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

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.

Root River Steelhead Facility Report

DATE: November 12, 2009			RIVER TEMP:
	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
Spawned at Facility
Egg Take			1,033,000

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Last Revised: Monday January 04 2010