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Newsletter – January 2025

Today might be awfully cold but there’s warmer weather on the way.  Meanwhile – maybe this month’s newsletter will get you thinking about going outside? February Hiawatha Members Meeting Please join us at 125Live at 7pm on Monday, February 3rd. Doug Dieterman from MN DNR Fisheries will discuss sculpins and other fish that (sometimes) cohabitate … Read more

Newsletter – November 2024

Here’s the latest newsletter. Upcoming Events Monday, 12/2, 6pm, Holiday PotLuck at Olmsted History CenterMonday, 1/6, 7pm, Member’s Meeting – Fishing Travelogue Tom&Christie Atwell, 125Live, Rochester

Newsletter – October 2024

Here’s October’s Issue. November 4th Member’s Meeting. Join us at 7pm at 125Live on Monday, November 4th when MNTU Assistant Director Kristen Poppleton joins us to talk about MNTU’s advocacy and her role with MNTU. A zoom link will come out closer to the meeting for those unable to attend in person. Upcoming Events Monday, … Read more

Newsletter – September 2024

Here’s the latest Driftless Hotline. October 7th Hiawatha Member’s Meeting Join us at 7pm at 125Live on Monday, October 7th for our 1st indoor meeting of the fall season. We’re still working out the program. Got an idea? Let us know.  We really really need some folks to join our board. Interested? Let us know. From … Read more

Newsletter – August 2024

Thanks to the indefatigable John Weiss – who jumped in while Carl B is on vacation – we’ve got an August issue of the Western Driftless Hotline! As noted in the newsletter, we’re planning on meeting at Noon on Saturday, September 7th, at Mill Creek Park (off of Division Street) in Chatfield for a noon … Read more

Newsletter – July 2024

Here’s July’s Western Driftless Newsletter! The newsletter will probably take a hiatus in August – the editor thinks he should vacation with his family, and that’s ok.  The rains of June and July didn’t just wipe out beaver dams – they moved lots of sediment, and deepened channels. Our projects with lowered banks are gathering … Read more

Newsletter – June 2024

Sure seems like the drought got out of here in a hurry. We’ve been saying for a couple of years that we need a good bankful event to get the sediments and beaver dams flushed out  – I think we got it. Here’s the latest Western Driftless Newsletter. Upcoming Events:Hiawatha TU Members Meeting: July 15 … Read more

Newsletter – May 2024

Here’s May’s Western Driftless Hotline We don’t as of yet have any summer gatherings planned, but we’ll post the details if that changes. Upcoming Events:Summer gatherings – Dates, Times, Places TBD

Newsletter – April 2024

Here’s the April issue of Western Driftless Hotline. GUIDES NEEDED FOR THIS FRIDAY The Goodhue High School Fishing club has a guided fishing day in Rushford on Friday, April 26th, and they’re still short a couple of guides.  If you’d like to help out, please contact Dustan Hoffman at dustan.hoffman@state.mn.us. May Chapter Meeting + Bamboo Rod … Read more