Eau Claire River
A river in Wisconsin
About Eau Claire River
This Eau Claire River runs 24 miles through Marathon County, through Hogarty and past Kelly and Callon on its way toward the Wisconsin River near Wausau. The survey puts 640 acres of surface and 108 miles of bank on it. Wisconsin has three rivers by this name in three different basins; this is the Wisconsin River one.
Fourteen miles are classified as Class II trout water. Smallmouth habitat is classified as wadable warm water lower down, closer to the city.
No public boat landing is catalogued on it, which for a river of this character means bridge access and wading. Its dells and ledges east of Wausau are well known locally as scenery rather than as boat water.
Check the current Wisconsin DNR regulations for the reach being fished.
Written from Wisconsin DNR hydrography and fisheries data. State water ID WBIC 1437600.
How the state manages it
- smallmouth · Wadable Warm Water
- trout · CLASS II
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.