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Help on the Stream Team at our April 13 Workday

Sugar River (Falk/Wells Wildlife Area – Sunset Road)
We’d love for you to join us on Saturday, April 13. Have fun, get out, make some new acquaintances and both learn about AND improve a neat stretch of water. The work is simple, important and we can find a role for anyone … from signing people in to stacking brush. Read on for the details. Read More

Conservation Congress seeks input on vital trout questions

By Topf Wells
The Spring 2019 Conservation Congress Hearings will occur at Monona Grove High School (4400 Monona Drive) AT 7 p.m. on Monday, April 8. Learn about some important fishing and hunting regulations changes being proposed.  Read More

A fun and productive first Stream Team workday of 2019

Thanks to Jim Beecher for these photos of our crew at work on Gordon Creek. Click “read more” for some photos or you can view the full album here. Read More

Habitat work that will bear fruit … literally!!

SWTU hosted our second annual round of restorative pruning in the Neperud Orchard on Sunday, March 31. Read More

Women’s Clinic Film wins award

“Three Days on the Water” featuring Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited’s Wisconsin Women’s Fly Fishing Clinics won first place at the Great Water Fly fishing Video Showcase in Minneapolis March 16th. Created by Gretta Wing Miller the award was accepted by Tina Murray who created and runs the clinics.  View the trailer for the filmRead More

Help the River Alliance build wader wash stations

River Alliance is hosting a work day on Saturday April 13th (rain date April 14) to build stations for river users to clean their waders and boots. These wader wash stations help prevent the spread of the New Zealand mudsnail currently found in Black Earth & Brewery Creeks. We need volunteers – that means you! Your work will help protect other trout streams in Wisconsin from encroachment of this messy invasive. Read More

Lend a hand to the Wisconsin Parkinson’s Association Fishing Clinics

Click the links below for information on some upcoming free clinics being put on for those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. Several TU Chapters, including ours, are providing support and they could use a few guest instructors so please let them know if you can lend a hand. For questions or to help, contact Jon Hill at 608-206-9597. Read More

New Members – April 2019

Welcome New Members

We’re pleased to announce the addition of the following new members to our ranks! Read More

Newscasts – March 2019

This issue has lots of great information, including:

Brown Clock

Brown Clock

Fountains of Youth – Classic trout flies that have withstood the test of time … flies that remain “forever young”

by Rusty Dunn

When a Boeing 777 takes flight, it carries 3 million parts on the journey. When your artificial fly takes flight, you can count its parts on your ten fingers. Hook, tail, body, wing, hackle, etc. are the replaceable parts of a fly. They are the Lego building blocks of fly design and can be mixed and matched in a bewildering number of com­binations. Read More