I have been fishing in Wisconsin all my life (about 3- years) and I see the same attitude, and I don't understand it. Even when a 'friend' or 'colleague' says they caught some great fish and had a great time with the kids and you ask where they were so you can take a kid fishing they get all secretive about stuff! I have come to the thinking that I just want to know where to fish to get some action, i don't want anyone 'super secret honey hole' or anything. Its really more fun to find your own spots in that sense anyway. I used to look at Lake Link, but people there are sometimes giving out backwards advice to protect their spots too. Its like they pay taxes on the spot they fish and no one else can go there!
Its a pity really, I enjoy building fishing rod, and started to make lures and the people in those communities are so helpful and wonderful, regardless of where they are from, that people would really benefit from some friendliness about fishing.
Remember the bumper stickers: Wisconsin, you're among friends. Well you can take the r out of friends with some of the people in this state.
I don't mean to offend anyone with my post, and I am not meaning to start an argument, this isn't referring to everyone out there, it is just an attitude that is observed by others and I wanted to comment.