SWTU - Veterans on the Fly

09/26/2026

Our casting champion!!🐉🐉🐉

Tim Miller won a custom Chippewa River Custom Rod for winning the casting contest, compliments of Tom Schenk.

09/20/2026

08/24/2026

Wednesday-Gordon Creek 6pm-8pm
Hopper fishing is in full swing out in the Driftless! Get those hopper/dropper rigs ready.

We will meet in the parking area at 6pm and go to 8 but feel free to come early or stay later to try out some mice flies! Some of us are there a bit early and scout the best spots
Here is a pin on the parking lot https://maps.app.goo.gl/95rN4YDvMCo9jrmZ7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Some people can park up by the wooden bridge too here but there is some nice water up here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZEQxnDcrmP3mSyEj6?g_st=i&utm_campaign=ac-im

We will have some gear available if you need it along with flies. Grab an old salt or a new fly fisher and hit the river. Excited to be on a quality small creek.

Mike Johnson
262-327-0849

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Beginner's are ALWAYS welcome at Veterans on the Fly Classes!

Remember you will need a valid State of WI Fishing License and Inland Trout Stamp. You can buy or renew them online at https://dnr.wi.gov/Permits/.

07/02/2026

Epic is restoring nearly 5,600 linear feet of the Sugar River from a channelized ditch back to a natural meandering stream. The restoration will improve water quality, habitat, and floodplain function — and help trout and other fish move through the Sugar River watershed. Epic is restoring more than 6 acres of wetlands and 3.5 acres of upland areas in the valley. Map shows construction progress of the re-meandered stream channel.

The project will also add several recreational amenities, including a new shared-use path connection to the Military Ridge State Trail for cyclists, a new public river access to the Sugar River for kayakers and anglers, and a small parking area. Multiple government partners helped shape the project scope and provide regulatory oversight including the City of Verona, Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and United States Fish and Wildlife.

06/27/2026

Great things happening all over❤️🇺🇸

06/27/2026