Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Work Day

press release: Saturday, June 5, 2021, 9am to 12 Noon (sawyers arrive at 8:30), Kessnich’s Easement on the East Branch Pecatonica River

Where: 3829 Iowa County Rd K, 1 mile south of Barneveld. Take Hwy 151 west out of Madison toward Mount Horeb and continue 6 miles past Mount Horeb to County Rd. K, just east of Barneveld. Go 1 mile south on K to 3829, which is on the east side of the road. There are two homes off of this road, 3829 is to the right. Follow the road signs (“you can’t miss it”). For those that want to use a “nagigator,” entering in 3829 Cty Rd K, Barneveld should get you there. If all else fails, give Jim Hess a call at 608-288-8662 

An alternate route, as there are traffic cones on the west bound lanes, you could exit at Barneveld, turn left at the road that goes over Hwy 151, then turn left on Industrial Drive that takes you by Kwik Trip and continues until it dead ends at Jones Street (there is not street sign there), turn right on Jones, which will take you to Cty Rd. K (you will go by the sewer plant). At that point you are only about 100 yards from the road that leads you to 3829

What:  The is our second workday at this easement. We will continue clearing access to the stream and removing box elders and invasive woodies to improve the health of this headwater stream. The property owners are working with the DNR to restore this stream. Some big trees will be coming down, so everyone need to be aware of what is going on around them. 

Here’s a brief summary from a recent fishing report from Topf Wells on this stream --- “…there are dozens of trout of many different sizes, from very small to medium.  And this when the stream is still quite low and clear.  Everywhere one might have expected to see trout-- undercut banks, deeper bends, mats of debris, the bottom of riffles-- trout were there and often in surprising numbers.”

Bring: Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, and eye and ear protection. Also bring your own water bottles. 

Parking:  Park on the right-hand side of the drive leading to house at 3829 near the garage on the left-hand side. 

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Future Workday:

June 19 – Davidson Property on Sugar River - 1855 Hwy 69 - 1.3 miles south of Highway 151 on Highway 69.