January 2021
January Monthly Meeting
Happy New Year! Due to Covid-19, all in-person board meetings have been cancelled until further notice. Meeting will be held via email the week of January 25th.
Read MoreWisconsin Salmonids: The Brookie
We’re featuring an article on brook trout in Wisconsin that is the first in a series on Wisconsin salmonids to appear in Wisconsin Trout, the newsletter of Wisconsin Trout Unlimited (click on WI TU for information). The piece appears here with permission from the author and Wisconsin Trout Unlimited. It was written by Dr. John…
Read MoreRecord Lack of Great Lakes Ice
The Great Lakes are currently dealing with record low ice. According to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, only 3.9% of the lakes are ice covered. Click on Comparisons to compare the last 3 years. For more on ice cover and Great Lakes temperatures and their effects, click on Ice Cover.
Read MoreTime to Renew
It’s time to renew your Brule River Sportsmen Club membership! A renewal form and election ballot have been mailed to members receiving the paper newsletter. Those members receiving the e-newsletter should have received an email with a link to an online ballot. If you wish, you can use our online store to renew your membership,…
Read MoreEarly Inland Trout Season Opens
Wisconsin’s early inland trout season opens on January 2nd. Click on Early Inland Trout Season for more information.
Read MoreFree Fishing Weekend
Wisconsin’s winter free fishing weekend is January 16 – 17. Click on Free Fishing Weekend for details.
Read MorePebble Mine Stopped
Trout Unlimited has reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the key permit for the proposed Pebble Mine and announced that it found the proposed Pebble Mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region. The announcement is supported by the majority of Alaskans and 80 percent of the Bristol Bay region’s…
Read MoreSouth Shore Railroad Grade Update
October 1, 2020 Update Canadian Pacific Railway easement – The temporary easement with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has gone through a couple of drafts during the summer. It is in decent shape. DNR biologist Paul Piszczek had a call scheduled with CP, which will include a conversation about who will do the work. CP is expecting…
Read More2019 – 2020 Brule River Steelhead Run
Department of Natural Resources fisheries personnel have completed the fishway steelhead counts for the 2019 – 2020 run year. The link to the most recent counts downloads as a pdf file that requires Adobe® Reader®. If you don’t have this software you can download it free by clicking on the Adobe Reader link below. Click 2019…
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