishing history. About half of The Big Apple’s water supply comes from the Catskill Mountains, birthplace of American fly fishing. The Catskills are where Theodore Gordon began the “Catskill style” of fly tying, where George LaBranche and Edward Hewitt pioneered and popularized American fly fishing, where Preston Jennings compiled the first comprehensive list of aquatic insects available to North American trout, and where the H.L. Leonard and E.F. Payne rod companies tested and built some of the finest split cane fly rods ever made. Read More
TU DARE … to Have an Excellent Wednesday Workday!
Last Updated: November 4, 2025 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Dyan Lesnik
The special DNR/TU DARE workday on Wednesday, 15 October turned out to be very productive. I’m taking the liberty to call this workday “Revenge of the multiflora rose!” They were vicious. I think they were worse than Buckthorn since the thorns attacked in every direction possible! We got rained on just a bit, more mist than rain so not bad. Better than the really hot workdays. Read More
Eagles, Huge Trout, Great Folks, Money, Fun Food, Lots of Work
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By Topf Wells
Our work day on the Upper Yahara in DeForest was a potpourri of goodness.
Fifty seven SWTU members, Scouts, (WAY TO GO and thanks, Troop 104), paddlers and some wonderful folks from the Village of DeForest and the DNR showed up Saturday, 10/25 to liberate the Upper Yahara River and its stream corridor from the formidable combo of invasive honeysuckle and buckthorn. This is probably the largest turnout ever for a work day. We needed everyone. You could not see the stream for this growth, much less walk to it. Read More
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Congrats to Our Workday Winner!
The winner of the 2025 fly rod drawing for those who participated in a workday was Noel Lambert. He is a member of Pheasants Forever and participated at our Duerst property workdays on the Sugar River. Several members of Pheasants Forever helped at the Duerst property at the request of James Brodzeller with Dane County. He was very excited about getting the fly rod.
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One More Workday To Go and More Reports in December
Our crew has one more workday on December 15 – details TBD and will be shared via email – for the fall. It’s TBD because we finished our work on the Duerst property so no need to go back there! Read all about them in the December Newscasts!
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Vets on the Fly Activities Starting Back Up
By Dyan Lesnik
Veterans on the Fly start back up on November 5th for fly tying at The V (VFW Post 1318, 2740 Ski Ln, Fitchburg) Fly tying starts around 5:30 but come early and have dinner at the VFW grill. First fly of the season is The Large Brown Stonefly. All veterans and their families are welcome. Never any cost. Even if you are just curious about tying or fly fishing come on out. Learn more at their Facebook page.
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Big Day for Trout and High School and Some History
By Topf Wells
October 14 meant freedom for rainbow trout and fun with a bit of learning for students at Sun Prairie East High School. Josh Capodarco and students completed their second successful year of Trout In the Classroom (TIC). The rainbow trout they had nurtured from eggs to smolt found a new home in Token Creek. Kyle Olivencia, the DNR fish biologist for this area and his crew, electroshocked more of Token Creek and discussed what makes a healthy trout stream. The students then lunched and fished at Token Creek County Park. Read More
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New Members – November 2025
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new member to our ranks!
We are honored to have you among us. Please join our next meeting. We’d love to get to know you better, answer any questions and give you some free flies! If any questions about the meeting, please contact Dyan Lesnik.
* Note that some longer-term members may be captured in the list above. A glitch in the excel file has made it harder to sort … but it’s better to be inclusive and we’re happy to have your continued support!
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