Wisconsin Trout Fishing Stream Access - How to Find Public Access
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
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A quick tutorial on how to find public fishing access in Wisconsin. Trout Stream public access, public lands and easements. My current method for finding new places to trout fish.
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DNR Public Lands Mapping Tool:
dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/pal/ap...
Google Maps:
www.google.com/maps - Sport
Thanks for the video! Can you explain the access laws? Is it like Minnesota where once you're in the water you are good to go as long as you're below the highest water line?
Outdoor Bros good question. In WI it’s a little different.
It’s legal to wade any water that is navigable (large enough to float a canoe) if you access it via public access. Wading here is defined as keeping your feet in the water (not high water line). But the rules say that if the water is too deep or dangerous to wade then you are allowed to get up on the bank and get back in the water as soon as the water is able to wade again.
@@OlufsWaterview can you lead me to the regulations about this? I'd like to see all the rules going off of what you said if possible
@@lucassimon9779 Fishing regulations? or public land access? Here are both.
Trout fishing regs:
dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/regulations/troutregs.html
Public Access Regs:
dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing/questions/access.html
This video is 3 years old and I can't believe this is the first time I stumbled across it! Very informative! I've been solely using Google maps for years and scouting similarly to how you do it. The dnr public access app is a game changer! My biggest fear is accessing a stream illegally and not knowing it. Seriously thanks a lot for putting this together! I'll be fishing some streams in the next couple of days and this saved me a lot of time figuring out some access points to fish some stretches I haven't fished yet. Tight lines!
Great! Glad it helped you out. It is as relevant as when I made the video and still how I look for new water. I know there are apps and other methods but this is what works for me. Feel free to share the video around. Hope you have a good time out fishing.
I'm on vacation and I figured out how to do this myself. This is literally the only way to figure out fishing locations as most people on the internet, Facebook and CZcams DO NOT reveal their fishing locations. It's really annoying but I get it. Thanks!!
I know this video came out 2 years but omg, thank you so much, that mapping tool has so much use for basically all recreational activities. This will be perfect to find a spot out by LaCrosse I can fish at! Thank you!
Glad this was helpful. I still use it all the time myself. In use it mostly for fishing but yeah also have used it for finding potential mushroom hunting spots.
This video changed my life lol thanks bro i'll be using this tool for the rest of my life.
Happy it was life changing! The tool was a game changer for me too
Finding stream spots is how I was planning on spending my evening and stumbling across this video is the perfect information I could’ve ever asked for, thanks!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video. I finally found a close stream I can access.
ADV Everywhere you’re welcome. I’m glad the video was helpful. Good luck out there!
Outstanding tips. Thanks for posting !
Glad you found this useful. It's still my go to for finding new water.
This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you find it useful! Thanks for watching.
I am a big Trout and Salmon Fisherman in Wisconsin! This is a tool I was unaware of....and I am soooo thankful you have shared this with me! If you would ever be interested in writing for our website magazine about fishing......we would love to have some insight for our readers! Thank You!
Delayed response. My apologies. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It's amazing how tools like this seem to avoid my attention - glad I can make it known to others. I'd be happy to write for the website - feel free to contact me if you're looking for some content - pgofishing@gmail.com .
I've been dying to find access to trout stream or creek but no luck.
Thanks for great video n take yur time to make tis video. Now time for me to set in n find couple access way to trout heaven
You’re welcome. Hope you find some water - there are a lot of great streams out there. Good luck!
Awesome video, very helpful.
Glad you found it helpful!
I found the dnr‘s „trout viewer“ on my own but I’m glad you’re getting this info out there! I’m gonna take a look at the site you’re on though to see the other public lands. I‘m from the driftless area and some of the public lands I visited were super heavily forested (battle bluff) so I’ll have to check some others out
Yeah the 'TROUT' tool is another good one - Specifically geared towards trout fishing and regs. There is a lot of overlap between that and this one. Good luck out there!
Nice video man! Great channel! So glad I came across it, just subbed! Tight lines
Thank you and thanks for watching! Just subbed back to you.
Thank you very much for this information. This is going to make finding a spot so much easier. Look forward to your future videos!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad I could provide some good info. I wish I would have been aware of the mapping tool when I started trout fishing - took me a year or so to find it and it really opened up tons of opportunities for me.
Helpful stuff!!
I’m glad you found it helpful
Since picking up ultralight fishing and soon to adopt fly fishing, this has been the most useful fishing information video I’ve watched in all my recent research into trout fishing. Thank you for taking the time to make this, Wisconsin can be a tricky state to fish sometimes
Great to hear it's helpful! I wish I had figured this out when I first started out trout fishing. Wisconsin is difficult to fish, I read through the regulations every year and I still struggle to figure things out sometimes. Thanks for watching and commenting. Good luck out there, there is a lot of water to explore.
Just stumbled upon this..curious if you finally came over the Fly Side?
@@backbonz oh yeah, never looked back. Although now it’s musky and pike instead of trout 90% of the time! Currently running an 8wt, 10wt and 12wt for my warm water sticks. I have a 3 and 4wt for when I go to the Driftless! To say I’m a convert is an understatement.
Great Video!
Thank you, Jake!
Very helpful video, much thanks. Wife is running a race in Wisconsin this summer, hoping to get some fishing in with the little time I will have.
Good luck to both of you!
Small (0-10ft) streams can become pretty difficult to fish past mid June here so I'd look towards the mid to larger streams if you'll be around during the July-Sept timeframe. Either way you should be able to get out and have a good time.
@@OlufsWaterview it will be the end of July. We will be in the Belleville area if you have any recommendations!!
@@jeffreyt7177 there are a lot of streams in that area and west of there. Yeah, that time of year I'd stay away from smaller streams. Without getting too specific some streams to think about would be Gordon, Kittleson (can be difficult to wade), W. Branch Sugar River, Sugar River (might be too warm late July). Those I think are all within 20min of Belleville. Story creek is right there too but probably more of a hassle to fish than what you would get out. Drive west of Belleville and almost every stream you cross is going to be a trout stream. Go W/NW and you drive into the heart of the driftless. Anyways, look around on the mapping tool, also google "Wi TROUT tool" (maps specifically trout streams) and you'll have too many spots to choose from.
Thanks for sharing. My Son and I have been coming to the Wisconsin Driftless for three years now. You take recon to the next level. I just have a book and a map and a terrible co pilot. Looking forward to coming this year soon hopefully. Last year we exclusively Euro Nymph fished and slayed them every day. Your info should help me find some new spots without arguing with my son about what way to turn. Thank You and happy fishing.
Haha thanks for watching. Hopefully you find some good new spots - good luck out there.
I'm pretty new to euro nymphing, is it effective on small spring creeks like these? What's the approach you guys take on euro nymphing driftless streams? Any response is greatly appreciated!
Sam Kim I don’t euro nymph myself but I know plenty of people do in the driftless and with a lot of success. I cant imagine the techniques are too much different here than anywhere else. Trout are trout, they eat the same and act the same pretty much everywhere. For ‘conventional’ nymphing I fish pools beneath riffles and deeper runs in colder months and like faster water in summer months often where I’ll use a dry dropper. Good luck out there
@@OlufsWaterview thanks i appreciate the helpful information!
Sam Kim any time.
Those creeks you have Way up there look like some of those small spring creeks in Montana. Very nice.
They’re great fun. Bigger rivers running into the Great Lakes too.
Nice I also use the widnr trout interactive map which has satellite map once zoomed in enough.
Yeah I haven't used it much but it looks like it may be even easier to use than the public lands tool for finding trout fishing. I like using google maps bc you have the option of going to street view (on some roads) which is really nice for seeing what the parking situation is like. I'll have to try out the Trout tool more. Thanks for watching and the suggestion!
@@OlufsWaterview yeah I still cross check with google maps as the google maps can zoom in closer and yeah the street view help with parking and bridge/stream access
Nice video. I'm over in Illinois near Lake Michigan and when we think of driftless we think of Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing your adventures in Iowa. I think Ill try to make a trip over there this season. One off topic question. Do you shoot with a GoPro and do you use a chest mount or head mount for your shooting?
Hi Chris, thanks for watching and glad you've enjoyed some of my videos. I'm not sure if you're referring to my videos when talking about Iowa bc I only have a couple from there. I live in WI and do 99% of my driftless fishing here. But yes, Iowa and Minnesota have healthy streams within the driftless region. Actually, the region even extends into the very corner (Northwest) of Illinois. From what I've seen, it seems like the various states have different management practices when it comes to driftless streams - and I'm happy to live in WI.
To your question regarding videoing. I have two GoPros (4-silver and 7-silver). I almost always prefer the head mount over the chest. Although it is less stable (Because it turns with the head) I find that it captures moments a lot better than the chest. With the chest mount you always have your arms etc swinging in front of the camera and you only see the direction your torso is facing. The last time I used the chest mount, I happened to catch my PB largemouth and once I got the fish hooked all I saw was arms then the nice inside of the aluminum boat I was fishing in - While if I was using the head mount I would have gotten it all. Bottom line is, try it one way one trip and the other on your next trip and see what you like better - I know I see a lot of people using chest mounts on CZcams so there probably is an argument to be made for that.
Ever fish in central wi? I'd like to catch a trout this year. It's on my bucket list.
I've fished between Steven's Point and Portage and had fantastic fishing. There are lots of trout streams in that area easy to access. Good luck if you get out. Thanks for watching!
Thank you
You're welcome, glad you liked.
U have no idea how much help this was .
No one really whats to explain things like the way you did .thank you again
Drywall guy I know, it took me a long time to figure this out myself bc there isn’t much accessible info out there.
This video has helped my channel so much, I would like to ask if I could share your video on my community tab for my page?
Absolutely, share it. Glad to be helping people out - there's a lot of water to explore. Thanks for watching
Awesome video still a bit confusing how the dnr determines navigability by the floating a watercraft rule. Do they mean the entire stream or just one spot where you could technically put a kayak or canoe it?
Agree that it’s confusing. Good question. I don’t know the definite answer but I think it must be the water that you intend to use and not the whole stream because if that were the case you could extend the idea far beyond what I know to be ‘public water’ by that definition. Having said that, you can float a canoe or kayak on some really tiny water so I’d be curious as to what people would want with water that is smaller than that (recreationally).
Another question I don’t know the answer to: when is navigability determined? During high water, average flows, low water? I mean it’s hard to create a law that encompasses every situation but these are good questions.
Ever fish in marinette if so what’s ur favorite creek to fish on
Zach Dvorachek no I haven’t. I’ve only driven through a couple of times. Look like there are some good streams a reasonable drive straight west of there. There are also the rivers available for the steelhead/salmon runs.
What are your top 3 steelhead locations in Wisconsin?
I don't know much about steelhead fishing. I've fished for them several times along the north WI shore in Lake Superior tributaries. I don't have a specific locations but those rivers up there are some of my favorite places to fish in general - super scenic. Clean water, few people - unlike some of the Lake Michigan tributaries.
Richland county. That's a honey pot
I love it all.