As trout populations grow in our area, so does the economic impact of the trout fishing industry. A new study commissioned by Trout Unlimited, and designed by a UW La Crosse professor, puts a number ...

VIROQUA – Duke Welter of Viroqua stood on a sandy stream bank in the middle of a slice of Vernon County recreational heaven, also known as a public hunting and fishing ground. Fly rod in hand, he took ...

If you’re a boat owner, you’re probably celebrating an ice season that lasted less than two months. The next nine months should be ice-free in the Mankato area, making plenty of time for open water ...

Viroqua sits in the heart of the Driftless Area, where clear, cold freshwater filters through unglaciated limestone and sandstone, producing abundant spring creeks. “That provides extremely good trout ...

I jumped out of bed in my grandparent’s home in downtown Franklin in Jackson County. Downtown meaning it was at the corner of Highway N and Beck Road, across the street from the Franklin Store, the ...

The lack of a massive glacier traveling over west central and southwest Wisconsin has helped to create a unique landform with hundreds of trout streams. If the last glacier had covered all of ...

Question: I have heard that you can catch trout in the Cuyuna mine pits. Are these native trout? Answer: Yes, there are trout in the old iron mine pits near Crosby, but most of the trout are not ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A new report says fishing generates about $1 billion for the Driftless Area's economy, a region that includes parts of Illinois. The study, commissioned by Trout Unlimited, ...