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blog BY mikek.trout ON October 26 - 0 COMMENTS
Growing Veterans On The Fly for Tomorrow's Betterment Posted in
By Matthew Cade, Co-Chair WITU Service Partnership
We are now on the other side of the pandemic that hampered so many gatherings and functions and prevented the socialization that is needed by so many.
The Service Partnership and Veterans on the Fly (VOTF) stood vigilant during the height of the... [ READ MORE... ]
event BY mikek.trout ON September 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Wisconsin Trout Unlimited State Council Meeting September 24 Posted in
Wisconsin TU Leaders and local Chapter Leaders will meet to conduct the business of the State Council on Saturday, Sept. 24th at 9:00 am.
Contact Council Chair Scott Allen for more information.
TU Wisconsin Council meeting
9:00 to 3:00 lunch provided
Saturday, September 24th
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blog BY mikek.trout ON July 14 - 0 COMMENTS
2022 Upper Midwest 5 Rivers Club Meetup Recap Posted in
By Linnea Turner
Fly fishing is like kayaking. Most people know of it, maybe even have done it, but do not actually know how the equipment works or how technical it can be. Both activities can be extremely simple, but there is a variety of skills and knowledge that go along with each. Fly fishing... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON July 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Kinni Dam Removal Update Posted in
“One year from now, that dam will be out and the sediment will have been landscaped,” River Falls City Utilities Manager Kevin Westhuis told a Kinni Planning team in late May. That prediction was based on the news that a $1-million DNR Municipal Dam Grant had been awarded to the city to take out... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON July 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout Fishing Christmas Posted in
Hex season is a special time of year on a trout stream. Nothing else in angling compares to the feeling you get when you’re standing on a riverbank waiting on darkness with the hope that the fading light brings forth a surge of Hexagenia mayflies. The anticipation is enough to weaken your knees.... [ READ MORE... ]
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TU Council and Chapter leaders will meet to conduct the business of the Council.
Email Scott Allen for info and to RSVP for lunch.
jscottallen12@gmail.com
In person at the West Fork Sports Club in Avalanche, WI. Enjoy the rolling hills and peaceful trout streams before and after!
If you can't... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON May 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Embark Posted in
Just four hundred years ago—how time flies—Etienne Brule was served paddling orders on the banks of the St. Lawrence by Samuel de Champlain with the directive of finding a route to the Orient, or to just find something and return to New France alive with his scalp attached. He is acknowledged as... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON May 1 - 0 COMMENTS
The Fishing Gene Posted in
As I write this, my grandson Henry is 21, my son Stephen is 55 and I am 81. Together we add up to more than 150 years of fly fishing. I am sure there are other three-generation families that gather together to swap stories of rivers waded, waters rowed, fish caught, fish released and too many big-... [ READ MORE... ]
blog BY mikek.trout ON May 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Important land purchase secured on Dell Creek Posted in
Groundswell Conservancy and the DNR wildlife and fish biologists had worked for months to purchase a 40-acre inholding in the DNR's Dell Creek Hunting and Fishing Area. The 40 acres has more than 2,000 feet of double-streambank frontage and a tributary. The land has some higher spots with oaks and... [ READ MORE... ]
event BY mikek.trout ON February 24 - 0 COMMENTS
WITU Talking Trout Series - Beaver and Trout March 2 Posted in
Register for the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocO2vqTgtHteSEUW1sqFXoBDqcfwM3E8y
This month we welcome Matt Mitro from the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.
Topic: Beaver and trout in Wisconsin streams: a field study update
The control of beaver to maintain... [ READ MORE... ]