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| I'm
not a picky fisherman. I'll go where the fish are biting and I'm not
picky as to what I catch, although I tend to trout fish more than
anything. For the most part I practice catch and release, probably 95%
of the time. But who in their right mind can deny a delicious meal of
fish occasionally? |
Otter Creek:
Wild
brook trout are all you'll find in this stream. Well, chubs too, of course, but
we don't like them anyhow, now do we. This is my favorite trout stream and
is located in SW Wisconsin. It's my "secret" spot though and it
isn't marked as a trout stream so don't bother looking! HAHA!
Wisconsin
River:
The
mighty Wisconsin River. What doesn't this river have? I, personally, normally
fish it for walleyes/sauger, smallies, northern, and catfish with the occasional
pan fish thrown in as well.
Tipperary
Creek:
This
stream holds wild and stocked brown trout and the occasional wild brook trout.
Baraboo River:
Baraboo
River is mostly known for its smallmouth population but it has an excellent
catfish population as well both channels and flatheads. Also some nice walleyes
and occasional northern can be found if you look real hard.
Devil's Lake:
I
normally fish Devil's Lake for it's brown trout. However there are some
excellent pan fish to be had as well. Bluegills get huge in here and the
crappies are medium to large. There are some very big walleyes in here as well
but they're hard to come by, as are the 20+ pound northerns which lurk amongst
the boulder strewn shoreline.
Mirror Lake:
This
lake has an excellent crappie population, with most being around 8-10 inches and
some that go 13+ inches. I can come here on almost any day and catch all the
crappies I want, either with minnows, or crappie tubes. There are also some nice
largemouths to be had as well, I have caught them up to 19 inches but I have
seen fish that easily would have gone 5lbs. Northerns and walleyes are present
although I've never really targeted them.
Black Earth
Creek:
One
of Wisconsin's most well known streams. It had some major storm damage this
spring and the fishery has suffered. Ultimately, though, if fished selectively
and given time to recover it will once again become one of SW Wisconsin's lil
jewels. Brown trout hitting the 25 inch range thrive in this stream's waters and
many in the 12-15 inch range can be found.
Willow Creek:
This
trout stream has an excellent brown trout population. It has rainbows although I
have never caught one over 10 inches. Lots of nice deep holes, and decent
undercuts. Apparently its tributaries also contain decent brook trout
populations.
Neenah Creek:
This
stream contains brown trout some of them being rather large. It is artificial
only with a minimum length limit of 18 inches. I caught my largest Brown
trout from here on a crappie tube last March. It was 24 inches long!
Mount Vernon
Creek:
Another
fantastic brown trout fishery. It has been extensively rehabilitated and you can
find large over hanging logs at almost every hole or bend.
Lower Genesee:
A
lake that is well known for it's trout and large northern pike. There also is an
excellent population of pan fish to be had as well.
Lake Waubesa:
I
mostly fish this lake for pan fish and bass. I've caught some nice paper plate
sized gills from here as well as some nice 12-14" crappies. There are also
some huge walleyes here, my biggest being a 22 incher, but there are definitely
some trophy, 30"+ eyes in here. Some monster Largemouths can also be found,
5 lbers are not that uncommon (I took this picture while flying over Madison
from Florida).
Dairyland
Flowage:
A
fantastic smallie fishery. Monsters smallmouth bass abound in these waters,
along with some HUGE muskies. Walleyes are very common but the large ones are
hard to come by. Incidentally I caught my largest smallie from here.
Lac La Belle:
A
very nice walleye fishery due to some strict limits. Also some excellent
smallmouth action to be had.
Lake Michigan:
"The
Big Pond" I come here after, what else, but salmon and steelhead. Nothing
gets my blood boiling more than a 30lb King. I normally fish from Port
Washington harbor.
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