LITTLE PLOVER RIVER NEAR PLOVER, WI
LITTLE PLOVER RIVER WI USGS
LITTLE PLOVER RIVER NEAR PLOVER, WI (05400625) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the LITTLE PLOVER 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. 52 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05400625
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 44.4708, -89.5082
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Fishing regulations
WI state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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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 2026-10-26 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 nearbyLittle Plover River Near Plover, Wi has 52 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), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 47 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Darter Etheostoma zonale
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- 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
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 52 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 30, 2020 – Aug 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records