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Wisconsin Fly Fishing for Trout

For many years I have enjoyed fly fishing for trout on many Northern Wisconsin trout streams and trout lakes. Armed with plastic boxes chucked full of hooks covered with little tufts of fur and feathers, a flimsy graphite fly 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 fly 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.

Fly Fishing Northern Wisconsin Freestone Trout Streams

Wisconsin is blessed with many wonderful trout streams that have prolific mayfly, stonefly and caddis hatches that create great opportunities for fly fishing for brook, rainbow and brown trout throughout the state. The state also offers a wide variety of trout waters to fish, from the spring creeks in the driftless area, to the freestone streams of central and northen Wisconsin, to the Great Lake tributaries. Most of the content for this website is based on fly fishing for trout in Northern Wisconsin. Although, it would also apply to any of the freestone trout streams of central Wisconsin.

Northern Wisconsin freestone trout streams have an abundance of mayfly, stonefly, caddisflies and other aquatic insects that hatch throughout the Wisconsin trout fly fishing season. See the Wisconsin mayfly hatch chart for more detailed information about the various hatches for some great fly fishing opportunities during the trout fishing season.