YAHARA RIVER AT WINDSOR, WI
YAHARA RIVER WI USGS
YAHARA RIVER AT WINDSOR, WI (05427718) is a real-time river monitoring station on the YAHARA 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. 34 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05427718
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.2089, -89.3525
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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 Shiner No season data
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Black Bullhead No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Silverside No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout 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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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Channel Catfish 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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European Carp No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Fantail Darter No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Shiner 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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Iowa Darter 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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Mottled Sculpin 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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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish 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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Walleye No season data
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White Bass No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 nearbyYahara River At Windsor, Wi has 34 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), and 29 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Bigmouth Shiner Ericymba dorsalis
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- 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
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- 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
- 34 species
- from 145 individual records
- Observed
- Mar 25, 2007 – Jun 2, 2026
- 145 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 145 records