ROOT RIVER AT RACINE, WI
Root River WI USGS
ROOT RIVER AT RACINE, WI (04087240) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the Root River in WI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 8 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04087240
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 42.7514, -87.8236
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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 reachRoot River At Racine, WI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 12169283). The dataset includes 8 species with recorded observations.
Species include: alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), sand shiner (Notropis stramineus), and 3 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- 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
- 8 species
- from 8 individual records
- Observed
- Jun 26, 2002 – Jun 26, 2002
- 8 dated records