Fly fishing near Chicago

2 destinations within about 6 hours' drive of Chicago, nearest first. The closest is Pere Marquette, about 5 hr away. Below them, the state trout maps for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Drive times are to each destination's main access point without traffic, from downtown Chicago.

4 to 6 hours · a weekend · 2

Steelhead

Pere Marquette

Baldwin, Michigan · USA

Fly into GRR, 1.5 hr

About 5 hr from Chicago · 419 km

JFMAMJJASOND

Guide, per angler: $300–350
Public access: Good
Crowding: High

Trout

Driftless Area

Spring creeks around Viroqua and Westby, Wisconsin, and southeast Minnesota · USA

Fly into LSE, 1 hr

About 5 hr 50 min from Chicago · 468 km

JFMAMJJASOND

Guide, per angler: $250–325
Public access: Good
Crowding: Medium

Trout maps near Chicago · 4

State maps with water within about 120 miles of Chicago

Illinois64 waters / sitesLake Michigan harbors, park trout streams and catchable trout sitesOpen map
Indiana47 watersLake Michigan steelhead tributaries and stocked trout streamsOpen map
Michigan2,713 trout sectionsDNR stream types, gear restrictions and access sitesOpen map
Wisconsin2,538 trout sectionsClass I–III trout water and public fishing accessOpen map