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.

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The Drift – Nov 2024

The Drift – Nov 2024

The Drift:The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever, is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be."As many of you are aware, John Gierach recently passed away. I have enjoyed many of his books and...

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Mason Dado, WDNR Summer Intern

Mason Dado, WDNR Summer Intern

Mason Dado,WDNR Summer Intern My summer’s internship has been a great experience for gaining knowledge and understanding of how fisheries work is done in the Department of Natural Resources. It has shown me different lanes and applications needed...

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Chapter Meeting – Nov 2024

Chapter Meeting – Nov 2024

Pictured Above is an ERO structure located in the South Fork of the Kinnickinnic RiverChapter meeting: Monday November 4thMeeting/presentation starts at 7:00Network & Dinner at 6:00pm.Juniors Restaurant & Tap House414...

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KRLT Nature Night

KRLT Nature Night

Kinnickinnic River Land Trust: Nature NightOn October 5th the community came together on the banks of the Kinnickinnic River at Green Pastures Family Farm in River Falls, WI for a new annual event hosted by the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust called...

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Habitat Update – Nov 2024

Habitat Update – Nov 2024

Summer Fieldwork:Volunteers from Kiap-TU-Wish assisted Nate Anderson and his crew with seeding and mulching on three restoration projects this summer. The first was the newly restored stretch of Parker Creek downstream of the Pleasant Ave....

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Skip’s Loose Threads

Skip’s Loose Threads

Skips Loose Threads:One of those last of season, beautiful Fall days on the Rush, my dog Java and I had enjoyed fishing tiny imitations to dainty sippers for an hour or two. Java had fun trying to swim upstream with branches in her mouth,...

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Rip Rap – Nov 2024

Rip Rap – Nov 2024

The Drift:The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever, is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be."As many of you are aware, John Gierach recently passed away. I have enjoyed many of his books and...

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Views From My Side Of The Vise

Views From My Side Of The Vise

Views From My Side of the Vise:In some of my recent articles I have made reference to taking some fly tying classes at a fly shop in the Twin Cities when I was first getting started. It was at one of those classes that the instructor...

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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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