Fly Fishing Wisconsin For Trout

Brown Trout
For many years I have enjoyed fly fishing for trout in Wisconsin's rivers, streams and lakes. Armed with plastic boxes chucked full of hooks covered with little tufts of fur and feathers, a flimsy graphite rod and a simple fly reel I have always felt the excitement and joy of the moment.

Just seeing the tailing swirls or circular rings left by rising trout makes me forget about all the worldy matters and turns my focus towards one of nature's finest jewels - wild trout. Time passes quickly as I place my wit and knowledge gained from past fishing experiences against the trout's natural instincts. Whether I win or loose doesn't really matter because I still have gained much from my brief encounters with one of God's wonderful little creatures. Each of these precious moments are etched forever in my mind and give me wonderful memories of the fish and my fly fishing friends, which I will always cherish.

Wisconsin Mayfly Hatches

Ephoron leukon hatch

Wisconsin is blessed with many wonderful trout streams that have prolific mayfly and caddis hatches that create many opportunities for fly fishing for trout. Above is a photo I took one morning of Ephoron luekon spiners caught in a spider's web after a dense white fly hatch from the previous night. This is just one of many aquatic insect hatches that occurs throughout Wisconsin's fabulous trout fishing season.