Exploring Wisconsin Trout Streams by Steve Born

Author:Steve Born [Steve Born, Jeff Mayers, Andy Morton, and Bill Sonzogni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

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Namekagon River

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STREAM SNAPSHOT

Namekagon River

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MILES OF TROUT WATER: 21

SETTING: National Wild and Scenic Riverway preserves a natural freestoner

TROUT SPECIES: Brookies, rainbows, and browns, some reproduction

REGULATIONS: Category 5 in Sawyer County; artificial lures only

BEST FLIES: Cap’s Hairwing, stone-fly nymphs, Sulphurs, Tan Caddis, Hare’s Ear, Gray Drake (in season)

NEAREST COMMUNITIES: Hayward, Cable, Eau Claire, Twin Cities

The Namekagon could be counted as a great trout river for its beauty alone. Be prepared to be overwhelmed by the Namekagon; towering white pines and balsam firs, bald eagles overhead, its wild character, and—oh yes—its fishing. Gordon MacQuarrie wrote lovingly of the Namekagon in his story Now, in June: “The best trout streams are the ones you grow up with and then grow old with. Eventually they become like a familiar shotgun, or a faithful old setter, or a comfortable pair of shoes. You develop a profound affection for them, and you think maybe before you die you will even understand a little about them.” The Namekagon will do that to you.

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