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Bois Brule River

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Live Conditions

Bois Brule RiverBois Brule River at Brule, WI

Fishable
128CFS
Discharge
1.64ft
Gauge Height
Water Temp
Updated 31 min agoView on USGS ↗

7-Day Flow

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24-Hr Pressure

29.01 inHg · → High/stable

Falling (good)RisingHigh/stable

Local Weather

72°FClear sky
Wind 10 mph29.01 inHg Low & stable

Tough conditions — fish deep

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Overcast

76° / 38°

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Partly cloudy

73° / 45°

Tue

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Overcast

78° / 46°

Wed

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Overcast

78° / 59°

Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.

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🪰 Hatch Calendar

Bois Brule River · June · Early Summer

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JanDec

SULPHURS at peak (size 16-18) evenings. Caddis all day. Late month: HEX hatch begins on the Brule — overnight fishing for trophy browns and large brookies. Night fishing prohibited.

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About Bois Brule River

The Bois Brule River in Douglas County is the most storied trout and steelhead river in northern Wisconsin — fished by five U.S. presidents and home to wild brook trout, brown trout, and a strong run of Lake-run rainbow trout (steelhead) and lake-run brown trout from Lake Superior. Cold, dark, spring-fed water flows through Brule River State Forest. Complex regulations — multiple seasonal closures protect spawning fish and specific sections.

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Regulations

Complex Bois Brule regulations — night fishing prohibited; Box Car Hole closed July 15–October 31; Mays Ledges closed September 1–May 31; 26" minimum size on rainbow trout, 1-fish kept limit; catch-and-release recommended the rest of the year. Wisconsin Fishing License required ($20 resident + $10 trout/salmon stamp = $30). Verify all Brule River seasonal-closure section boundaries in current Wisconsin DNR trout regulations before fishing.