MARENGO RIVER NEAR MELLEN, WI
MARENGO RIVER WI USGS
MARENGO RIVER NEAR MELLEN, WI (04026740) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MARENGO RIVER in WI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 14 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04026740
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 46.4166, -90.7363
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Fishing regulations
WI state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Catfish No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 25
- Possession limit
- 50
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Cisco (lake herring), whitefish and hybrids No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 1
- Possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Largemouth and smallmouth bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Muskellunge No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 1
- Possession limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern pike No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Period not confirmed
- Possession limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Panfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white and black crappie) No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 25
- Possession limit
- 50
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Rock bass, white and yellow bass, bullheads, and rough fish No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- None
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 in America/Chicago
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled at this station's reachMarengo River Near Mellen, WI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 1814823). The dataset includes 14 species with recorded observations.
Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus), common shiner (Luxilus cornutus), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), and 9 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 14 species
- from 14 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 8, 2009 – Sep 8, 2009
- 14 dated records