The Platte River Region is a smallmouth bass country and provides the best opportunities in the Driftless Area for anglers to fish smallmouth bass. The habitat potential for smallmouth bass is good to excellent for much of this region.
The Northern Kettles Streams Team is close to heavily developed and highly populated communities. Pressure on natural resources, including ground and surface waters, is high and unlikely to diminish in the short term. The amount of impervious…
This region encompasses both the Kickapoo and La Crosse rivers with a long, large upland ridge running from Norwalk in La Crosse County, south-southwest to Eastman in Crawford County. On either side of this ridge are numerous narrow hills and…
The Chippewa and Kinnickinnic River Region contains both classic “driftless” features as well as glaciated portions.
The topography of the Black River Region generally grades from gently rolling lands in the east portion (Clark and Jackson counties) to the high ridges and steep valleys of Buffalo County. In the eastern portion of the region, streams are slightly…
The Baraboo River Region consists of three different landscapes. The western half is typical “driftless” topography with narrow hilltops, steep hillsides, and winding valley floors. The northern portion, up into Adams and Juneau counties and…
While the vast majority of Wisconsin lakes and streams have self-sustaining fish populations, stocking remains an important management tool for some waters. DNR fish hatcheries and other facilities produce young fish for stocking to re-establish…