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by Jim Sauter

"Many men/ women go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." 
     - Henry David Thoreau 

Welcome to the winter season!  As 2024 winds down, we want to say thank you to all our members and stream volunteers who have helped us accomplish so much over the past year.  The response has been overwhelming and included monitoring streams, training using Save Our Stream protocols, stream cleanup days, habitat work, and having so many "eyes and ears" on our streams to help keep them healthy.  Thank you!

I have discovered that since becoming somewhat obsessed with trout fishing, I have a strong propensity to pay very close attention to the weather.  I am always curious about the air temperature, precipitation, wind, and now even water temperatures.  

So, when does winter really start?  After the first snowfall?  Once the lakes are iced over?  When temperatures fall below freezing?  After shoveling that first dusting of snow?  By all these accounts, winter is in full swing in Minnesota.

There have been some important recent developments in our efforts to restore the Kinni to a free-flowing river by removing two dams in River Falls.  For details, please read this message sent to our donors.

Here is an electronic version of the copy that Kasey Yallaly of the Wisconsin DNR handed out at our November chapter meeting.  To see a video of Kasey's presentation on YouTube, click here.

If you attend our chapter meetings online, following is a list of tips for maximizing your Zoom experience!