Fishing WisconsinWisconsin fishing report 2016

Fishing season is just around the corner and it's time to get excited about what the new year might bring to Wisconsin anglers. What better way to feed that excitement by reviewing the 2016 Wisconsin Fishing Report - a detailed newspaper of fishing in Wisconsin waters and fishing forecasts for the coming year.

The Wisconsin Fishing Report 2016 is available for download here in digital format and is available in newsprint form at your local DNR service center and select Fleet Farm and Gander Mountain stores.

Download the entire Wisconsin fishing report 2016 [PDF]

On the inside

• What kind of angler are you? [PDF]
• Dear Wisconsin angler [PDF]
• Fabulous fisheries projects [PDF]
• New fisheries initiatives [PDF]
• What's in your tacklebox [PDF]

2016 species fishing forecasts

• Walleye [PDF]
• Muskellunge [PDF]
• Largemouth bass [PDF]
• Smallmouth bass [PDF]
• Northern pike [PDF]
• Panfish [PDF]
• Catfish [PDF]
• Lake sturgeon [PDF]
• Great Lakes trout and salmon [PDF]
• Inland trout [PDF]
• Urban fishing [PDF]

Fishing report favorites

• A year of fabulous fishing
• 50 places within 60 minutes of Milwaukee
• Tips to hook your favorite catch

Past fishing reports

• Wisconsin fishing report 2015 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2014 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2013 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2012 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2011 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2010 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2009 [PDF]
• Wisconsin fishing report 2008 [PDF]