Trout Outing: Thanks to all who participated at the CWTU, May 10, Trout Outing. Pictured left is the afternoon stream macroinvertebrate identification seminar. (Front row, from left: Instructors Rich Mlodzik, Dan Harmon, and Jerry Gorman. Photo by Jerry Strom.)

First Streamday(workday) will be on Lawrence Creek, May 17: This is Illinois Day. Fifteen members from the Elliott Donnelley Chapter in Illinois will be joining us. So will other area TU chapter members. We start at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be served. Lawrence Creek needs bank stabilization, brushing, and narrowing. CWTU has received a WHIIP Grant to defray some of the costs. Plan on joining us for some work, lunch, and fishing.

DIRECTIONS TO LAWRENCE CREEK: Take 39/51 South to Westfield exit. Go west on E to downtown Westfield (stop sign). Turn left or south on Main St. for 1 block (first right turn) and go west on E (E turn not marked on Main St.). Continue on E (which joins A for a short time) about 5 miles to First Avenue. Turn right (north) about 1 mile to bridge.

CAR POOLING: CWTU is encouraging everyone to car pool to the work sites. It saves money on gas, introduces members to each other, leads to new fishing partners, and gives everyone a new audience to lie about those huge fish caught last year. To help in locating potential partners, please email me at jjimray@charter.net or call me at 920-232-8845 with your name, phone/email and location. I will try to set up convenient rendezvous locations for each Stream Day. (Jim Humphrey)

An opening for one at the Fly School: An opening exists for the CWTU 32nd Annual Fly Fishing School to be held on May 30, 31, and June 1 at Camp LoWiSoMo, Round Lake near Wild Rose. Contact Dan Harmon III for more information.

Want to revisit TroutFest 08? Check out photographer Milt Kinney's great photos. Click on the thumbnails to see enlarged image. (Try all options on the bottom left.) CLICK HERE!

See 2008 CWTU water monitoring pictures: CWTU water monitors are hard at work monitoring streams in our area. CLICK HERE to see evidence. More pictures will be added as we go through the year. Water monitors can send me pictures to add to this gallery.

Welcome to the newest members of CWTU
We hope you enjoyed Troutfest on Saturday, Feb. 23, and will participate in many other CWTU activities. The following people joined as new members: Mike Meilicke, Todd Yaekel, Galen Drews, Charlie Sensenbrenner, James Basiliere, Jim Ryf, Phil Blohm, Ron Akin, Debbie Noffke, George Porto, Jim Jaeger, Merle Tellock, Brandon Ball, and Mark Green. We also welcome back three members who reinstated their membership: Paul Swisher, George Porter, and Ryan Busching.

Ira Giese has concerns about Alaska.
Bristol Bay, Alaska, probably the most salmon rich area in the world is being threatened by a new mining proposal at the headwaters of several of its major streams. This Pebble Mine(shown in red) could destroy huge areas of spawning habitat. To learn what Trout Unlimited is doing, go to www.tu.org/bristolbay.

John Gribb on how to prevent Lymes Disease! CLICK HERE!