Waters · United States
Milwaukee River (Harbor) fishing report
Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The harbour and river mouth hold staging salmon from August and brown trout right through winter around the warm-water discharge. City-centre fishing with genuine Great Lakes fish.
Today's report: fair (48/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Milwaukee River (Harbor) today. Water temperature is around 17.2°C and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MOUTH AT MILWAUKEE, WI shows the water level rising (6 cm/24h).
Milwaukee River (Harbor) water temperature and flow
- Level trend: rising (6 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MOUTH AT MILWAUKEE, WI · reading 67 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 40/100
- 19:00–21:00 local time — score 43/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 42/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Tuesday 25 Aug | Wednesday 26 Aug | Thursday 27 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 48 — fair | 44 — fair | 41 — fair |
| Coho salmon | 42 — fair | 35 — poor | 36 — poor |
| Brown Trout | 43 — fair | 34 — poor | 35 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Milwaukee River (Harbor) rating:
- light: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- wind: helping (+0.75)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.7)
- season: helping (+0.7)
- river flow: helping (+0.6)
Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:06:53 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MOUTH AT MILWAUKEE, WI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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