WISCONSIN RIVER @ RAINBOW LAKE NR LAKE TOMAHAWK,WI
WISCONSIN RIVER WI USGS
WISCONSIN RIVER @ RAINBOW LAKE NR LAKE TOMAHAWK,WI (05391000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the WISCONSIN 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. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05391000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 45.8305, -89.5524
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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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Black Bullhead No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Cisco No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Golden Shiner No season data
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Iowa Darter No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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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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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Trout-Perch No season data
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Walleye No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead No season data
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Yellow Perch No season data
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
Community observations nearbyWisconsin River @ Rainbow Lake Nr Lake Tomahawk,Wi has 23 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 18 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Cisco Coregonus artedi
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 23 species
- from 129 individual records
- Observed
- Aug 27, 2016 – Aug 8, 2026
- 129 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 129 records