Coulee Region Trout Unlimited

The Scientific Fly Angler blog will be rolling out, in part, on the Coulee Region TU website. Please share these posts widely!

At the May 2020 Board of Directors meeting Fred Spademan was installed at the new president of Coulee Region Trout Unlimited. Fred has been an active member of CRTU for several years and we are excited about his leadership. Many thanks to Rick Kyte and Cy Post for serving as co-presidents for the past year. Some Q&A with Fred to introduce him to our CRTU members and friends... What is your go to fly rod for fishing Driftless streams? "My Scott GS 8'4" 4wt.  A much better ro

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

Here is what is happening in the Coulee Chapter. The corona virus pandemic led to the cancellation of our last three chapter meetings and presentations.  Sadly, we have also seen several other events we sponsor or volunteer also be cancelled:  Cozad's Driftless 1Fly, Coon Valley Trout Fest, Tainter Creek Stream Day, work day with SEWTU at Esofea Park, and the Youth Outdoor Fest.  It is disappointing that these outreach events didn't happen, we will prepare to be back with the

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

Check out the great work from our Veterans Service Project volunteers . Many thanks to Matt Bethke of Coulee Region Trout Unlimited for his leadership in this important outreach for our TU chapter.