The Driftless Area of SW WI, NE IA & SE MN

Books & Maps: These books are essential to understanding the Driftless Area:
Fly Fishing Midwestern Spring Creeks, Ross A. Mueller
Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer by DELORME
Flyfisher's Guide to Wisconsin, John Motoviloff

Other good books to consider:
Flies That Catch Trout, Upper Midwest Year-Round Guide, Ross A. Mueller
Trout Streams of Wisconsin and Minnesota, Jim Humphrey and Bill Shogren
Wisconsin Blue-Ribbon Trout Streams, R. Chris Halla

And, non-Driftless Area specific books on small stream & spring creek fly fishing:
Fishing Small Flies, Engle
Spring Creeks, Lawson
Spring Creek Strategies, Heck

If these books & the Gazetteer are not available at you local fly shop UMFF has them in our bookstore. UMFF's Amazon Fly Fishing Books & Videos Store.

Wisconsin Trout Regulations and Trout Stream Maps can be found on the WI DNR website. Wisconsin Trout Regulations and Trout Stream Maps  You may purchase your WI fishing license on-line, be sure to get an inland trout stamp. Wisconsin On-Line Licensing

UMFF's Fly Fishing Forum & Photo Gallery: - Finally, visit UMFF's Upper Midwest Fly Fishing Forums to ask questions about the Driftless Area. We do ask that because the spring creeks are small that you do not post the names of spring creeks nor access points.   UMFF's Fly Fishing Forums  If you would like to see more pictures of Driftless Area of SW Wisconsin, browse through UMFF's Photo Gallery.

I hope that this helps those considering fishing the Driftless Area. Don't forget that the Driftless Area offers more than fishing: the Elroy-Sparta bike path, Kickapoo State Park, Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, the House on the Rock, American Players Theatre, organic farms not to mention outdoor activities like bird watching, hiking, canoeing, turkey & deer hunting, etc. Or, just relaxing and enjoying the beautiful scenery. There is a lot for both the fly fisher and the non-angler in the Driftless Area. - David Dornblaser 

The Driftless Area of SW Wisconsin, NE Iowa and SE Minnesota is a spring creek fly fishing paradise!