The Lakeshore Chapter of Trout Unlimited is an all-volunteer organization that was founded in 1983 and serves the cold water fisheries of Kewanee, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. With 180+ members, the LSTU organization has a rich history and is an active leader in the conservation community creating and caring for multi-use resource areas for future generations.
Chapter News:
NEWS FLASH!! - Camp Y-Koda is now our meeting venue!! Beginning with our November membership meeting, Camp Y-Koda is our new meeting place. This is incredibly exciting as it provides a central location with a beautiful meeting facility as well as a tremendous 80 Acre parcel for future outdoor events. Further, Camp Y-Koda is well aligned with the LSTU mission and vision. They are all about conservation, youth development, social responsibility, healthy living and outdoor education. Here is the link to their website:
https://sheboygancountyymca.org/camp-y-koda/
At our November meeting we honored Jim Camp for his many years of service to our Chapter. Jim is a devoted member of LSTU. He has been Treasurer of our chapter for the past 10+ years, Trout in the Classroom advocate and awesome work day chef. Jim was honored for his contributions and presented with a custom carved and engraved walking staff. Thank you Jim for your leadership and work in support of our Lakeshore Trout Unlimited.
On December 4th LSTU volunteers worked side by side with volunteers from Glacial Lakes Conservancy on tree and brush removal from Willow Creek on the Willow Creek property in Sheboygan. In all more than 25 volunteers cleared downed trees from the stream to improve water flow and accessibility for the salmon and steelhead that migrate up this stream from the Sheboygan River to spawn. It was a chilly day but with the volunteers split into four groups, huge improvements were made in this beautiful little spring creek. It was a pleasure to work with the Glacial Lakes staff and volunteers. We look forward to future partnerships.
Our next workday will be January 8th. Our focus for this and the next three or four months will be on dead ash tree removal from the Onion River basin. As the emerald ash borer has done great damage to the ash trees near the creek, there are an abundance of dead trees within 20 yards of the stream that need to be cut down before they fall down. The cutting and removal from the flood plane will be our job over the winter, starting with the upcoming workday.
Our next Chapter meeting will be December 21st at Camp Y-Koda. Our meeting will feature a presentation by Chris Clough on his adventure fishing trip to Alaska, a presentation of water quality data from some local streams that Myk Hranicka has received and a discussion of potential 2022/23 restoration projects. Food and drinks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!
January 18th, 2022 Chapter Meeting: Anton Pohl from Aventuron will be our special guest. At the meeting, Anton will present our Chapter with an amazing donation from Carl and Kathryn Martens, owners of Aventuron. Some of you probably saw the posting on Facebook in which Carl and Kathryn made a pledge to donate 10% of all of their sales on "Giving Tuesday" to LSTU. The check will be presented to LSTU at this meeting. Frankly the total amount is stunning in its generosity. You'll need to join us to discover the final amount but trust me you will be impressed!! Please join us to help thank Carl and Cathy for their incredible support of our Chapter. More to come on this as we want to make this a special night for all!!
Upcoming Events:
December 21st: Chapter Meeting - 7:00 PM Camp Y-Koda, W3340 Sunset Road, Sheboygan Falls, WI
January 8th: Chapter Work Day - 9:00 AM - Winooski Dr. Lot, 1/2 mi east of Cnty E, Plymouth, WI
January 18th: Chapter Meeting - 7:00 PM Camp Y-Koda, W3340 Sunset Road, Sheboygan Falls, WI
If you have any questions or are interested in joining us please contact Myk Hranicka by calling 920 627 5779.
Monthly MeetingsThe chapter meets every third Tuesday of the month. We encourage anyone in the area who might have interest in joining to stop by and check us out! |
Work DaysThe chapter meets every second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, for stream brushing, river improvements or any other special projects. |
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