Apple River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked through the 2026 season program: rainbow trout. One of 5 stocked waters on the St. Croix County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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What swims here
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Wisconsin DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations. The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.
Agency feed checked today.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 season | Rainbow trout | yearling |
When to fish Apple River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:50-11:50 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:07-5:07 am and 4:20-5:20 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:36 am-12:36 pm | 5:20-6:20 am and 4:40-5:40 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Central Time (CDT).
What the record actually says
- Stocked through the 2026 season program
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Perch Lake | 7.0 mi | 2026 season |
| Willow River | 11 mi | 2026 season |
| Osceola Creek | 12 mi | 2026 season |
| Ice House Lake | 24 mi | 2026 season |
| Glen Lake | 30 mi | 2026 season |