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By Ellen Voss, Climate Resilience Director for the River Alliance of Wisconsin   Loyal readers of Wisconsin Trout know about the threat New Zealand mudsnails (NZMS) pose to Wisconsin’s trout streams. Since they first appeared in our state waters back in 2011, NZMS have continued their slow crawl to [ READ MORE... ]
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By Kyle Siebers   It was a warm sunny day on a stream in Central Wisconsin. I had crept into position along the stream where I could see a pool I knew usually contained an active fish or two. I was hoping to find something hatching, but was prepared to blind cast a grasshopper pattern if there was [ READ MORE... ]
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By State Council Chair, Scott Allen.   Entering this holiday season we are greeted, more often confronted, with “Joy.” It is printed, televised, broadcasted, embossed, illuminated, scripted in cursive light.   To a trout fisher knee deep in the other season, joy can mean a 20-fish day. Joy can mean [ READ MORE... ]
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By Kim McCarthy   We are pleased to announce another successful use of the State Council’s Watershed Access Fund to add fishing opportunities for Wisconsin trout anglers.   The latest parcel to be purchased lies along the Kickapoo River southwest of Wildcat Mountain State Park and west of the [ READ MORE... ]
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TU’s Trout In the Classroom (TIC) program has had a tremendous impact on Stony Brook and the people of Calumet County. The program has motivated -- and continues to motivate -- landowners, Calumet County, the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Fox Valley Chapter, DNR, Fund For Lake Michigan, [ READ MORE... ]
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by Council Chair Scott Allen   Often, I feel we, Trout Unlimited, are spread a little thin. Or maybe it’s that we point the bow towards the horizon with a destination in mind but without adequate provisions, we give it our best nonetheless. We work very hard for our deserving veterans, boys and [ READ MORE... ]
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By Duke Welter   Todd Hanson, a significant contributor to Wisconsin TU, a strong resource advocate, talented brewmaster, dedicated outdoors person and genuinely good guy, died in May at his Madison home. He was 69. Todd was born May 31, 1953 in New London.   Many Wisconsin TU members will remember [ READ MORE... ]
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Dear Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Supporter,   We are deeply dissappointed in the move by our Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to leave a proposed trout stamp increase out of the state budget. The Committee postponed the start of their meeting by 8 hours on Thursday, in order to craft a [ READ MORE... ]
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It’s Time for Us to Make the Investment in Our Trout Fishing Future   It’s time for a change. The weather’s changing, a new batch of young of the year trout are acclimating to their surroundings, and we’re coming out of our winter doldrums.   About the only thing that hasn’t changed in quite a [ READ MORE... ]
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Two amorous teenage brook trout were swimming downstream in search of adventure when they crossed current with an old brown trout. The sage elder asks “where are you kids headed? There’s some dangerous water downstream, you know.” To that, the young trout responded in unison “what’s water?”   [ READ MORE... ]