Fishery

In addition to its spectacular beauty, 200 foot deep canyon, and extraordinary water quality, the Kinni is a world class wild brown trout fishery. It is probably the most productive trout stream in the entire Upper Mississippi River Basin.

Travel Wisconsin has named the Kinni as one of the top 5 trout streams in the State of Wisconsin.

Praise for the Kinni

In their book Wisconsin and Minnesota Trout Streams, Humphrey and Shogren have this to say about the Kinni as a trout stream:

These marvelous miles are the precious jewels of the fly-fisher’s memory. We’ll give 2 hours of our lives, anytime, to fish our separate 100 yards of the Kinni on a sultry summer evening with rising expectations when the bats begin to play.

Jim Humphrey ranks the Kinni “among his baker’s dozen of the best trout streams anywhere.”

Doug Swisher, author of Selective Trout, on the Kinni:

The Kinnickinnic is one of my favorite spring creeks. It has everything you could ask for: it is challenging, scenic, productive, and easily accessible. It was the home of my early fly fishing schools.

It is frightening to think how dramatically it will change if development continues unchecked. I encourage you to support the effort to keep the Kinni undeveloped and a haven for trout and wildlife.