Midwestern US

Gunnison River Fly Fishing

Type of Stream:

Freestone & Tailwater

Location:

Central Colorado

The Gunnison River is formed near the town of Almont by two fine trout streams: the Taylor River and the East River. The East River a freestone stream draining from Emerald Lake near Crested Butte in Colorado’s High Country.

South Fork of the Root River

Type of Stream:

Spring Limestone River

Location:

Southeastern Minnesota

The South Fork of the Root River is one of Southern Minnesota's larger and premier trout streams. The South Fork runs over beds of limestone that provide the high pH, fertile spring water that provides a super habitat for trout.

Fly Fishing The Little Manistee River

Type of Stream:

Freestone

Location:

Western Michigan

The Little Manistee River is a beautiful little river only 40 miles long and often overlooked because of the larger Manistee River which is over 200 miles long. Both the Little Manistee and the Manistee flow into Lake Michigan.

Fly Fishing the Kickapoo River West Fork

Type of Stream:

Spring Creek/Freestone

Location:

Southwestern Wisconsin

The Kickapoo River starts near Wilton Wisconsin and follows a crooked path for about 125 miles before meeting with the Wisconsin River near Wauzeka. The Kickapoo River is not very wide, reaching 50 feet wide.

Crane Creek Missouri

Type of Stream:

Spring Creek

Location:

South Central Missouri

Crane Creek is a 23 mile long tributary of the James River that offers a unique fly fishing experience. The Crane is fed by springs and limestone sinks giving it a high pH level. The pH level causes Crane Creek to be especially fertile and the host of some of the most prolific insect hatches.

Wolf River Wisconsin

Type of Stream:

Freestone

Location:

Northeaster Wisconsin

The Wolf River is a first class trout stream and can hold its own with any trout stream in the USA and it is Wisconsin’s largest trout stream. The Wolf River in Upper Northeast Wisconsin starts as tiny streams and becomes a stream at the outflow of Post Lake.

Whitewater River Minnesota

Type of Stream:

Freestone

Location:

Southeast Minnesota

The Whitewater River in Minnesota is a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River and consists of three main branches that flow thru the rich prairie area of Minnesota. The branches are named the North, Middle and South Branches and they flow together near the town of Elba.

Fly Fishing the Manistee River

Type of Stream:

Freestone & Tailwater

Location:

Northwestern Michigan

The Manistee River is a tributary of Lake Michigan that starts east of Mancelona and flows southwest through the Lower Peninsula for over 200 miles paralleling the Au Sable River for several of its miles.