North Fork Eau Claire River
A river in Wisconsin
About North Fork Eau Claire River
The North Fork of the Eau Claire River runs 25 miles through Clark and Taylor counties, through Eidsvold and past Thorp, Lublin and Bellinger. The survey puts 177 acres of surface and 53 miles of bank on it.
Musky here are classified as stocking-dependent with reproduction unknown, which is the state saying plainly that it does not know whether this population reproduces on its own. Smallmouth habitat is classified as nursery and wadable warm water.
No public boat landing is on record. Access is from bridges and county roads.
Check the current Wisconsin DNR regulations before keeping fish.
Written from Wisconsin DNR hydrography and fisheries data. State water ID WBIC 2145400.
How the state manages it
- musky · Reproduction UNK, stocking occurs (Cat. 0)
- smallmouth · Wadable Nursery Waters; Wadable Warm Water
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.