Welcome
Welcome to the Badger Fly Fishers website. Please join us in the joy that is fly fishing.
Who we are
The Badger Fly Fishers was founded in 1988 as a non-profit, conservation organization based in southern Wisconsin.
What we do
Fly fishers dedicated to help protect, preserve and improve Wisconsin’s outstanding fisheries.
Spring Opener
Our annual celebration of fly fishing is held on the second Saturday of February. For 2019, we invite you to join us on February 9th when Pat Dorsey will be our featured speaker.
December 16th Meeting – Jim Lattis, Director of the UW Madison Space Place on “140 Years on the Frontiers: UW Madison’s Washburn Observatory”
Dr. Jim Lattis is director of the UW Madison Space Place, the outreach and public education center for the University’s Department of Astronomy, in which he is also a Faculty Associate. Jim teaches astronomy by many methods to a wide variety of audiences from…
November 25th Meeting – Matt Mitro on “Trout Research in Wisconsin: An Overview of Three Studies”
Matt Mitro is a fisheries research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). Based in Madison, Matt has been working with the WDNR since 2003 on statewide fisheries issues with a focus on trout in Wisconsin’s inland streams. Previously he worked for…
October 28th Meeting – Mat Wagner on “Golden Dorado Fishing in Northern Argentina”
Mat Wagner, along with his wife Geri, owns the Driftless Angler Fly Shop in Viroqua, WI. Mat will make a presentation titled “Golden Dorado Fishing in Northern Argentina” at this month’s meeting. Mat has fished all over North America for pretty much anything that…
