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Fishing by Wisconsin County

Fishing in all 72 Wisconsin counties: lakes, trout streams, boat landings, shore sites, shops and the county rules from the WDNR guide.

Photo of Lake Mendota: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Wisconsin fishing county by county. Each page maps the lakes, streams, landings and shore sites and lists shops, guides, stocking and the county rules.

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A

  • Adams County
  • Ashland County

B

  • Barron County
  • Bayfield County
  • Brown County
  • Buffalo County
  • Burnett County

C

  • Calumet County
  • Chippewa County
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Crawford County

D

  • Dane County
  • Dodge County
  • Door County
  • Douglas County
  • Dunn County

E

  • Eau Claire County

F

  • Florence County
  • Fond du Lac County
  • Forest County

G

  • Grant County
  • Green County
  • Green Lake County

I

  • Iowa County
  • Iron County

J

  • Jackson County
  • Jefferson County
  • Juneau County

K

  • Kenosha County
  • Kewaunee County

L

  • La Crosse County
  • Lafayette County
  • Langlade County
  • Lincoln County

M

  • Manitowoc County
  • Marathon County
  • Marinette County
  • Marquette County
  • Menominee County
  • Milwaukee County
  • Monroe County

O

  • Oconto County
  • Oneida County
  • Outagamie County
  • Ozaukee County

P

  • Pepin County
  • Pierce County
  • Polk County
  • Portage County
  • Price County

R

  • Racine County
  • Richland County
  • Rock County
  • Rusk County

S

  • Sauk County
  • Sawyer County
  • Shawano County
  • Sheboygan County
  • St. Croix County

T

  • Taylor County
  • Trempealeau County

V

  • Vernon County
  • Vilas County

W

  • Walworth County
  • Washburn County
  • Washington County
  • Waukesha County
  • Waupaca County
  • Waushara County
  • Winnebago County
  • Wood County
Photographs

Wisconsin waters, photographed

Sheboygan River, Wisconsin
Sheboygan River
Photo: Dan Perry, CC BY 2.0
Petenwell Lake, Wisconsin
Petenwell Lake
Photo: Wikideas1, CC0 1.0
Fox River, Wisconsin
Fox River
Photo: Royal Broil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Chippewa River, Wisconsin
Chippewa River
Photo: Wikideas1, CC0 1.0
Answers

About the Wisconsin counties list

How many Wisconsin counties have a page here?

72, every county in the state.

Does each Wisconsin county page list every boat landing?

Every open public landing in the WDNR Boat Access layer appears on its county page.

Do the Wisconsin county pages list small lakes?

Yes, named lakes without their own page are listed there with acreage.

Do the Wisconsin county pages show trout streams?

Yes, with miles by trout class.

Do the Wisconsin county pages show stocking?

They list WDNR stocking for the county from the 2023 to 2025 summaries.

Are Wisconsin guides grouped by county?

Yes, where a guide names a county.

Do the Wisconsin county pages print the county rules?

Yes, the county introduction from the 2026-2027 hook and line guide and its special regulation waters.

Why do some Wisconsin counties show without a link?

Wisconsin county pages are released in batches; each link appears once its page is published.

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