WINNECONNE - Wisconsin has a long, rich heritage in fly tying. ... was established in 1888 and for most of the next century was a leading national purveyor of fly patterns and fly fishing equipment.

Keene, who was fly fishing with friend Paul Beckmann, of Mendota Heights, was on the river in River Falls, Wis., for the first time in four years. ... Wisconsin Saturday, July 19, 2014.

Viroqua, Wisconsin. Three hours south of the Twin Cities and three hours west of Milwaukee is Viroqua, Wisconsin, known for some of the best angler fishing in the world.With over 250 miles of ...

BROWN COUNTY (WLUK) -- With 15,000 lakes and about 42,000 miles of rivers and streams to choose from, fishing is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin. That also includes about 13,000 miles of ...

Fly Fishing Festival returns to River Falls Brian E. Clark, Special to the Journal Sentinel On a chilly mid-winter’s day, you’ll often find Brian Smolinski tying flies of all shapes, sizes and ...

OCONTO COUNTY (WLUK) -- While many anglers will venture onto some of Wisconsin's 15,000 inland lakes for the upcoming season opener, others are making plans to take to the 42,000 miles of rivers ...

When he began publishing Midwest Fly Fishing magazine, Helgeson asked Lucca to write for it. Lucca has written how-to pieces on fly-tying and the occasional angler profile.

Testimony to the possibilities of fly fishing for muskie, the state fish of Wisconsin, and its growing acceptance was evident at the 16th Annual Chicago Muskie Show, the world’s largest ...

HAYWARD -- A Hayward man has set a musky world record in fly fishing. Wisconsin wildlife officials said the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum has notified Brad Bohen the 51.25 ...

HAYWARD, Wis. — The fish of 10,000 casts? As Brad Bohen was preparing to launch his drift boat into Upper Twin Lake in northern Wisconsin, he paused long enough to cast his 9-foot fly rod off ...

The first out-of-state fishing trip I ever took was to Yellow Lake near Webster, Wisconsin. At 8 years old, I sat straight up the whole way there in the big backseat of Grandpa’s 1986 Cutlass ...

As a young girl, Carrie loved fly fishing. The sunshine reflecting on the water; the little "whoosh" sound of casting a line; the big, fat trout you could catch in Wisconsin streams; she loved it all.