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Brule River (i.e.

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Brule River (i.e., "boundary" Brule in Florence & Forest Counties) upstream from US Highway 2, as the state words them

WI County · River · WI

Has its own special rules
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The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from WI's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
    Rules for other dates
    • Trout and SalmonLast Saturday in April to Sept. 30. - does not apply today

    Statewide base layerParsed

    These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.

    Season
    Last Saturday in April to Sept. 30.This water
    Gear
    Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
    Bait
    Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
    Poles
    Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations

    Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.

    SpeciesDaily limitSize
    Largemouth and smallmouth bass
    5 in total-Statewide
    Ruffe, White Perch and Gobies
    one of each may be killed and possessed for transport to a Wisconsin DNR office-Statewide
    Muskellunge
    1-Statewide
    Northern Pike
    5 in total 2 in total-Statewide
    Lake Sturgeon
    Varies by water: 36 inches, limit One (1) lake sturgeon per licensee (All waters of the Winnebago system)
    1 per season-Statewide
    Shovelnose Sturgeon
    3-Statewide
    Catfish
    25 in total, of which only 1 may be flathead catfish from the Lake Winnebago system-Statewide
    Cisco (lake herring), whitefish, and hybrids
    10 in total 10 in total-Statewide
    Ruffe, white perch, and gobies
    0 but one of each may be killed and possessed for immediate delivery to a DNR Service Center or regional office.-Statewide
    Walleye, sauger, and hybrids
    5 in total-Statewide
    Channel catfish
    Channel catfish - Five, Flathead catfish - One, Bullheads - nonemin. Length limit - noneStatewide
    snapping turtles
    Varies by water: a shell length that is between 12 to 16 inches from front to back (Statewide - snapping turtle size limit)
    3 snapping turtles, 3 softshell turtles and 5 in total of all other species-Statewide
    suckers
    the limit for suckers is 600-Statewide
    snapping turtles and softshell turtles
    The possession limit for snapping turtles and softshell turtles is three each statewide-Statewide
    Snapping turtle
    See sizemin. a 12-inch minimum and a 16-inch maximum carapace (top shell straight front to back) lengthStatewide

    How this answer was assembled

    1. StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
    2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
    3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

    Where this section begins and ends

    This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

    Season at a glanceDerived

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    Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.

    What are you fishing for here?Advice

    Pick from the species named in Brule River (i.e.'s rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

    Receipts

    Statewide rules
    Statewide
    Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.
    Special rules - Brule River (i.e.
    This water
    Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.

    Local services near Brule River (i.e.

    Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

    Run a shop or guide service on Brule River (i.e.? Get listed.