Welcome to Kiap-TU-Wish

Chapter of Trout Unlimited

Making western Wisconsin’s coldwater streams
cleaner, healthier, and more fishable.

Conserve.

Kiap-TU-Wish advocates conserving Wisconsin’s habitat
for wild trout, such as brook and brown trout.

Protect.

We advocate for policies and programs that enhance
populations of Wisconsin’s wild brook and brown trout.

Restore.

Kiap-TU-Wish uses a number of different approaches
to improve stream flows and trout habitat.

Volunteer.

Being a Kiap-TU-Wish chapter member is
much more than just paying your annual dues.

Want to Join the Kiap-TU-Wish Chapter of Trout Unlimited?

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The Drift – Jan 2025

The Drift – Jan 2025

The Drift:Now that we are in “tying season,” if you haven’t already, given John Gierach’s article in the latest issue of TROUT magazine, “A Quaint and Harmless Hobby”, a look. John writes when he first started to tie flies “The way I saw it,...

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Rocky Branch Elementary

Rocky Branch Elementary

Rocky Branch Elementary  By Ben Toppel Students at Rocky Branch Elementary have been excited about raising brown trout.  They patiently watched as the orange eggs hatched into alevin last October.  Since then, the alevin...

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Chapter Meeting – Feb 2025

Chapter Meeting – Feb 2025

Chapter meeting: February 4th, 2025Meeting/presentation starts at 7:00Network & Dinner at 6:00pm.Juniors Restaurant & Tap House414 South Main Street, River Falls, WIAnnual Dick Frantes Memorial Fly Tying EventIn honor of Dick Frantes, come...

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Open Tying at the Shop

Open Tying at the Shop

Open Tying at the Shop  By Jonathan Jacobs  In my forty-plus years as a fly angler, I have frequented three different fly shops in eight distinct locations in seven different buildings under the ownership of five different people. In that...

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Greenwood Elementary Volunteer Day

Greenwood Elementary Volunteer Day

Kiap-tu-wish sends our thanks to those who helped cut brush and trees back in October and November to prep for our Greenwood Elementary 4th grade brush burn and, thanks to those volunteers who turned out on event day to supervise the burn and make...

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Elk Hair Caddis

Elk Hair Caddis

Views From My Side of the Vise: By Paul Johnson The Elk Hair Caddis (EHC) would have to be considered to be one of the most popular flies and can be found in just about every fly box. That is because it is so effective at catching fish. The...

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The Auction Is Live!!!

The Auction Is Live!!!

THE AUCTION IS LIVE!!!By GREG OLSONThe moment you have all been waiting for!  The KIAP-TU-WISH 2025 Auction is now live!!!  Bid early and bid often!  We have over 70 items for you to bid on including the beautiful hand made wool rug...

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The Picket Pin

The Picket Pin

The Picket Pin is a pattern from the old west that gets its name from ground squirrels that were nicknamed “picket pins” by cowboys as they resembled the short stakes used to tie off horses. The original fly, developed by Jack Boeme, was tied with...

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To protect, reconnect, and restore the coldwater fisheries and their watersheds in Polk, Pierce, and St. Croix Counties of Wisconsin and to insure access to fishable coldwater streams.

The Kiap-TU-Wish Chapter, Trout Unlimited welcomes you. We work tirelessly to conserve coldwater fisheries. Our members avidly fish western Wisconsin’s bountiful lakes, streams, and rivers. We work with communities to protect what we cherish. 

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