South Shore Lake Superior Fishery Area

The South Shore Lake Superior Fishery Area was created in 1992 to preserve the land and water resources of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior tributaries that support the self-sustaining potamodromous fishery. Potamodromous fishes live their adult lives in Lake Superior and spawn in the tributaries and include rainbow (steelhead) trout, brown trout, coaster brook trout, coho salmon, and Chinook salmon. The Fishery Area also provides public recreation and education opportunities.

The Fishery Area spans six distinct watersheds, including Fish Creek, Sioux River, Pikes Creek, Cranberry River, Flag River and Iron River, along with their associated coastal wetlands. More than 50 percent of the total self-sustaining potamodromous fishery on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior is included within the boundaries of the South Shore Lake Superior Fishery Area.

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The South Shore of Lake Superior Fishery Area includes various properties close to the shores of Lake Superior and along streams draining into Lake Superior in Bayfield County.

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