EAU CLAIRE RIVER AT KELLY, WI
EAU CLAIRE RIVER WI USGS
EAU CLAIRE RIVER AT KELLY, WI (05397500) is a real-time river monitoring station on the EAU CLAIRE 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. 26 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05397500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 44.9189, -89.5519
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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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Blackside Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Hornyhead Chub 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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Largescale Stoneroller No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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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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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Redside Dace No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass 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 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 nearbyEau Claire River At Kelly, Wi has 26 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas), Largescale Stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), and 21 others.
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Largescale Stoneroller Campostoma oligolepis
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 26 species
- from 53 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 11, 2021 – Aug 8, 2026
- 53 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 53 records