Board of Directors Nominations, 2025 – 2028

Terms for board members Ken Zivic, Mike Sierszen, Jim Waletzko and Glen Hill end in December. All four were nominated to new terms by Dean Wellman with a second by Mike Sierszen. Their nominations were approved by unanimous approval voice vote. All four graciously accepted their nominations. The election will be held in December. Ken…

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Bois Brule and Other Reasons

Dan Zekor is a freelance writer living in Columbia, Missouri who grew up in Wisconsin. Dan received degrees in Wildlife Biology and Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He’s now retired from the Missouri Department of Conservation. An avid waterfowl hunter, deer hunter, and trout fisherman, he’s also a lifetime member of the…

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This River

Ed Chaplinski is a retired dairy farmer from Gilman, Wisconsin.  His father first brought him to the Brule to go fishing 60 years ago.  Now that role is reversed, and he’s bringing his children and grandchildren. He occasionally teaches fly fishing at the Gilman School with the help of some of his grandchildren. He’s a…

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October Fly of the Month

Mark’s “No Name” Bucktail Streamer Dean Wellman, BRSC Financial Secretary – Brule, WI This fly was originally tied by my brother in the 1980s.  We had been trying different variations of bucktail streamers for fall steelhead.  We also started using pieces of rabbit strip as a throat instead of traditional hackle.  This is a simple…

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Improving Sandy Run Fish Passage

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…

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Lost and Found Items

Lost item Orvis collapsing wading staff in October 2023.  Probably lost in the Bachelor’s parking lot. Posted 5 September 2024. If you happen to find any of these items, contact us using the “contact us” form on our website (click on Contact Us). Found item None. If you happened to lose this item or know the…

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2024 Brule River Sportsmen’s Club College Scholarship Awarded

This year’s Brule River Sportsmen’s Club College Scholarship recipient is Benjamin A. Fromm. Ben just concluded his sophomore year at UW-Stevens Point, majoring in Forest Management. He hails from Solon Springs, WI, and grew up fishing, hunting, and hiking the area with his parents. Early connections with the Brule River included working for the Brule…

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South Shore Railroad Grade Update

October 1, 2023 Update Work on the grade removal is finished! All that remains to be done is to shore up all the erosion control work. You will also note that trees (white pine, red pine, oak, spruce and birch) have been planted in the erosion matting and  grass is even beginning to poke through…

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Threats to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Funding

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…

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