Wisconsin officials have verified that a 41-pound, 8-ounce brown trout caught by Roger Hellen of Franksville, Wis., caught in Lake Michigan on July 16 is now a Wisconsin state record fish.

Roger Hellen, of Franskville, Wis., has just earned a world record for his 41-pound, 8-ounce brown trout, which he caught in July on Lake Michigan.

One benefit of a warm winter has been exceptional conditions for anglers in Wisconsin's early catch-and-release trout season.

Brown trout migrate in late fall and winter from Lake Michigan into the Milwaukee River to provide anglers with world-class fishing opportunities.

Overall, the Wisconsin DNR stocked about 240,000 brown trout in the lake this spring at sites from Saxon Harbor to Superior, Stevens said.

Sheboygan – If there is an MVS – most valuable species – to the average Lake Michigan angler in Wisconsin, it is the brown trout. The species is available year-round and close to shore. It ...

A cold trout fishing opener on Wisconsin's Brule River Plenty of anglers and a few fish were seen on opening day of trout fishing.

The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame has officially declared a brown trout caught by a Yorkville man a world record. Roger Hellen netted the 41-pound, 8-ouncer on July 16 at the annual Salm… ...

As far as anglers from West Virginia, Illinois, and Pennsylvania are concerned, Wisconsin has top-quality trout water that is attracting more than its share of the country’s trout fishers.

MADISON - With statewide temperatures projected to remain below freezing through the first week in March, the 2015 Wisconsin early trout season may be on the chilly side. The good news, state ...