How New Glarus-Area Trout Streams Look This Spring

As Wisconsin’s spring fishing season ramps up, Little Sugar River remains the strongest trout water near New Glarus, while Hefty Creek and other nearby streams offer more modest opportunities shaped by habitat, erosion and access.

How New Glarus-Area Trout Streams Look This Spring

For anglers around New Glarus, trout season still carries a certain pull, even for those who have spent years away from the banks they once knew by heart.

Hefty Creek. Dougherty Creek. Little Sugar River near town. Those are the waters many local anglers remember first, and according to both a recent Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources survey and local fisheries staff, they still offer trout fishing today, though not all at the same level.

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