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Wisconsin Tourism - Take the Rainbow Trout Fishing Challenge

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

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Experience the Wisconsin Travel Guide - Fishing Challenge: A key Wisconsin attraction boasting points is the fact that they have Lake Michigan and it’s tributaries that flow from it carrying the steelheads from the cold waters of the lake to the warmer areas of the inlets inland. Here you can try your luck at snagging the “rainbow trout” that has been increasing to huge lengths in the heart of Lake Michigan. Sport Fishing isn’t hard; it is more similar to hunting and fishing combined than just sport fishing in a country region in the midwest.

One of the most popular is sports fishing in Northern Wisconsin Attractions . The steelheads are thought to be skittish when they come into the warm waters to spawn. They are used to the depth and safety of the big lake but it is instinctive to journey into the rivers to spawn. Sports fish are difficult to catch because of their being skittish. You will need to be confident to move quietly and slowly but with focus to have them take the hook.

Just 2 of the strains are found in the Ganaraska and the Chambers Creek River. These two have later winter/early spring spawns that typically arrive between late February and Mid. Occasionally the spawns are earlier depending on how soon it starts to warm up. At the earliest temperature increase the fish will start their run.

Some get their hook as close to the bottom of the tributary as you can. You use a bobber to hold it just above the bottom and bring it toward the face of the fish (if visible or by luck if you can’t). As the fish bites the hook be ready to run with it for a while since it will take off. The steelhead is larger than you probably have thought it should be and if you aren’t careful it will take your line, break it and be gone. An 18 pound trout can snap a 10 lb. line pretty quickly unless you are prepared to run with it until you can bring enough drag on the reel to wear it out.

Wisconsin has many Lake Michigan river streams that feed fine steelhead runs. The most popular rivers for steelhead fishing along Lake Michigan include the Kewaunee, Root, Oconto, Manitowoc, Menominee, Milwaukee, East Twin, Peshtigo, Ahnapee, and West Twin rivers. Smaller steelhead streams include the Pigeon, Little, Pike, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic rivers; Stony, Oak, Heins, Sauk, Whitefish Bay, Fischer, Silver, and Reibolts creeks.

So get your fly rod, hop in your vehicle and travel to Wisconsin for some of the best Wisconsin Dells experiences. The fish are waiting, the people are friendly and the countryside is beautiful.

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