POPPLE RIVER NEAR FENCE, WI
POPPLE RIVER WI USGS
POPPLE RIVER NEAR FENCE, WI (04063700) is a real-time river monitoring station on the POPPLE RIVER in WI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04063700
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 45.7636, -88.4636
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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 2026-09-10 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 reachPopple River Near Fence, WI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 6844165). The dataset includes 13 species with recorded observations.
Species include: central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), common shiner (Luxilus cornutus), and 8 others.
- Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
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
- 13 species
- from 13 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 15, 2013 – Aug 15, 2013
- 13 dated records