Popple River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Brook trout water, stocked through the 2026 season program. One of 4 stocked waters on the Florence County record. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.
Florence County · Wisconsin · see it on the national map
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 The Wisconsin season shape statewide: season plan; dates unpublished.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 Popple River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:32-11:32 am and 9:54-11:54 pm | 3:48-4:48 am and 4:02-5:02 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:18 am-12:18 pm and 10:42 pm-12:42 am | 5:02-6:02 am and 4:21-5:21 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
- Water 53 °F, prime coldwater range
- Flow 39% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23
Gear for this water
The gauge reads 53 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.
For the trout (brook trout on the season program here, moving water)
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edith Lake | 8.2 mi | 2026 season |
| Stager Lake MI | 9.9 mi | Jun 26 |
| Lost Lake | 11 mi | 2026 season |
| Pothole Lake | 13 mi | 2026 season |
| Logger Lake | 16 mi | 2026 season |