WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WI
WISCONSIN RIVER WI USGS
WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WI (05407000) 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. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05407000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.1981, -90.4433
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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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Bigmouth Buffalo No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Carpsuckers No season data
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Channel Catfish No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Emerald Shiner No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Highfin Carpsucker No season data
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Lake Chubsucker No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Gar No season data
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Mooneye 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 Starhead Topminnow No season data
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Plains Sand Shiner No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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River Shiner No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Shovelnose Sturgeon No season data
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Silver Chub No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Spotted Sucker No season data
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Warmouth No season data
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Western Pirate 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 At Muscoda, Wi has 31 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: River Shiner (Alburnops blennius), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), and 26 others.
- River Shiner Alburnops blennius
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Carpsuckers Carpiodes
- Highfin Carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Northern Starhead Topminnow Fundulus dispar
- Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Plains Sand Shiner Miniellus missuriensis
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 31 species
- from 49 individual records
- Observed
- May 6, 2016 – May 15, 2026
- 49 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 49 records