LWTU Outings

Time to go fishin’! LWTU outings provide the opportunity to sample some great small stream fishing in Wisconsin (and potentially Colorado waters too as part of periodic Exchange Outings with the West Denver Chapter of TU).

New chapter members and less experienced anglers are encouraged to attend! If you don’t know the area, or need some guidance on techniques and tactics to catch the wily trout of the Driftless region, we can pair you up with a more experienced chapter member to assist you and/or share your frustration...

The Chapter also typically conducts conservation activities during our outings, usually building or repairing stiles to provide stream access to public waters or private land where the owner has granted a fishing easement.

Please contact the Outings Coordinator at [email protected] if you plan to attend any of the outings. Space may be limited, and an accurate headcount is essential for lodging and meal arrangements. Group dinners will be arranged for most evenings during the outings, on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Fall Outing (Westby/Viroqua, WI area, Thursday October 8 through Sunday October 11, 2026)

The Lee Wulff Chapter Fall Outing is scheduled for October 8-11, 2026 in the Westby/Viroqua area of Wisconsin. This is a great time of year for fishing terrestrial flies as trout try to fatten up for winter. The Driftless area has hundreds of miles of productive trout waters, and we’ll be staying right in the middle of it! For many of us, this annual outing is a final chance to fish the Driftless Area before the Wisconsin inland trout season closes on October 15. As with previous outings, we will have group accommodations available at the Logan Mill Lodge in Westby. The lodge owners, Michael and Courtney Havel, have been very supportive of our chapter in the past and have been very accommodating. Space is limited, so if you are interested, contact Ken Volin, the Outings Coordinator, at [email protected] and reserve a space. Payment for the lodging will be due in advance of the outing, as we need to pay the full amount upon arrival at the lodge. Once we have a list of participants, Ken will let people know what the final cost is and where/how to pay it.

For those staying at the lodge who wish to partake of shared coffee and cold breakfast supplies (fruit, cereal, pastries, juice, etc), an optional surcharge of $5 per night will be due along with the lodging payment.

As in the past, group dinners will be arranged for Friday and Saturday nights. We will definitely be at the Olde Town Supper Club on Saturday night but perhaps we will try KOS-A Gastropub in Westby on Friday night. When you contact the Outings Coordinator to join the outing group list, let him know which evenings you would like to have dinner with the other anglers. As always, each attendee will be responsible for their own dinner check.

So contact Ken Volin, the Outings Coordinator, at [email protected], at your earliest convenience to reserve your place for this final Chapter outing of 2026!

SAVE THAT DATE 2027

We have set the dates for our spring 2027 outings and made reservations for lodging:

Early Spring Outing - April 22-25, 2027 Logan Mill Lodge, Westby, WI - This will be the same as for our fall outing. Individuals should contact the chapter’s Outing Coordinator after the first of the year.

Spring Outing - May 13-16, 2027 Fenmore Hills Hotel, Fennimore, WI - A block of rooms has been set aside for our chapter. Individuals must contact the hotel at (608)822-3281 after the first of the year to make their own reservations. Be sure to mention TU Lee Wulff Chapter to get our discounted rate.

Please email our Outings Coordinator at [email protected] if you are interested in participating in any outings.