Kinnickinic River in WI

I need access advice for entry points, bugs and fishing tips for the
Kinnickinic River. I'll be visitng the area from CA on July 1 to 4 and
would like to exercise some trout.

Harry wrote:
I need access advice for entry points, bugs and fishing tips for the
Kinnickinic River. I'll be visitng the area from CA on July 1 to 4 and
would like to exercise some trout.

Call The Fly Fishers at (414) 259-8100. The owner, Pat Ehler, is a
wealth of info, and can tell you anything you need to know.

I don't know how productive the Kinnickininc is this time of year:
that's mostly steelhead and salmon country, which is best fall through
spring. If, however, you are willing to drive a couple of hours, you
can get into some great water southwest of Madison (Mt Vernon and Black
Earth creeks), or west of Oshkosh (the Mecan and Tomorrow rivers).


Good luck,

Chuck C.

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Harry wrote:
I need access advice for entry points, bugs and fishing tips for the
Kinnickinic River. I'll be visitng the area from CA on July 1 to 4 and
would like to exercise some trout.

Call The Fly Fishers at (414) 259-8100. The owner, Pat Ehler, is a
wealth of info, and can tell you anything you need to know.

I don't know how productive the Kinnickininc is this time of year:
that's mostly steelhead and salmon country, which is best fall through
spring. If, however, you are willing to drive a couple of hours, you
can get into some great water southwest of Madison (Mt Vernon and Black
Earth creeks), or west of Oshkosh (the Mecan and Tomorrow rivers).


Good luck,

Chuck C.

There may be a bit of confusion here. The Kinnickinnick (note that spelling
from various sources is inconsistent....this one comes from the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources trout regulations guide:
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/fish...outsalmon.html ) you
are referring to is in Milwaukee. There is also the Kinnickinnic (no final
"k".....and a genuine trout stream with a resident population) in St. Croix
and Pierce counties.

As a partial answer to the OP's question, in either case, Wisconsin law
makes access very easy; almost without exception you may legally access any
stream (or other body of water) wherever there is a public right of way. In
effect this means wherever there is a bridge on a public roadway, as well as
numerous public hunting fishing grounds. Your best course is to get a copy
of the DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer for the state. These are available for
about $20 at most bait shops, fly shops, and other outdoor equipment
vendors. The maps are highly detailed and, for the most part, very
accurate. Wherever you see a road crossing the stream, you can almost
certainly enter legally. Specific information about where you SHOULD get in
can be found at numerous websites. If it's the Milwaukee stream you're
interested in, the above advice is as good as you'll get. I don't know
anything about fly shops or other suppliers in the area of the northwestern
stream but, again, a web search should turn up something. The same is true
for the other information you asked about.

Wolfgang