Flyway Fowling Guide Service, LLC

We believe location is the key to success!

The Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge (pools 9, 10 and 11) is the longest refuge in the lower 48 states.  It extends 261 miles along the Mississippi River from the Chippewa River in Wisconsin nearly to Rock Island, Illinois.  It encompasses approximately 194,000 acres.  Construction of locks and dams in the 1930's transformed the Mississippi River into a series of shallow reservoirs or navigations pools.   With this created the midwest premier bottomland habitat and migratory route. 

Flyway Fowling hunts take place in southwest Wisconsin on the Mississippi River “the big river” near Ferryville , Wisconsin on Pool 9.   Pool 9 is part of the Lake Winneshiek area and the surrounding sloughs.  The area offers spectacular scenery of the beautiful river bluffs.  Lake Winneshiek is part of the upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The refuge is the major migration route for waterfowl and other birds. At times up to seventy five percent of the continental CANVASBACK population (more than 300,000) may be using the area. Other diving ducks such as bluebills, ringnecks, redheads, buffleheads, and goldeneye regularly frequent the area.

In addition, the shallow backwaters attract mallards, wood ducks, wigeon, teal, gadwalls, and Canada geese, as well, many other surface feeding wildlife.  It is the favorite resting area for thousands of tundra swans each year, plus you can usually see several majestic bald eagles on any given day.

We believe location is the key to success - so we hunt the most productive water.

Local attractions include a Cabela's Retail store just 30 minutes south.

Flyway Fowling Guide Service

Captain Todd Lensing
14812 State Hwy. 35
Ferryville , WI 54628
(608) 734-3235
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