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Coulee Region Trout Unlimited
Serving the Wisconsin counties of:
La Crosse, Crawford, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, and Vernon

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Around the Heart of the Driftless - Links to Online Resources
Coulee Region Trout Unlimited is situated in the heart of the Driftless Area . CRTU is home to hundreds of miles of trout streams filled with wild Brook and Brown Trout. Our chapter includes La Crosse, Crawford, Juneau, Monroe, Richland, and Vernon Counties - all counties with a great number and diversity of trout streams. The best description I have seen of Driftless streams is that they are sidewalk to street wide. The streams are generally not large and all but a few pool

Jason Freund
Feb 7, 20225 min read


Update from June 2020
Here is what is happening in the Coulee Chapter. The corona virus pandemic led to the cancellation of our last three chapter meetings and...

Curt Rees
Jun 20, 20203 min read


New CRTU President, Fred Spademan
At the May 2020 Board of Directors meeting Fred Spademan was installed at the new president of Coulee Region Trout Unlimited. Fred has...

Curt Rees
Jun 17, 20201 min read


Driftless Angler
Keeping a business alive while keeping a community safe By Mike Juran and Curt Rees “Mat” Geri said with tears in her eyes, “What have we...

Curt Rees
Jun 13, 20208 min read


#ResponsibleRecreation: Join TU Social Distance Fishing Effort and Win Prizes
TU and our partners are asking everyone to practice #ReponsibleRecreation when outside enjoying America’s great fishing opportunities....

Curt Rees
May 18, 20201 min read


Getting started on trout fishing in the Driftless.
This post is meant to help answer some questions about getting a start on fishing the Driftless for trout.

Curt Rees
Apr 6, 202017 min read


Spring 2020 update
On February 28 we hosted our 20th chapter banquet at Cedar Creek in Onalaska. We were sold out at 120 attendees and enjoyed great food,...

Curt Rees
Mar 10, 20202 min read


Weather change presentation
In November, Molly Aufforth and Dan Baumgardt from the National Weather Service office in La Crosse gave a presentation on the...

Curt Rees
Jan 13, 20201 min read


Free fly tying class in Viroqua
To register or questions, contact Terry Becker at 608-212-4108 or nipanther74@gmail.com.

Curt Rees
Jan 5, 20201 min read


Fly tying at PSB
It was a fun evening at Pearl Street Brewing on December 18. Thanks to all that came out! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We'll pick...

Curt Rees
Dec 19, 20191 min read


Update for Winter 2019-2020
News from Coulee Region TU We had a very informative presentation at our November meeting. Dan Baumgardt and Molly Aufforth from the...

Curt Rees
Dec 16, 20192 min read


TU Veterans Service Project
Check out the great work from our Veterans Service Project volunteers. Many thanks to Matt Bethke of Coulee Region Trout Unlimited for...

Curt Rees
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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