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.

A fun and informal chapter meeting on November 12

The popular Fly Tying Jamboree is returning for our November meeting. Whether or not you tie flies, you’ll leave with some new ideas and ways to improve your fishing. If you do tie flies, please bring your vise, light and select hooks & materials to demonstrate tying your favorite fly, and include a few stories. There will be door prizes and someone will walk away with a fly box full of flies fresh from the tiers’ vises. Last held in 2018, the Fly Tying Jamboree will be a fun, relaxed, educational and conversational evening. Monthly chapter meetings typically start at 7 pm, but for the Fly Tying Jamboree arrive anytime after 5:30 for setting up your fly tying station, ordering food, drinks and socializing. As always, the meeting will be held at Schwoegler’s Lanes, 444 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison, WI 53719

We’ll hold a brief (we promise) business meeting about 7 and then back to fly tying.

For anyone who has wondered if fly tying is a) learnable, b) productive, and c) fun, please attend this meeting. You’ll see some great and fun fly tying and have the chance to tie a fly yourself. Yes indeed, you can leave the meeting with a fly you tied, guaranteed by SWTU to catch fish.