Waters · United States
Bois Brule River fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
A spring-fed Lake Superior river once fished by several presidents, with a wild, self-sustaining steelhead run. Cold groundwater keeps it fishable when the other North Shore streams are blown out or frozen.
Today's report: excellent (89/100)
Brook trout is the most promising species on Bois Brule River today. Water temperature is around 6.6°C and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge BOIS BRULE RIVER AT BRULE, WI shows the water level steady.
Bois Brule River water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 3.1 m³/s (109 cfs) — unchanged over 24 hours
- Level trend: steady
Measured at gauge BOIS BRULE RIVER AT BRULE, WI · reading 72 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Bois Brule River live cam
Cameras are run by their owners, not by Cast & Scan — a frame can be stale or a stream offline. Use the picture to judge colour and height, and the gauge numbers above for the trend.
Best time to fish today
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 80/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 82/100
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 90/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 72 — good | 71 — good | 66 — good |
| Brown Trout | 77 — good | 71 — good | 74 — good |
| Brook trout | 89 — excellent | 75 — good | 82 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Bois Brule River rating:
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.85)
- river flow: helping (+0.85)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:12:00 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge BOIS BRULE RIVER AT BRULE, WI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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Nearby waters
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- Manitowoc River — Wisconsin, USA (406 km away)
- Sheboygan River — Wisconsin, USA (433 km away)