North Pikes Creek

North Pikes Creek is classified a Class 1 trout stream by WDNR. This means that it is considered a high quality trout waters that have sufficient natural reproduction to sustain populations of wild trout, at or near carry capacity. Consequently, streams in this category require no stocking of hatchery trout. These streams or stream sections are often small and may contain small or slow-growing trout, especially in the headwaters.

North Pikes Creek Overview

This small feeder stream to Pikes Creek begins in springs and wetlands, and the stream’s most significant tributary drains Sultz Swamp (see discussion of Sultz Swamp under Resources of Concern in the Bayfield Peninsula West (LS06)). The entire creek is considered a Class I trout fishery and outstanding resource water. Many of the resident fish are the offspring of lake run trout and salmon. A muck and clay bottom is found near the headwaters of North Pikes Creek, with rubble and various-sized boulders becoming more common downstream. Most of the bank cover is a mixture of alder, hazel and hardwoods, and a variety of conifers. Some stretches of the stream have had a history of damage caused by streambank pasturing and animal waste runoff. Other activities in the watershed include orchards, gravel pits and some forestry.

The water marked for higher production is located West of Bayfield and 13. South of Bayfield take S. Co. Rd J or Hatchery Rd. to Star Rte Rd heading West. The Creek is North and South of Star Rte Rd, East of Gotchling Rd and West of J/Valley Rd. Check access maps.

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