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.
More fishing resources
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.