Trout Fishing in Wisconsin [video]

Looking for great concepts for your next fishing getaway? Check out Wisconsin. Wisconsin fishing vacations include the rivers that flow in from Lake Michigan carrying the trout that have grown to anywhere from ten to 18 pounds in the later spring cold waters when the temperature begins to increase.

Taking a Wisconsin vacation to experience the competition of pursuing the biggest trout that run the tributaries starting in Lake Michigan in the late winter and finishing in the early spring is a thrill all fishermen dream of during their lifetime. This is one of the best places to try your skill at the elusive “rainbow trout” that has developed to huge sizes while living in the deep waters of Lake Michigan. The skill is to be better at getting them to take your hook and not scaring them away with a startling move or too much noise.

Compared to many fish the trout is more skittish than most. They are not comfortable in the warm waters of the tributaries, but need to go there to breed. Catching them takes talent and experience. You need to be reserved and confident in yourself to entice them to take the bait.

The Ganaraska and the Chambers Creek River are two of the types of rainbow trout that venture into Wisconsin from late February and Mid-April. Just as it begins to warm up, the fish migrate toward the tributaries.

Easily startled, trout are even more jumpy while they are in the shallow waters of the rivers than when they are in the colder waters of Lake Michigan. They must come into the rivers to breed but you will have to be prepared for them when the time is right. You will want all your skill to get them to take the bait.

Late February to Mid-April is the time that two of the types of trout that come into Wisconsin start their spawn. The temperature begins to increase and the fish start their run.

The ideal way to get the fish to take your hook is to keep it just near the bottom of the stream and put it right in front of the fish. When they take the hook be prepared to run with them. The fish will try to break the line if it can get any slack in it. They are heavy and likely to snap the line if it gets any play at all. You will have to get the fish worn out enough to begin pulling it in. Be patient, be ready and have a great time.

There are quite a few Lake Michigan rivers in Wisconsin, including the Kewaunee, Root, Oconto, Manitowoc, Menominee, Milwaukee, East Twin, Peshtigo, Ahnapee, and West Twin rivers. Smaller trout rivers include the Pigeon, Little, Pike, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic streams; Stony, Oak, Heins, Sauk, Whitefish Bay, Fischer, Silver, and Reibolts creeks.

There are few attractions that will appeal to the sports fisherman like the rivers with the trout challenges. You will be so pleased you spent the time to come and face the wonderful trout experience, meet the people, and know that you have been in some of the most gorgeous countryside in the nation.

Grab your gear, head for the rivers and be ready for the greatest Wisconsin attractions you can hope for. The people of the state will welcome you, the fish will try to elude you – and the challenge will be wonderful.

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