Fly fishing near Madison

1 destination within about 6 hours' drive of Madison, nearest first. The closest is Driftless Area, about 2 hr 50 min away. Below them, the state trout maps for Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.

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

2 to 4 hours · a long day or an overnight · 1

Trout

Driftless Area

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

Fly into LSE, 1 hr

About 2 hr 50 min from Madison · 170 km

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

Trout maps near Madison · 4

State maps with water within about 120 miles of Madison

Wisconsin2,538 trout sectionsClass I–III trout water and public fishing accessOpen map
Illinois64 waters / sitesLake Michigan harbors, park trout streams and catchable trout sitesOpen map
Iowa77 streamsDriftless trout streams with stocking totals and angler easementsOpen map
Minnesota938 mapped sectionsTrout designations, special rules and angling parcelsOpen map

Fly fishing near Madison

2 to 4 hours · a long day or an overnight · 1

Driftless Area

Trout maps near Madison · 4

State maps with water within about 120 miles of Madison

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