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It’s taken me many years to gain modest proficiency in fly fishing. I started out when I was about 10 years-old with my grandfather’s 8-foot...

The dead red pines between River Falls and Hudson stand as brown monuments to last year’s drought.

Willow River State Park hosts kids fishing contest Saturday, July 27, 9-noon. Poles and bait provided if needed.

SPOONER -- Portions of five western Wisconsin trout streams would be reclassified based on their habitat and ability to support natural trout reproduction, under a Department of Natural Resources proposal that is currently open for public comment. Four of the streams would be reclassified...

By Daniel Wilcox, Outdoor Columnist I agree with Water Rat’s quote in Kenneth Grahame’s book, Wind in the Willows: “Believe me,...

Let's Go Fishing means a lot more than just a mere invitation to go fishing. For a group in Stillwater, Let's Go Fishing is the name of their organization that takes people fishing on the St. Croix River who would otherwise not have the opportunity to go. Formerly known as the Stillwater...

The Hudson-based Kiap-TU-Wish chapter of Trout Unlimited has been awarded a $5,000 Embrace-A-Stream grant to help fund a continuing habitat restoration project on the Trimbelle River, off CTH W, about five miles south of River Falls. The chapter is calling the project "Bring Back...

If you forgot enough life jackets or don't have a throw-type flotation device on board when you launch into the St. Croix River at Lakefront Park in Hudson, have no fear. A new life jacket loaner station went up over the Memorial Day weekend. Boaters may borrow a PFD in a variety...

The valley where we live used to be grazed and was fairly open when we bought the property in 1981. Cattle had bit back the brush and young trees leaving large spreading maples, oaks, basswoods and cottonwoods, and scattered thickets of wild plum and prickly ash. Over the years we...

Summer has arrived and the Glen Park pool has been filled with water, waiting for the first swimmers to dip their toes in. City of River Falls Parks and Recreation Coordinator Cindi Danke said the pool will officially open to the public at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8 -- school groups...

PRESCOTT--Prescott receives prominent billing in the latest recreational guidebook to Northwest Wisconsin, "Headin' to the Cabin: Day Hiking Trails of Northwest Wisconsin," by Rob Bignell. Describing more than 100 trails, the book covers nine Wisconsin counties. And while not in...