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Fishing WisconsinPlaces to fish in Wisconsin
Looking for a place to wet a line? You’ve come to the right place. Whether it’s lake, stream, river, or pond, Wisconsin offers a variety of fishing opportunities for expert and novice alike.
Fishing the Great Lakes
- Lake Michigan tributaries with public access
- Fall shore fishing - Milwaukee
- Year-round shore fishing on Lake Michigan
- Fishing calendar for Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior
- Fishing the Brule River
Fishing with kids
Accessible fishing
- Disabled-accessible and public shore fishing sites in certain parts of Wisconsin.
- Accessible shore fishing sites - regional maps [PDF]
Quality fishing opportunities
- Quality fishing opportunities for muskellunge, largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike.
Musky fishing
Wisconsin lakes
Trout fishing
- Wisconsin trout stream maps and classes
- Catchable-size stocked trout waters
- Washburn County trout fishing [exit DNR]
- Public fishing areas on Dane County trout streams:
- Anthony Branch [PDF 49KB]
- Black Earth Creek, Upper [PDF 151KB]
- Black Earth Creek, Lower [PDF 149KB]
- Deer Creek, Fryes Feeder [PDF 328KB]
- Dunlap Creek [PDF 216KB]
- Elvers, Ryan Creeks [PDF 165KB]
- East Branch Blue Mounds [PDF 66KB]
- Flynn Creek [PDF 88KB]
- Gordan, German Valley Creeks [PDF 120KB]
- Garfoot Creek [PDF 93KB]
- Kittleson Valley Creek [PDF 126KB]
- Mount Vernon Creek [PDF 95KB]
- Moen, Bohn Creeks [PDF 80KB]
- Primrose Branch [PDF 104KB]
- Spring Creek [PDF 64KB]
- Story Creek [PDF 81KB]
- Token Creek [PDF 55KB]
- Vermont Creek [PDF 129KB]
- West Branch Sugar River, Upper [PDF 181KB]
- West Branch Sugar River, Lower [PDF 131KB]
Boat access and shore fishing opportunities
- Find a boat access or shore fishing opportunity near you.
DNR fisheries areas
- Find a DNR fisheries area near you.
Fishing on private forest lands
- Fishing opportunities are available on private forest lands. Use the mapping tool to find areas you'd like to fish.
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Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest [exit DNR] has more than 2,000 miles of stream with nearly 1,400 miles classified as trout waters, 607 lakes greater than ten acres in size and more than 400 spring ponds.
Last revised: Tuesday June 25 2019
