Wisconsin Slough Fishing Guide, Florence County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  Wisconsin Slough is one of the Florence County listings for Wisconsin. The surroundings are mixed forest. It covers about 15 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Stambaugh, Iron River, 6.7 miles off. Then Iron River, 7.6 miles, and Crystal Falls, 16 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Wisconsin Slough

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Slack water is dead water on a place like this. The mouth fishes hardest when the run is at its strongest. Records held for Florence County cover brown trout, rainbow trout, largemouth bass, bluegill and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Wisconsin Slough decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 10°F to 65°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Wisconsin Slough more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Wisconsin Slough State Natural Area runs up to the bank here, which usually means extra restrictions. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Trout Springs, 1.1 miles away. Treat access at Wisconsin Slough as something to verify.