By Topf Wells
That was pretty much the response of SWTU Board Members in October when we looked at the Dane County restoration of 2100 feet of the Sugar River on the Falk/Wells Wildlife Area below the Bruce Co. bridge. This stretch has been wide, shallow, featureless, with a sediment/sand bottom. Carp were the fish who enjoyed it the most and not many trout at all. SWTU contributed $5,000 to this major restoration and supported the County’s creation of its own stream restoration crew. This is the crew’s first project. Read More
Last Updated: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Escape the cold with a Costa Rica fundraiser
Amazing opportunity from (and for) Badger Fly Fishers
Do you want to get away from the cold weather in Wisconsin this winter? Here is a fantastic opportunity to do just that! Bill Weege, a longtime Badger Fly Fishers member, has very generously donated a weeklong February 2020 sport fishing and sightseeing trip to Costa Rica for a fundraising auction. Read More
Last Updated: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
Icebreaker: Save the date / Exciting presenters!
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Our daylong annual Icebreaker event will be held Saturday January 25.
We’re excited to announce that the Icebreaker will feature Carl Haensel and Jade Tomanson of Namebini Fly Fishing. The presentation topics will focus on “Exciting and Accessible: Trips and Tactics for the Adventurous and DIY Angler in the Upper Midwest.” Read More
Workday report 1: “It’s a jungle”
Posted: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Topf Wells
With help from Justin Haglund of the DNR and his crew of most excellent assistants and the Gray Langfoss family, SWTU opened the fall work day season with extraordinary productivity. We probably had 15-20 SWTU volunteers. Read More
Workday report 2: Snow in the air, oaks in the ground
Last Updated: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
By Topf Wells
With Jim Hess providing leadership and logistics, SWTU had another successful work day on Saturday, 11/2. About 15-20 of us planted oaks and cut willows for different reasons but one purpose, to improve the health of two trout streams. Read More
Posted: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
“Holy smokes! I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”
By Topf Wells
That was pretty much the response of SWTU Board Members in October when we looked at the Dane County restoration of 2100 feet of the Sugar River on the Falk/Wells Wildlife Area below the Bruce Co. bridge. This stretch has been wide, shallow, featureless, with a sediment/sand bottom. Carp were the fish who enjoyed it the most and not many trout at all. SWTU contributed $5,000 to this major restoration and supported the County’s creation of its own stream restoration crew. This is the crew’s first project. Read More
Last Updated: November 6, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
New Members – November 2019
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Newscasts – October 2019
Last Updated: November 7, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
This issue has lots of great information, including:
Pass Lake Special
Last Updated: October 9, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
by Rusty Dunn
The Pass Lake Special. A local legend. A hometown hero. Created by Badger ingenuity. Or was it? The tangled web of fly pattern genealogy is lengthy for this mainstay of Wisconsin fly boxes. Like all great flies of today, the Pass Lake Special was borne of great flies from yesterday. Read More
Last Updated: October 8, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
New Members – October 2019
We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More
Last Updated: October 8, 2019 by Drew Kasel Leave a Comment
A great lineup of meetings!!
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