Places to Fish in Wisconsin

While we will not recommend a specific fishing spot, we will provide you with as much information as we can to help you find a time and place to fish.

Woman Fly fishing
Woman fly-fishing in Wisconsin.

Before finding a place to fish, make sure that you are familiar with Wisconsin's Fishing Seasons. You may also be interested in Forecasting Fishing Hotspots [exit DNR], a Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine article on what is biting and when.

This collection of links should help you find a suitable location for the type of fishing you are interested in.

Public fishing areas on Dane County trout streams:

Accessible Fishing Across Wisconsin

Provides some specific locations of developed, disabled-accessible and public shore fishing sites in certain parts of Wisconsin.

Other Places to Fish

Woman Fly fishing
Woman fly-fishing in Wisconsin.

Catchable-size trout waters stocked in 2007 with nearly 500,000 catchable-sized brook, brown, and rainbow trout

Places to Fish with Kids

Lake Michigan Tributaries with Public Access includes maps showing access sites.

Motor Trolling in Wisconsin Waters is not permitted unless specifically authorized.

Musky Waters is a listing of musky lakes and rivers in Wisconsin, classifed by angling quality and reproductive status.

Public Wildlife Recreation Land with information on many larger state properties with recreational opportunites, including fishing.

Quality Fishing Opportunities for muskellunge, largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike.

Wisconsin Lakes Directory Lists the relative abundance of major sport fish in Wisconsin lakes and type of lake access.

Wisconsin Trout Stream Classifications for trout streams throughout Wisconsin, along with corresponding maps.

Year-round Angling Waters Hook and line opportunties year-round in Wisconsin.

Additional Information from Federal and Local Governments

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest [exit DNR] Over 2,000 miles of stream with nearly 1,400 miles classified as trout waters, 607 lakes greater than ten acres in size and over 400 spring ponds.

Washburn County Trout Fishing [exit DNR] Location of the best fishing opportunities in the fall when trout season is normally closed.

Last Revised: Tuesday May 06 2008