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Odd "coincidence"...

If you spend more time looking for videos on this river, you'll find out. I know there's a good bit of white water, but it's also good for smallies in places, with a few musky and pike. Probably more like a smaller version of the flambeau than the black or Eau Clair.

Depth was fine during this trip, but at times it can be shallow. As for fish, I didn't see many, but that doesn't mean there were any... As for comparison, it's not as narrow as the Little Wolf or Eau Claire...it really reminded me of the Upper Black River. Very similar character.

@WisconsinRiverTrips I Like your videos. I'm also a fisherman, and usually, we don't like to see each other much on the water, but your videos help me understand waters that are far away from Madison where I live. I like to see no people at all, probably just like you, and I don't even care if I catch fish, I just like being in and around these waters. Thank you for sharing them.

@@Mike-lt6sj If you like seclusion, the Jump is a great river. I hardly saw anybody on it, until I approved the village of Jump River.

This is just a small slice of the Kickapoo. No fly fishermen that day...typically they prefer the West Fork of the Kickapoo. We didn't see any major waterfalls, but there were seeps and water raining down from the rock face.

​@@WisconsinRiverTripsthat's kind of what I figured I've never bothered fly fishing that fork of the Kickapoo because of all the muddy log jams I love the West Fork though. I'm going to check into Billings Creek on hiking and trying to fish that thanks for the quick response as always

@@WillieMakeit you already went then?

@@joanviolinable have not bu t would like to

@@WillieMakeit would be good to go in a group.

Sorry for the delay in responding...Google didn't notify me of our comment. The kayak I use is a Future Beach Kayak...they sadly don't make them anymore. As for the type...depends on the rivers you run. I wrote a tips/buying guide at: www.wisconsinrivertrips.com/tips-tricks.html As for the Milwaukee by Kewaskum, I have not...but it is on my todo list! Thanks for the feedback.

@@WisconsinRiverTrips Thank you for the reply!

I haven't...would be curious to know how it fared with all the floods and wind storms we had.

I'm in

Paddled from Martell to where you put in two weeks ago. I was too nervous to do the stretch you described. But would consider!!

@@WillieMakeit let’s go!?

@@joanviolinable How was the upper stretch?

I'm not sure about docking rules...you might contact Waukesha County for clarification. I think you can make it between Hwy 16 and Oconomowoc Lake on a big boat...but not O to Lake Fowler.

Logjams were absolutely never an issue...this is a great little river. Look forward to returning in the future.

Thanks for the warning. I"ll post a warning on my website to help others.

That's a good question. I'm very curious about those. I know the Root River branches close to the Iowa border are super cool, so I assume the Upper Iowa parts in MN are too...but am not sure. If you do this stretch, let me know how it turns out.

@@WisconsinRiverTrips More likely I will do the Yellow River again. Also Have done the Turkey River in Iowa from about Elkader to Garber (a very easy Float with plenty of Amish fishing in that area too). A few bluffs along the Turkey, but mostly a nice float. Finally a lot of the Wapsipinicon and Maquoketa Rivers.

Just the North Branch. It was really nice!

@@WisconsinRiverTrips Is there trout in there?

I saw a lot of fish...wasn't sure what type they were though.

The bridge, camp, and creek are gorgeous! It's too bad that logjams have filled in the creek upstream from the camp. Hopefully those get cleared out in the future.

Logjam situation by Hwy 19 is tough though!

lol Yep. definitely needs cutting. Im gonna do some notching pretty soon. after that first 2-300 yard stretch its pretty nice. token creek about the same way @@WisconsinRiverTrips

I do have a Token Creek video...great water trail. ruclips.net/video/zJldUhQXNTo/видео.html Sadly because the Elma and Edna park closed for kayaking, the best leg is no longer accessible. There was talk about clearing the logjams below C as a bypass...that would be really cool if ever done.

Not this year...it was really weird...

It gets pretty shallow...and this was before the 2023/2024 drought hit. I suspect currently it's too shallow to run. I believe parts of the river may have new logjams as well as this review was from four years ago.

It's a very underrated creek...looking forward to returning!

@@AaronSmith-sx4ez It's very pretty. Years ago I stopped my motorcycle on the same stone culvert bridge you showed the motorcycle at. I was feeling nostalgic and searched "Honey Creek, Wis" and your vid popped up. Thanks! Have you kayaked the Mukwonago River? It's nice too.

@@browngreen933 It's ironic, but there were motorcycles on the bridge parked and checking out the view when I did my trip? I've done the Mukwonago...great river...but wild rice has choked off parts of the channel.

The bridge at 1:55 is Hwy 10. The Black is a great river! Sadly it's often too high or too low.

@@WisconsinRiverTrips. Can I ask where you're from ? Neillsville ? My Mom is from Neillsville. I have alot of family still there and all around that area.

@@randycalkins6361 Wisconsin Dells...it's a 2 hour drive for me to Neillsville but it is worth it.

@@WisconsinRiverTrips. Nice. Yes I love the Neillsville,Hatfield areas. They have always been a big part of my life growing up. I like the Dells area too. I'm in Janesville so I don't have the nice scenery like all of you have.

Private lakes are such an alien concept in Wisconsin! It's too bad they exists in Illinois.

It's a nice stretch