East Branch Eau Claire River
A river in Wisconsin
About East Branch Eau Claire River
The East Branch of the Eau Claire River runs 13 miles through Langlade County, through Deerbrook and past Neva and Kempster. The survey puts 149 acres of surface and 37 miles of bank on it. This is the Wolf River basin Eau Claire, not either of the two that feed the Chippewa and the Wisconsin.
Nineteen miles across its system are classified as Class I and Class III trout water with an Exceptional Resource Water listing. Musky are managed as natural reproduction plus stocking, and smallmouth habitat is classified as nursery and wadable warm water.
Two public accesses are on record. Langlade County holds a good deal of classified trout water in a small area, and this is one of several rivers there worth knowing.
Trout regulations vary by reach and by season. Check the current DNR rules for the stretch in question.
Written from Wisconsin DNR hydrography and fisheries data. State water ID WBIC 1442200.
How the state manages it
- musky · Natural reproduction plus stocking (Cat. 2)
- smallmouth · Wadable Nursery Waters; Wadable Warm Water
- trout · CLASS I; CLASS III
Wisconsin DNR fisheries designations. These describe how the water is managed, not what is in it on any given day.
Fishing license
Wisconsin sells them online. Buy one from the state. We don’t know whether you need one — that depends on your age, where you live, the water, and what your guide’s own license covers.
Do you know this water?
The state lists these ramps nearby but doesn’t say which water they belong to. If you fish East Branch Eau Claire River, you’ll know better than we do.
East Branch Eau Claire River Launch
listed as "East Branch of Eau Claire River" · 11 m away