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    Maps

    Maps Pine and Popple Wild Rivers Map [PDF] Pine River portion [PDF] Popple River portion [PDF]

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    Basic Information

    Location and Directions The Pine and Popple Wild Rivers designation is located in southern Florence County in far northeastern Wisconsin. Access from the south is via either U.S. Highway 41 or 141 or State Highway 101; access from the west is via U…

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    Recreation

    The Pike Wild River watershed is made up of approximately 310 square miles, including over 300 miles of streams and numerous lakes. Streams range from small spring seeps to the main branch of the Pike River, which is over 100 feet wide. The largest…

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    Management

    Wild Rivers DesignationIn 1965, the Wisconsin Legislature designated 3 rivers in Wisconsin as State Wild Rivers. Those initial 3 rivers were the Pine River and its tributary, the Popple River in Florence County and the Pike River in Marinette County…

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    Conditions

    Weather Forecast Weather Forecast [exit DNR] Water Flow Water Flow Data - USGS website [exit DNR]

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    Maps

    Pike River Wild River property map [PDF] Menominee River section [PDF] North Branch section [PDF]

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    Basic Information

    Location and Directions The Pike Wild River runs from the mouth of the Pike River (T 34N, R 21E, section 3) upstream to the headwater branches — one branch beginning at the outlet of Coleman Lake (T 36N, R18E, section 17), and the…

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    VHS - wild bait harvest information

    Beginning in May 2007, in response to the possible threat posed by moving VHS-infected wild baitfish, the DNR required th

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    Wild bait harvest permits

    The information on this page is for licensed bait dealers who harvest live bait from state waters for sale to retail or wholesale distributors. If you collect minnows for your use or crayfish for consumption, you can do this without a permit, as…

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