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Elk River fishing regulations

Wisconsin DNR classifies water on the Elk River as Class III, managed as stocked. This is a designation of the fishery, not the season and creel rules. The posted signs and the current digest are the authority, not this page.

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State trout-water classification

Class
Class III
Management
stocked
Source
Wisconsin DNR, per classified reach

The season and creel rules change yearly and live with the agency; this page does not paraphrase them.

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Rules change every year and the posted signs are the authority, not this page. The full state tables, with the date they were read, are on Wisconsin fishing regulations.

More about Elk River

Elk River — live water temperature, regulations and access

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