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Type of Stream
Spring Creek
Species
Brook Trout (wild)
Brown Trout (mostly wild)
Rainbow Trout (stocked some wild)
Size
Small
Location
Southern Wisconsin
Nearest Towns
Madison
Mt. Vernon
Season
General season starts March 5 to
Sept. 30th.
Access:
Good
Non-Resident License
State of Wisconsin
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Seasons:
March 5 through September 30
Spring:
Springtime is a very good time for fly fishing Mt. Vernon Creek due to the numerous hatches
Summer:
Water stays generally cool throughout the Summer especially near the springs.
Fall:
Fall is probably the best time to fish the river. Brown trout spawn in the Fall and become aggressive in the pre-spawn stage.
Recommended Tackle & Gear
Fly Line:
4, 5 or 6 weight
Leaders:
Dry fly: 9 to 12 ft., 5 or 6X Nymphing:
71/2 ft., 3 or 4X, Streamers 0-2X
Tippets:
Dry fly: 5 or 6X, Nymphing: 3 or 4X,
Streamer 0-2X
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly Supreme Four, Superb Five
or Ultimate Six
Fly Reels:
For 4/5/6 fly line
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
Floatants, KISS Strike Indicators
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Mt. Vernon Creek Wisconsin
Deer Creek and Frye Feeder creeks forms Mt. Vernon Creek. They both are spring fed creeks with plenty of brook trout. Mt. Vernon Creek has brook, rainbow and brown trout. It is best known for its tough to catch brown trout. Fly fishing Mt. Vernon Creek can be challenging.
One reason the browns are considered tough to catch by most anglers is they are wild, stream-bred brown trout. Another reason is the constant pressure the fish receive from anglers, mostly from nearby Madison, Wisconsin. This is a very popular fly fishing destination. Fly fishing Mt. Vernon Creek usually isn’t a solitary experience but done right, staying hidden and using good presentations, it is often very productive.
This lovely spring creek flows mostly through farmland but also through the small town of Mt. Vernon. Access is easy and plentiful. It can be accessed from along Highway #92 to the point it joins the Sugar River near Highway A.
Mt. Vernon Creek is the typical Wisconsin spring creek with long, slow moving and sometimes deep pools connected by shallow riffles. The springs keep the water
cool and clear year-round. Its bottom ranges from sand and gravel to clay in some parts of the creek. There are plenty of undercut banks and enough cover in the stream to keep the wild browns well hidden.
You have several options when fishing Mt. Vernon Creek. You can fish its upper part and headwaters for brook trout, focus on the stocked rainbows, or display your fly fishing skills and deal with the wild brown trout.
Due to the relatively high pH of the stream, there’s plenty of aquatic insects and crustaceans for the trout to eat. That means there’s plenty of trout food an angler
needs to match, not only when something is hatching, but also in the larva stage of life. The stream has plenty of mayflies which includes a huge variety of Blue-winged
olives, several species of caddisflies and midges and even a few species of stoneflies.