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

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Ah. I was unaware of the other stream. Thanks for ther catch.

You're welcome. Incidentally, the stream in the northwest is very highly
thought of. I've only fished it once (and that was very early in my fly
fishing career.....when merely keeping a fly out of the clutches of trees
and other impedimenta for minutes at a time was enough to qualify as a good
day astream) so I can't say anything about it worth noting from personal
experience.

Have you done much fishing in the Mecan, Tomorrow, or other streams in the
central region?

Wolfgang

"Wolfgang" wrote..
(and that was very early in my fly fishing career.....when merely keeping a
fly out of the clutches of trees and other impedimenta for minutes at a
time was enough to qualify as a good day astream)

You mean the criteria change?

I'm screwed. ;-)

Dan

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"Wolfgang" wrote..
(and that was very early in my fly fishing career.....when merely keeping
a fly out of the clutches of trees and other impedimenta for minutes at a
time was enough to qualify as a good day astream)

You mean the criteria change?

Inexorably, unpredictably, inevitably, randomly, persistently, quickly,
arbitrarily, and eternally.

I'm screwed. ;-)

blued and tattooed. Welcome to Hell.

Wolfgang

Wolfgang wrote:
Have you done much fishing in the Mecan, Tomorrow, or other streams in the
central region?

Haven't had the pleasure recently: the last time I fished the Mecan was
several years ago, just after a hailstorm passed through: there were
holes in the sides of several houses the size of baseballs, and the
cars in the area were dimpled all over.

I've always had pretty good luck there, though: lots of nice browns.
That river has rebounded nicely in the last decade or so.

I've been concentrating on the NE region: the Oconto, Peshtigo, and
Menomonie watersheds. I have a friend with a place outside of Crivitz,
which he lets me use as a base camp. Got a 16" brookie on the North
Branch of the Oconto last September. Didn't know there were still
brookies that big in this state.

Chuck

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Wolfgang wrote:
Have you done much fishing in the Mecan, Tomorrow, or other streams in
the
central region?

Haven't had the pleasure recently: the last time I fished the Mecan was
several years ago, just after a hailstorm passed through: there were
holes in the sides of several houses the size of baseballs, and the
cars in the area were dimpled all over.

I was nearby, on the west branch of the White, scant moments before the
tornado ate Wautoma.

I've always had pretty good luck there, though: lots of nice browns.
That river has rebounded nicely in the last decade or so.

The Hex hatch is on now. If you've never fished blind, at night, to large
manically rising browns, you should get there as fast as possible. If you
have......well, you know.

I've been concentrating on the NE region: the Oconto, Peshtigo, and
Menomonie watersheds. I have a friend with a place outside of Crivitz,
which he lets me use as a base camp.

An area of the state that (much to my dismay) I have not yet sampled to any
great extent.......an oversight I hope to correct soon.

Got a 16" brookie on the North
Branch of the Oconto last September. Didn't know there were still
brookies that big in this state.

There are more than most people realize. I've got a friend who knows where
they live.......but he only takes me to places I already know where there
are no fish over 5 inches.

Wolfgang
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