Fishing near Milwaukee, WI

Set on the western shore of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee County, this city anchors what the state calls Wisconsin's most-visited water. Charter and shore anglers work Milwaukee Harbor and McKinley Marina for Chinook, coho, and trout, while the Milwaukee River threads downtown with seasonal salmon and steelhead runs plus a resident smallmouth fishery. To the west, Pewaukee Lake draws muskie hunters from across the metro.