Root River Report
 At the Root River Steelhead Facility, northeast of Racine in Lincoln Park, two 5x6 foot viewing windows thrill visitors who watch fish migrate upstream on their spawning runs.
The following information is the latest fishing
information for the Root River in Racine. We will post
new information to this site every TUESDAY at 4:00
pm from September through December and from March through
May. We will also update the number of fish processed at
the Root River Steelhead Facility to give you the exact
number of fish passed upstream. Depending on water
conditions and number of fish in the weir, fish are
usually processed on Mondays and Thursdays.
In addition, you can call our Lake Michigan Fishing
Hotline at (414) 382-7920 to hear the latest fishing
information for Lake Michigan and its tributaries or check out our Lake Michigan Outdoor Report
Root River Fishing Report for January 4, 2010
Water and flow conditions
| The root river water levels are just now getting back
into good fishing shape, down several feet over the past week.
While clarity remains poor, it is improving a bit every day and should
be good by the end of the week. The recent high water should be
good for fish numbers this week and thru-out the winter months. |
For up to date river conditions, check out the USGS
web site of stream flow conditions [exit DNR]
in Wisconsin. Just
click on the river that you want to see.
Fishing Report
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Browns and steelhead are in good numbers and those numbers should
be on the rise. The cold weather will have most of the fish
holding in the deeper pools, making them most easily caught by
those drifting spawn sacs through these deeper holes. Fly
fishermen will have a tougher time of it as long as the weather
remains cold and the fish remain deep. Warmer weather
combined with sun will bring fish up onto the gravel beds, at this
time the fly fishermen will be able to really catch good numbers,
although the windows of opportunity will undoubtedly be short.
Harbor (Racine)
Water clarity in the harbor has been poor for the past week and as
a result, ice fishing has been poor. There has been areas of
open water around the area of the Chancery. Be
careful in the ice as it is far from uniform in depth with
many areas of 1 inch or even less. Stay on the piers and try
not to fish alone. As soon as the clarity returns, the fishing
should improve dramatically.
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Root River Steelhead Facility Report
| DATE: November 12, 2009 |
RIVER TEMP: |
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Rainbow Trout |
Chinook Salmon |
Coho Salmon |
Brown Trout |
| Total Captured |
99 |
1,716 |
1,338 |
97 |
| Passed Upstream |
99 |
1,695 |
1,131 |
95 |
| Taken to Hatchery |
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| Spawned at Facility |
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| Egg Take |
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1,033,000 |
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Last Revised: Monday January 04 2010
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