Fly fishing near Amherst, Wisconsin

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7 waters with a page lie within 25 miles of Amherst, Wisconsin, in a straight line; the nearest are Tomorrow River (6 mi), Flume Creek (10 mi) and Little Plover River (11 mi).

More about Amherst

1 fly-fishing guide is in Amherst or within 15 miles, unclaimed unless marked on their page. The nearest destination hub is The Driftless: Viroqua & Westby, 101 miles away.

Updated · Sources: USGS GNIS (town point)

7 waters near Amherst

About this

Straight-line miles from the town's point in the USGS Geographic Names Information System to the nearest mapped point or gauge on each water; the road is longer. Each page has the live flow where a gauge reports, the agency's rules and access map, and who guides it.

Within 25 miles, straight line

  1. Tomorrow RiverFreestone river · 6 mi · Class 1 trout stream · live USGS flow
  2. Flume CreekFreestone river · 10 mi · Class 1 trout stream
  3. Little Plover RiverFreestone river · 11 mi · Class 1 trout stream · live USGS flow
  4. Little Wolf RiverFreestone river · 18 mi · Class 1 trout stream
  5. South Branch Tenmile CreekFreestone river · 18 mi · Class 1 trout stream · live USGS flow
  6. Comet CreekFreestone river · 20 mi · Class 1 trout stream
  7. South Branch Pigeon RiverFreestone river · 20 mi · Class 1 trout stream

Fly-fishing guides nearby

About this

Guides and outfitters that name Amherst as their town or are mapped within 15 miles. Confirm licences, rates and dates directly; listings are unclaimed unless their page says claimed.

Nearest destination hub

The Driftless: Viroqua & Westby · 101 mi

Where this comes from

Sources

Town point: USGS Geographic Names Information System (town points) (U.S. Geological Survey, public domain), feature 1560831, Portage County. Water positions, gauges, designations and species: the sources listed on each water page. Guides and shops: their own websites, as listed on each page. Nothing here grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing here grants access. Check maps, signs and landowners.