Oconto River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Mission: We have a continued commitment to improve/protect our cold water resources and to be involved in the community. Our habitat projects are in conjunction with other TU Chapters working with guidance of the DNR and US Forest Service in Oconto, Langlade, Marinette Counties and the Nicolet National Forest with emphasis on the Oconto River Watershed.
> March 15, 2025
Please go to Chapter's new website
at www.ocontorivertu.org
Select events on site to learn more about the 2025 Fundraising Banquet scheduled for Tuesday April 22nd.
> Next Chapter meeting is May13, 2025
> Good Luck fishing - Sent us your photos of any type of fish you landed.
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Chapter Leaders
President: Dean Simon 920-750-4963
tw9ff@yahoo.com
Vice President: Joe Femling 920-819-3133 jkcts@prodigy.net.
Second V-President: Dale Halla 920-373-6995
lindadalehalla@gmail.com
Secretary: Jill Vande Hei 920-655-2028
Treasurer: Dave Kalous 715-850-1944
davekalous@hotmail.com
Board Members:
Fundraising: Dan Sumnicht ('26) 715-853-2463
zaamto@yahoo.com
Membership and Media:
Tom Klatt - tktklatt@gmail.com 920-621-9266
Gary Lemmen ('25) 920-604-3105
Lloyd Heise ('25) 920-590-2075
Lyman Wocking ('26) 920-855-2889 Ex-Officio - Wayne Czypinski 920-590-2748
You may contact anyone of us for information.
Chapter address: Oconto River Trout Unlimited
P.O. Box 252
Gillett, WI 54124
To send email to Chapter,
Select "Contact Us"
Useful Fishing Links:
Looking for a Trout Stream? Do web search at WI DNR Trout Streams, pick thee county you are interested in to bring up a map.
For what is happening in Northeast Wisconsin
check site
https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/lakemichigan/
OutdoorReport.html
Another web site that is very interesting is www.lake-link.com.
Chapter members along with Green Bay TU members working with WDNR on Saturday stream restoration projects, Oconto River Watershed.
We continue to protect and restore cold-water fisheries, Join Us.
Looking Ahead - Chapter Activity Events
We welcome you to Get Involved in Chapter Activities. Sign up by sending us an email to join if you do not attend a chapter meeting.
Fishing is great. The low water levels of August and September gives everyone opportunities to find the right fishing holes.
Join Oconto River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Teen Member $14
Senior Membership $25
Regular Membership $35
Family Membership $55
Forward Name, Address, Phone number and Email address with Check made to Chapter. Mail to address below. Chapter will forward information and funds to National Office and you will be listed on the Oconto River Watershed Chapter Membership Roster. As always, the Chapter welcomes new members and is open to new ideas and activities to promote the TU mission.
Chapter address: Oconto River Trout Unlimited
P.O. Box 252
Gillett, WI 54124
WDNR Free Fishing Weekend
For 2024, Winter Free Fishing Weekend January 20-21. Summer Free Fishing Weekend is June 1-2.
Fishing Lake Michigan and Green Bay
The Green Bay ice creel survey has started, and the fishing report page has been updated with the latest information.
Information at; https://dnr.wisconsin.
gov/topic/Fishing/lakemichigan/OutdoorReport.html
Making fishing better on the Oconto River
"Great News"
The Chapter’s Go Fund Trout Stocking program placed approximately 628 Brown and Rainbow Trout in the upper northern Oconto River. With the help from DNR Fisheries Biologist Tammie Paoli and Tim Winkle at Silver Moon Springs we were able to obtain a trout stocking permit this year. Fish were delivered with less than 24 hours' notice not allowing us to let everyone known about delivery. The stocking numbers were down a little due the trout being larger (11-15”) and the costs that continue to climb. Again, the Chapter distributed the trout at public access locations in Suring, Hintz, Underhill and Pulicfer.
The Go Fund Trout stocking program was started in 2015 and over this timeframe we were able to stock over 7,600 trout in the Northern Main Oconto River.
See Chapter Newsletter for complete article.
The Go Fund Stocking Trout 2025 is accepting donation at this time.
Mail donations to Chapter address marked Trout Fund in memo space.
The Chapter Leaders thanks every Member and Volunteer for supporting the Chapters Events and the TU Mission. Together we can do national and local stream habitat projects which make streams more suitable for fish reproduction and fishing.
The daunting question remains, how much can we lose if we choose to do nothing for our public lands?
A Kid's Fishing Area is located in Town of Mountain, State Hwy 32 to bridge on the atv/snowmobile trail near Church Road. The DNR completed fishability brushing around pond in 2021.
This section along with the pond is stocked with Brook Trout for opening day of fishing (First Saturday in May). Great opportunity to get kids into trout fishing!
Area is for kids ages 12 and under, limit 3 fish per kid.
