CHAFFEE CREEK AT I-39 NEAR COLOMA, WI
CHAFFEE CREEK WI USGS
CHAFFEE CREEK AT I-39 NEAR COLOMA, WI (04073240) is a real-time river monitoring station on the CHAFFEE CREEK 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. 3 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04073240
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.9818, -89.4978
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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 reachChaffee Creek At I-39 Near Coloma, WI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 6867619). The dataset includes 3 species with recorded observations.
Species include: mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
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
- 3 species
- from 3 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 6, 1995 – Jul 6, 1995
- 3 dated records