Kickapoo River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brook trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program. One of 8 stocked waters on the Monroe 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
Brook 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 The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.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 | Brook trout | yearling |
When to fish Kickapoo River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am | 3:59-4:59 am and 4:13-5:13 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am | 5:10-6:10 am and 4:35-5:35 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
- Flow near normal for the season
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
For the trout (brook trout on the season program here, moving water)
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
| Waders or wet-wading boots | stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge |
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tainter Creek | 19 mi | 2026 season |
| Sidie Hollow Lake | 32 mi | 2026 season |
| Weister Creek | 40 mi | 2026 season |
| Warner Creek | 42 mi | 2026 season |
| Billings Creek | 44 mi | 2026 season |