May 2025

Meeting will be on May 26th at 6:00 PM at the Kro Bar in Brule.

Grouse Caddis Emerger Dean Wellman, BRSC Financial Secretary – Brule, WI I had an experience last May that prompted me to point out the importance of emergers during a hatch.  One nice afternoon, I grabbed my 5-wt and the flies that I tied over winter and I drove to the cabin to see if anything…

Paul’s Hairy Hellge Paul Gausman, BRSC member, – Somerset, WI The hellgrammite (dobsonfly larvae) is the Tyrannosaurus of the aquatic world.  It thrives in the cold clean waters of the Brule River.  I was inspired to tie this fly back in the 1980s when my friend, Dean Wellman, told me that his dad was catching…

As the new fishing season is here, it’s a good time to reflect on how we interact with other anglers and the landowners along the river. Click on, Etiquette  to read a thoughtful essay on the subject and on Responsible Angling for additional information.

Now that a new season is here, are you ready? The Club has useful angler maps for both the lower and upper river. We also have a booklet describing how to tie some flies that are favorites of some of the Club members. These are available through the Club Store, click on Club Store.  

The proposed federal budget eliminates The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which is intended to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface water in the world – the Great Lakes. For more information about the initiative, click on GLRI.

Many anglers in the western U.S. are snagged in an ethical dilemma brought on by a warming climate: When the trout you’re fishing need cold water, and cold water is increasingly scarce, how and when should you fish? Click on, Too Hot to read about the problem in Montana.

The aging and perched culvert under Wisconsin State Highway 27 will be replaced. The project is being designed by the Wisconsin DOT with the Wisconsin DNR and Trout Unlimited providing design review. Designs are expected to be completed in 2025 with construction occurring in summer 2026. The replacement will allow greater fish passage and also…

Proposed legislation (HR 8167) introduced by Georgia congressman Andrew Clyde (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8167?r=4&s=1) would eliminate Pittman Robertson funding. The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, enacted in 1937 is now known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and provides funding for states and territories to support wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs. The proposed…