Coon Creek
A river in Wisconsin
About Coon Creek
Coon Creek runs 10 miles through the coulee country of Vernon County, through Chaseburg and past Coon Valley, before reaching the Mississippi near Stoddard. The survey puts 109 acres of surface and 38 miles of bank on it.
Thirty-seven miles across its system are classified as Class I, Class II and Class III trout water, with an Exceptional Resource Water listing. It is also on the impaired waters list. Smallmouth habitat is classified as wadable cool and warm water lower down.
This is the heart of Driftless spring-creek country: cold, spring-fed water running fast in a narrow valley, with the coulee walls close on both sides.
No public boat landing is on record, and none is needed: this is water fished on foot. Trout regulations here vary by stream and by season, and access depends on public easements. Check the current DNR trout regulations and access maps.
Written from Wisconsin DNR hydrography and fisheries data. State water ID WBIC 1643500.
How the state manages it
- smallmouth · Wadable Cool Water; Wadable Warm Water
- trout · CLASS I; CLASS II; CLASS III
Wisconsin DNR fisheries designations. These describe how the water is managed, not what is in it on any given day.
Fishing license
Wisconsin sells them online. Buy one from the state. We don’t know whether you need one — that depends on your age, where you live, the water, and what your guide’s own license covers.