freestone river · walleye · smallmouth bass · steelhead

Peshtigo River (Peshtigo)

Live conditions for Peshtigo River (Peshtigo): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.

Right now

318cfs→ lowcaution

Low and skinny at 318 cfs — wadeable, fish the deeper holding water · +13.2% over the last 6 hours.

Water temp62.2°F

Stage1.20 ft

Engine callOFF 305 cfs outside wade band 450–700

Gauge read 8:00 AM CDT · USGS 04069500. Readings refresh every few minutes.

The water

Peshtigo River (Peshtigo) is a freestone river in Wisconsin, fished for walleye, smallmouth bass, steelhead, musky, pike. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.

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Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.

Access

Peshtigo River Front Park Boat Launchramp
Bagley Flowage East Landing (Boat Landing No. 1)ramp
Peshtigo Dam Walk-In (Railroad Right-of-Way)walk in
Bagley Flowage East Landing #2ramp
East Side Boat Launchramp
Lower Peshtigo River Landing (near Peshtigo Harbor Wildlife Area)ramp
River Front Park Boat Launch (above BPM Dam)ramp
Peshtigo Dam Railroad Right-of-Way Walk-inwalk in

Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.

The briefing

Know before you drive to Peshtigo River.

Every morning OUTFISH reads this gauge, the dam schedule, the water temperature, the sky and the tips library, and writes one plain-language call for the waters you track: go or stay home, wade or float, when to be on the water, where to put in, what to tie on — with directions.

Start free — 7 days of Guide

Signed in: the wade and float bands, the full hatch calendar, safety notes, the 14-day trend, shop reports and today's briefing for this water.

This month

Active in October:

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The full calendar by month, with notes, is on the signed-in river page.

Verify it yourself

The same sources the engine reads, straight from the agency:

USGS gauge ↗

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