I am looking to fish the NW Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin area in the near future. I am looking for access where I can wade fish with my old dog. I have not been to NW Illinois / Iowa in 50 years and have never been to SW Wisconsin but I understand the smallmouth fishing is excellent. Without revealing specific locations, would anyone be willing to provide information on which streams to focus on?
My dog has had both rear ACL's repaired but he still loves to fish.
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