"merlin" wrote in message
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"bassrecord" wrote in message
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Paul we need more to work with.

Holiday - how many days to fish or how much $ to spend fishing?

Reckoning on one week duration, i recognise that this is a pitiful
period time to get a true feel for fishing in the USA, however due to
domestic and job responsibilities its about the longest I can be away
at any one stretch, I might be able to push to two weeks with an
appreciable amount of persuasion in certain quarters.

As amatter of fact, a week is a pitiful period of time to get a true feel
for any one of a staggering number of single counties in any number of
states in the USA.

Quality value for money - how do you define?

I would want to be paying no more than £5 to £20 per day for fishing
obviously accommodation would be on top of this, although I would
probably opt to camp. Would expect the water to have a good head of
fish in it and to have a good prospect of regular activity.

I don't know what the exchange rate is, but 40-60 $US will buy you unlimited
fishing for a year on public water in most states. Private waters (in those
states where such exist) will require additional fees or permits but one can
avoid them in ALL states and still have more than a lifetime's supply of
excellent fisheries with good populations of fish.

Location doesn't really matter. Although I have been reading up on
the Spring Creek fishing in and around Wisconsin and Iowa with real
interest. The main reason for this interest is that fishing the
equivalent over here (chalkstreams in southern England) is a rather
expensive prospect, anywhere between £50 to £250 per day and at the
moment anyway my wallet does not stretch that far. The Spring Creek
environment would also be a change from my normal fair which is
Scottish spate rivers ('free stone' I believe would be your
terminology).

Interesting that someone in close proximity to the fabled chalk streams of
England should be looking at our own humble offerings. Like you, I've spent
a great deal more time on the free stone streams.....and I much prefer them.
That said, the spring/limestone/chalk streams of southwestern Wisconsin have
enjoyed an amazing resurgence in the last couple of decades. They are home
to an incredible number of fish.....and BIG fish. Not surprisingly, they
have also become very popular. Nevertheless, you will find easy access to a
lot of good water without excessive competition from other fishers if you do
a bit of research and drive around a bit. You shouldn't have any trouble
finding numerous resources on the web, but feel free to email me if you need
any specific information. I'm not as familiar with the area as some, but I
should be able to help a bit. In the meantime, the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources is a good place to start for information on which
watersheds have trout in them. They publish maps of the entire state with
the trout streams highlighted. It is available at:

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/fish...utsalmon.shtml

The vast bulk of the spring streams are in the southwestern third or so of
the state. Particularly noteworthy are the watersheds of the Kinnickinnic,
Rush, Willow, Kickapoo, and Timber Coulee. There are many other excellent
streams but, as stated, I don't know all that much about them.

Good luck.

Wolfgang





Kind Regards

Paul.