YAHARA RIVER @ EXCHANGE ST BRIDGE AT MC FARLAND,WI
YAHARA RIVER WI USGS
YAHARA RIVER @ EXCHANGE ST BRIDGE AT MC FARLAND,WI (05429510) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the YAHARA 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. 36 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 05429510
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- WI
- Coordinates
- 43.0047, -89.3025
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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 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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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 Trout No season data
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Bullheads 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 Sunfishes No season data
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European Carp 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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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Least Darter No season data
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Longnose Gar 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 Bluegill 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 × Bluegill No season data
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Rainbow Trout 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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Tadpole Madtom No season data
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Walleye No season data
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White Bass No season data
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Yellow Bass 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 2026-09-11 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 @ Exchange St Bridge At Mc Farland,Wi has 36 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), Bullheads (Ameiurus), Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 31 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Bullheads Ameiurus
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Least Darter Etheostoma microperca
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- 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
- 36 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- May 24, 2021 – Jul 30, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records