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Our chapter banquet was February 28, 2025.  Thank you to everyone who attended!  Next year we will do it again on February 27, 2026!  

Coulee Region TU is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. We welcome your donation to our chapter through our verified PayPal account.

About Coulee Region TU ​

Coulee Region Trout Unlimited is 501 c3 non-profit all volunteer organization and chapter #278 of Trout Unlimited. CRTU began in 1974 and serves Crawford, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, and Vernon counties in Wisconsin's Driftless Region.

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Our 2025 chapter banquet was February 28.  Thank you to everyone who attended!  Next Year we will do it again on February 27, 2026 - See you there!   

 

​Our chapter membership  events occur September through May. Look here and on our Facebook page for details about our activities.

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We are looking for ideas for 2025-26 chapter member events - send us a message on our "Contact us" page, through Instagram, or Facebook.

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Coming to fish the Driftless? Check out the "Getting Started on Trout Fishing in the Driftless".

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Watch WITU's Talking Trout with Jeff Hastings for more about stream restoration in the area, for Jason Freund talking about spring hatches, and Mat and Geri at the Driftless Angler about stream etiquette.

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT CRTU

Don't want to use your credit card? We take Venmo (@couleeTU)! Also, consider the many other ways to support CRTU - dues sharing at the chapter level is only for the initial year of membership, so your continuing support is important to the chapter. Other ways to support CRTU: 1. Mail a check to CRTU c/o Chapter Treasurer at P. O. Box 173, Viroqua, WI 54665 2. Send support through Venmo to @CouleeTU 3. Donate from your IRA as a Qualified Charitable Distribution - see our Donations Page for details 4. Give through your employer's donation matching program - an easy way to double your support! 5. Turn CRTU volunteer hours into donations through employer volunteer programs 6. Transfer appreciated investments (stocks) - See our Donations page for details 7. Legacy giving through wills and trusts

Join Coulee Region TU

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Become a member of CRTU for half the normal $35 fee by using the link below for the national Trout Unlimited organization.  Choose chapter #278 from the menu and $15 of the $17.50 will stay with our chapter.  Your membership dues support the mission  of TU which is, "To conserve, protect and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds." 

News & Updates

Welcome to Winter!

 

Chapter Membership Events are the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 PM  from September through April - with no February meeting because of the banquet.

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Summer 2025 Activities​​

  • May 3rd - Coon Creek Confluence (link) - we will be at the event handing out fishing rods, tying flies, and building spinners as we talk about our activities in the area. 11 AM to 4 PM at the Westby Rod and Gun Club on Highway P - just upstream of the ski jump.

  • May 17th - Meet the Sculpin with Wisconsin Native Fish Coalition at Maple Dale Creek, WDNR parking area (link).

  • May 21st - is our chapter picnic in Coon Valley starting at about 5:30 PM. (link)

  • June 21st - Coon Creek Trout Fest at Veterans Memorial Park in Coon Valley. (link to Facebook page)

  • July 12th - La Crosse Youth Outdoor Fest at Pettibone Park. This US Fish and Wildlife Service event is from 10 to 2. (link)

  • August 9th - STREAM Girls at West Fork Sports Club in Avalanche.

 

 

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​Recent events:

  • April - Dr. Jason Randall talked about how to read the water during different seasons. A great talk!

  • March - Aquatic Invasive Species presentation by Dr. David Schumann

  • February - Our annual banquet.

  • January - Lauren Genske (TU Teen Expedition) and Tommy Hill (WDNR) were our guests.

  • November - UW La Crosse's Freshwater Ecology and Management Club hosted us on campus. There were 3 student talks and Kirk Olson, WDNR fisheries biologist, caught us up on happenings in the Driftless and their summer trout surveys.

  • October - we were in Richland Center with Justin Haglund, WDNR fisheries biologist, as our guest speaker.

  • September membership event - John van Vliet, gave a fantastic presentation about fishing the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.

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