Fly Fishing in Wisconsin
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3/14/2014 11:00:00 AMEditor note: As an avid fly fisherman, On Wisconsin Outdoor columnist Jerry Kiesow is a hard one to keep out of the river. He submitted his first river report this week, more because he was in the area than due to any crazy idea that the run was on, or even that the ice was off. See Jerry’s photos and some of his w...
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3/7/2014 4:10:00 PMMoving the start of the early trout season to January 1 and expanding the early season to all inland waters to provide more fishing opportunities are among the options you can weigh in on during the 2014 Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings held April 14 at sites in all Wisconsin counties. The six advisory questions on trout topic...
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2/20/2014 8:50:00 AMEarly Trout Season Opens March 1 to streams loaded with fish MADISON – Wisconsin’s early catch-and-release trout season opens March 1 on streams that are loaded with fish but might take some work to reach during the earliest days of the season, state fish biologists say. - Read Full Article...
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10/24/2013 2:30:00 PMBy John Luthens “Off the Grid” The birch leaves were flaming gold. They sifted through the high pine ridge from the hardwood acres beyond and fell noiselessly in the pooled water, curling around the bend and clinging wet to my waders. Late October on the Brule River is like standing in a solemn outdoor cathedral. ...
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10/10/2013 10:40:00 AMBy Jerry Kiesow The coho are coming into the Sheboygan. Some new kings too. Took the new fisherwoman of our family, my daughter, on her first salmon venture. She enjoyed it. She used my eight- weight. I took the old South Bend bamboo with the Medalist reel. Hooked a fresh king and handed the rod to her. She l...
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8/13/2013 12:50:00 PMBy John Luthens I should have been tired, but I could smell it in the air and it smelled like life. I was more awake than I’d been in a long time. The long miles into the heart of Douglas County never shrink. The fuel prices don’t either. I go because I can’t help it. It is a place where a trout stre...
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7/18/2013 11:50:00 AMMy far-going fishing buddies laugh every time I tell them I am going to fish the Milwaukee River. They assume the worst- “Fishing for carp or floating garbage?” they ask. They chase the fish of summer in tranquil and spring-fed northern waters. I believe they picture a weed-choked and polluted piece of stagnant water when I tell of the...
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7/18/2013 10:30:00 AMA good rainy day project Editor’s note: To keep track of what he is doing and where, to see his photos and read some of his other writings, including his book, “Tales of The Peshtigo Putzer,” check out his website: www.jerrykiesowoc.com. I traveled alone on this trip, but my wife and number 1 daughter, age-wise, not prefer...
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7/17/2013 11:05:00 AMWritten by Len Harris Article posted in the Richland Observer, Thursday, July 11, 2013 I was driving home and I saw a guy fishing in a trout FREE zone. It was nothing more than a ditch with some water in it. I saw he had Illinois plates and I decided he needed a little help. I stopped and talked to him. He was a beginner trout angler and this was...
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6/26/2013 12:55:00 PMMADISON – Hunters and anglers who enjoy the riches of Wisconsin’s land and waters now can enjoy another time-honored tradition at reduced prices. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Milwaukee Brewers are teaming up to offer DNR Days at Miller Park. Anyone holding any Wisconsin hunting or fishing license is eligible fo...
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6/24/2013 2:20:00 PMBy John Luthens Somewhere due north of Rhinelander, Wisconsin in Oneida County, we hiked up Tower Ridge, swatting mosquitoes and kicking our way though green summer ferns and beneath the swaying canopy of endless trees. We scrambled to the top, pitching tents before the darkest clouds dropped through the pines. Thunder shook the ridge top and lig...
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6/12/2013 10:20:00 AMMy daughter and I have just enough common ground between us to come to a mutual understanding. The mutual part is often up in the air. Sometimes, even the understanding seems a stretch. My daughter loves to dance. She is very good at it. I trip over my own two feet on the way to the refrigerator for a snack, which means any...
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5/20/2013 4:35:00 PMBy John Luthens The first dandelions poked out of the yard. The grass was slowly turning a bright shade of green that only May in Wisconsin seems to bring out, waving in a gentle breeze under a blue sky with lazy clouds and becoming greener with every ticking rise of the morning sun. The grass was long enough to warrant a first-time flyby w...
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5/20/2013 11:15:00 AMAs of today (Friday 5/17/2013) we have stocked all the lakes on the Catchable Trout list except Stormy Lake in Vilas County, Lost Lake in Florence County, and Cammerer Lake in Ashland County. These three lakes are scheduled to be stocked by Friday, May 24. We want to thank every one for their patience while we waited for the ice to go off all of th...
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5/16/2013 12:15:00 PMBig Splash! June 24-June 28 An experiential, two-graduate credit class offered in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Viterbo University. Using the Coughlin Center as our base camp, we’ll venture out to explore Lake Winnebago’s unique fishery, wade a nearby stream and spend time in the lab learning just ...
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5/14/2013 12:40:00 PMPutzing with a purpose Editor’s note: To keep track of what he is doing and where, to see his photos and read some of his other writings, including his book, “Tales of The Peshtigo Putzer,” check out his website: www.jerrykiesowoc.com. I am guessing that the majority of readers think that the only putzing around outdoors I...
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5/7/2013 2:50:00 PMTake a Kid Fishing Editor’s note: To keep track of what he is doing and where, to see his photos and read some of his other writings, including his book, “Tales of The Peshtigo Putzer,” check out his website: www.jerrykiesowoc.com “Take a kid fishing!” It is a self explanatory phrase we have heard and seen writ...
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4/17/2013 11:45:00 AMMADISON – Anglers venturing out for the May 4, 2013, opening day of the inland fishing season will find strong fish populations -- particularly for bass -- and will want to use early season tactics to reel them in, state fisheries officials say. “It’s been a long winter and people are eager to get out fishing and enjoy the excite...
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4/10/2013 10:55:00 AMMADISON – Anglers and others interested in fishing in the Driftless Area still have time to share their ideas to help guide state acquisition and development of land and public access along Wisconsin’s trout and bass streams. An online survey is available through April 29 for interested anglers and others to complete, says Paul Cunning...
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4/10/2013 10:40:00 AMMADISON – Nearly 330,000 catchable size trout are being stocked in dozens of inland trout waters across Wisconsin before the May 4 inland fishing season opener. A list of waters receiving fish and how many were planned for stocking is now available online. Go to the Department of Natural Resources website, dnr.wi.gov, and search keyword &ldq...
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4/8/2013 5:00:00 PMApril 5, 2013 CONTACT: Carroll Schaal (608) 261-6423; Kathleen Hanson (608) 266-9426 MADISON - More than 100 counties, lake associations and other organizations across Wisconsin have been awarded more than $2.8 million in state grants to help protect lakes and rivers from the threats of invasive species and runoff pollution. “We were...
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4/8/2013 3:20:00 PMBy: Trish Ossmann, DNR social media specialist APPLETON, Wis. -- Gently flowing and quietly winding through several parts of our state are true gems, often passed by without a second glance, cutting their way through wooded hills and valleys. They are high quality, cold-water trout streams and they are nothing short of a treasure. Shawn Sulliva...
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4/8/2013 3:20:00 PMBy John Luthens The Bois Brule River in the far reaches of northwestern Wisconsin, in the early months of spring, is naturally engineered to separate the casual fisherman from the fanatic. It’s true that the Brule steelhead trout come back up from the lake in spring to spawn. They are some of the mightiest fish that an angler could ev...
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4/5/2013 5:00:00 PMBy Jerry Kiesow Editor’s note: To keep track of what he is doing and where, to see his photos and read some of his other writings, including his book, “Tales of The Peshtigo Putzer,” check out his website: www.jerrykiesowoc.com. Variety, there is always something to do Due to some ongoing domestic projects, I (we) don&r...
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4/5/2013 3:05:00 PMMarch 29, 2013 By: Bureau of Law Enforcement The Frequently Asked Questions features recent warden-related questions taken by the DNR Call Center. The Call Center is staffed daily, 7 a.m. - 10 p.m., and offers bilingual service in Spanish and Hmong. The number is 1-888-936-7463. Question 1: Is it legal to carry a photo copy or an electronic copy...