Southern Wisconsin Trout Unlimited

media release: Meetings are the second Tuesday of every month, at Schwoegler’s Bowling Alley, 444 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison, WI 53719. We meet in Schwoegler’s community room on the southern end of the building. The room is just off the southernmost entryway near the pro shop.

Typical Chapter Meeting Schedule

Come for dinner from 5:30-7, general pub style menu and a good opportunity to shoot the breeze and meet some people.

Chapter announcements/business follow from 7-7:30pm

Our speaker/presentation is from 7:30-8:30.

The range of presentation topics is wide and we have had some real notables, from local fishing, to the environment, to fly tying, to travelogues of exotic (and sometimes not-so-exotic) trips. The latest newsletter has details on the upcoming meeting topic.

No meetings in June, July or August.

Two special guests headline the 11/11 SWTU meeting at Schwoegler’s on Grand Canyon Drive. Emily Wille is the intern SWTU helped fund to work on the DNR stream survey crew this summer and Tim Parks is the DNR Fish Biologist for Grant and Lafayette Counties and the Lower Wisconsin River. Emily will present on her experiences and some of the discoveries of this summer’s surveys. Tim will assist and also be available to answer the questions we always have of the fish biologists.

Most of the survey work focuses on trout streams and we’ll learn some cool stuff about and see some great photos of favorite streams (and maybe some that we don’t know). Just as important is Emily’s account of what the survey team does and how the intern is a key member. This is the second year that SWTU has helped fund interns. We believe that helps the DNR and the students. We won’t have great biologists like Tim if great students like Emily don’t have internship and other hands-on opportunities.

We gather for dinner, beverages, and conversation anytime after 5:30. Emily and Tim’s presentation will start shortly after 7. As always we will be at Schwoeglers on Grand Canyon Drive on Madison’s West Side.