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Root River (Racine) fishing report

Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day

Wisconsin's most dependable Lake Michigan tributary, fed by the steelhead facility weir at Racine. Low, clear flows make this a sight-fishing river far more often than a swinging one.

Today's report: fair (50/100)

Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Root River (Racine) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 19.0°C (66°F) and barometric pressure is rising. Gauge Root River at W. Eight Mile Rd near Caledonia, WI shows the water level falling (6 cm/24h).

Root River (Racine) water temperature and flow

  • Water temperature: 19.0°C (66°F)
  • Discharge: 0.7 m³/s (25 cfs) — down 18% over 24 hours
  • Level trend: falling (6 cm/24h)

Measured at gauge Root River at W. Eight Mile Rd near Caledonia, 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 42/100
  • 19:00–21:00 local time — score 43/100
  • 06:00–08:00 local time — score 41/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesTuesday 25 AugWednesday 26 AugThursday 27 Aug
Steelhead25 — poor21 — poor22 — poor
Chinook salmon50 — fair43 — fair42 — fair
Coho salmon43 — fair35 — poor37 — poor

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Root River (Racine) 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 12:06:50 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge Root River at W. Eight Mile Rd near Caledonia, WI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy

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