river
Wisconsin River
WI
25,773 acres · WBIC 1179900
Boat access · 67
- Alexander Lake Access 2Paved ramp · TOWNSHIP715-536-4383
- Blue Heron LandingConcrete ramp · OTHER310-545-2828
- Blue River LandingUnimproved ramp · STATE(DNR)
- Boscobel EastUnimproved ramp · STATE(DNR)(608) 935-1914
- Boscobel West - Von HadenConcrete ramp · CITY608-485-0278
- Bridgeport Landing (North)Concrete Panels ramp · STATE(DNR)
- Buena Vista Boat LandingConcrete ramp · TOWNSHIP608-583-2406
- Camp Newwood County Park AccessGravel ramp · COUNTY(715) 539-1034
- Camp Rest Park Boat LaunchConcrete ramp · TOWNSHIP608-635-2014
- Capse Road AccessConcrete Panels ramp · TOWNSHIP608-635-2014
- Castle Rock Dam Boat LaunchGravel ramp · OTHER608-565-2217
- Chucks Boat LandingPaved ramp · CITY(715) 693-2275
- Dekorra Park Boat RampConcrete Plank ramp · LOCAL & STATE608-635-2014
- Eagles Corners AccessGravel ramp · TOWNSHIP608-739-3889
- Fredrich's LandingConcrete Plank ramp · ADA accessible · TOWNSHIP715-362-1092
- Galecke Park Boat RampConcrete ramp · ADA accessible · COUNTY(715) 346-1433
- Gilbert Park Boat RampPaved ramp · ADA accessible · CITY(715) 261-1550
- Grandfather Flowage AccessUnimproved ramp · OTHER
- Grandfather Flowage RampConcrete Plank ramp · OTHER
- Hat Rapids Carry-InUnimproved ramp · OTHER715-369-7179
- Hwy 14 Boat LandingConcrete Panels ramp · STATE(DNR)608-935-1914
- Hwy 33 Carry-InGravel ramp · STATE(DNR)(608) 575-3946
- Indian Trail Boat LaunchConcrete Plank ramp · TOWNSHIP608-253-4621
- Jim Freeman Memorial Park Boat LaunchConcrete ramp · ADA accessible · CITY715-886-7889
- Lake Du Bay Dam AccessConcrete ramp · OTHER
- Millville Boat AccessGravel ramp · TOWNSHIP608-998-4260
- Mistwood Public AccessConcrete Panels ramp · STATE715-539-3624
- Muscoda WestConcrete Plank ramp · STATE(DNR)(608) 935-1914
- Newport Park AccessConcrete ramp · STATE(DNR)
- Norway Street AccessConcrete Plank ramp · CITY(715) 365-8600
- Orion Boat LandingConcrete Plank ramp · COUNTY(608) 647-6148
- Otter Creek LandingPaved ramp · COUNTY
- Pecks LandingUnimproved ramp · STATE(DNR)(608) 935-1914
- Petenwell Powerhouse and LandingConcrete Panels ramp · OTHER608-565-2217
- Plank Hill RampConcrete Plank ramp · OTHER608-565-2217
- Port Andrews Boat LandingConcrete ramp · COUNTY(608) 647-6148
- Posey Rapids AccessGravel ramp · STATE(DNR)(715) 536-4763
- Riverside Park Boat RampConcrete ramp · ADA accessible · CITY(715) 536-7313
- Saddle Road Boat AccessConcrete ramp · TOWNSHIP608-635-2014
- Sauk City Municipal LaunchGravel ramp · VILLAGE608-643-3932
- Sauk Prairie Canoe LaunchUnimproved ramp · STATE(DNR)(608) 935-1914
- Town of Mazomanie Adler's LandingConcrete Panels ramp · ADA accessible · TOWNSHIP608-795-2920
- Two Rivers Public AccessConcrete Plank ramp · COUNTY(608) 847-9389
- UnknownUnknown ramp · STATE(DNR)
- Victora Riverside Park Boat LandingConcrete Plank ramp · VILLAGE(608) 739-3182
- Wayside Park Boat LaunchConcrete Panels ramp · ADA accessible · COUNTY608-339-4230
- Wisconsin RiverGravel ramp · TOWNSHIP608-635-2014
- Wisconsin River - Camp 10 Road AccessGravel ramp · OTHER
- Wisconsin River - Herb Mitchell Road AccessConcrete ramp · TOWNSHIP715-453-3326
- Wisconsin River - Hwy 70 AccessOther ramp · STATE(DNR)(715) 385-3355 ext.119
- Wisconsin River - Hwy D AccessConcrete Plank ramp · STATE(DNR)(715) 385-3355 Ext.119
- Wisconsin River - Hwy G AccessPaved ramp · ADA accessible · COUNTY715-479-5160
- Wisconsin River - Hwy O AccessGravel ramp · STATE(DNR)715-385-3355 Ext. 119
- Wisconsin River - Park Lane AccessPaved ramp · TOWNSHIP715-453-3326
- Wisconsin River AccessGravel ramp · STATE(DNR)608-935-1914
- Wisconsin River AccessPaved ramp · OTHER608-458-3311
- Wisconsin River AccessGravel ramp · State(Dnr)(608) 635-8123
- Wisconsin River AccessConcrete Plank ramp · CITY(608) 742-2178
- Wisconsin River AccessConcrete Panels ramp · TOWNSHIP608-253-9552
- Wisconsin River Canoe LaunchGravel ramp · OTHER
- Wisconsin River Carry-InPaved ramp · STATE(DOT)715-365-3490
- Wisconsin River Carry-InPaved ramp · OTHER608-565-2217
- Wisconsin River Carry-In 2Unimproved ramp · OTHER
- Wisconsin River Carry-in Access 1Unimproved ramp · STATE(DNR)
- Wisconsin River Off of Beans Eddy RoadConcrete Plank ramp · OTHER
- Wisconsin River RampConcrete Plank ramp · OTHER
- Wisconsin River VFW Canoe AccessConcrete ramp · VILLAGE608-643-2421
Do you know this water?
The state lists these landings nearby but doesn’t say which water they belong to. If you fish Wisconsin River, you’ll know better than we do.
Lake Wisconsin
listed as "Lake Wisconsin" · 7 m away
Rice Lake Access
listed as "Rice Lake" · 99 m away
Unnamed Lake Carry In Access
listed as "Unnamed Lake" · 222 m away
River Road Boat Ramp
listed as "Wisconsin River" · 250 m away
Long Lake Access
listed as "Long Lake" · 439 m away
How the state manages it
- musky · Natural reproduction plus stocking (Cat. 2); Self-sustaining via natural reproduction (Cat. 1)
- smallmouth · Non-Wadable Coarse Substrate; Non-Wadable Fine Substrate; Wadable Cool Water; Wadable Nursery Waters; Wadable Warm Water
- sturgeon · Naturally Reproducing - ANSRI
- walleye · Natural Reproduction Only; Stocking plus Natural Reproduction
Wisconsin DNR fisheries designations. These describe how the water is managed, not what is in it on any given day.
About Wisconsin River
The Wisconsin River is the spine of the state. The survey traces it 238 miles from the northern lake country down to the Mississippi, breaks it into 29 separate pools and stretches, and puts 1,039 miles of bank and 25,773 acres of surface on it. It touches fifteen counties on its way past Rhinelander, Merrill, Wausau, Mosinee, Nekoosa, the Dells, Portage, Sauk City, Spring Green, Muscoda and Boscobel.
Sixty-seven public landings are on record, more than any other water in Wisconsin, and they are as varied as the river. Paved city ramps at Wausau and Mosinee, county park ramps at Plover and Rock Falls, DNR gravel at Blue River and Boscobel East, and carry-in access at Hat Rapids and Highway 33. A handful — Gilbert Park in Wausau, Galecke Park in Plover, Jim Freeman Memorial in Nekoosa, Fredrich's Landing in Newbold — are marked accessible.
The state manages it for four species at once. Musky are classified both as self-sustaining and as natural reproduction plus stocking depending on the reach. Walleye likewise. Smallmouth habitat runs the full range from wadable nursery water to non-wadable coarse substrate, and lake sturgeon are classified as naturally reproducing.
A river this long is really a dozen rivers. The dam-to-dam flowages in the middle fish nothing like the free-flowing lower stretch below Prairie du Sac, and regulations differ between them — check the current DNR rules for the specific reach.
Written from Wisconsin DNR hydrography and fisheries data.
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