The Nemadji River is a freestone river in Minnesota, listed as Special-regulation trout water by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries).
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Nemadji River is a freestone river in Minnesota.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Nemadji River: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Nemadji River with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Nemadji River in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Blackhoof RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blackhoof River.
Minnesota · about 5 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Net RiverThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Net River.
Minnesota · about 6 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Nemadji RiverMinnesota · about 6 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not State Line CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not State Line Creek.
Minnesota · about 8 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kingsbury CreekThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kingsbury Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Knowlton CreekThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Knowlton Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.
On the Trout stream special regulations: slot limits, special limits below posted boundaries list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
On the State Designated Trout Streams (Minnesota Rules 6264.0050) list (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Division of Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries), read 2026-10-20). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
9 of 63.2 mi on public land
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
No guide within 40 miles yet.
The hatch and season chart for this water's region.
12 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Minnesota Trout Unlimited (secondary sources: an angling organisation or magazine, not an agency).
Giant stone (salmonfly) (April to May) · Hendrickson (April to June) · Little black caddis (April to May) · American grannom (Mother's Day caddis) (May to July) · Brown drake (May to June) · Light Hendrickson or pale evening dun (May to June) · and 6 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Nemadji River.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Nemadji River”, halfway along its length in Minnesota, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level
No water temperature here.
At NEMADJI RIVER NEAR SOUTH SUPERIOR, WI (USGS 04024430). No gauge on this reach of Nemadji River. Nearest: NEMADJI RIVER NEAR SOUTH SUPERIOR, WI (19.9 mi away), downstream on the same stream. Provisional USGS data
USGS 04024430 · NWS SOSW3
No gauge on this reach of Nemadji River. Nearest: NEMADJI RIVER NEAR SOUTH SUPERIOR, WI (19.9 mi away), downstream on the same stream.
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Above normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h Below NWS action stage
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST; ranging 56.5 to 479 ft³/s; latest 449 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST | 449 | 6.69 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST | 453 | 6.71 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM CST | 455 | 6.72 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM CST | 459 | 6.74 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM CST | 465 | 6.77 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM CST | 467 | 6.78 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM CST | 469 | 6.79 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM CST | 473 | 6.81 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM CST | 473 | 6.81 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM CST | 477 | 6.83 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM CST | 479 | 6.84 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM CST | 477 | 6.83 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM CST | 473 | 6.81 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM CST | 469 | 6.79 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM CST | 461 | 6.75 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM CST | 455 | 6.72 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM CST | 443 | 6.66 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM CST | 435 | 6.62 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM CST | 420 | 6.54 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM CST | 410 | 6.49 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM CST | 393 | 6.4 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM CST | 380 | 6.33 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM CST | 361 | 6.23 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM CST | 350 | 6.17 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM CST | 339 | 6.11 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM CST | 325 | 6.03 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM CST | 313 | 5.96 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM CST | 301 | 5.89 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM CST | 289 | 5.82 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM CST | 280 | 5.77 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM CST | 272 | 5.72 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM CST | 263 | 5.67 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM CST | 254 | 5.61 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM CST | 244 | 5.55 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM CST | 231 | 5.47 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM CST | 219 | 5.39 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM CST | 205 | 5.3 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM CST | 197 | 5.25 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM CST | 193 | 5.22 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM CST | 187 | 5.18 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM CST | 179 | 5.13 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM CST | 172 | 5.08 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM CST | 166 | 5.04 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM CST | 161 | 5 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM CST | 157 | 4.97 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM CST | 151 | 4.93 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM CST | 146 | 4.89 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM CST | 140 | 4.85 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM CST | 135 | 4.81 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM CST | 128 | 4.76 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM CST | 123 | 4.72 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM CST | 117 | 4.67 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM CST | 112 | 4.63 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM CST | 106 | 4.58 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM CST | 102 | 4.55 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM CST | 98.4 | 4.52 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM CST | 94.9 | 4.49 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM CST | 91.4 | 4.46 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM CST | 87.9 | 4.43 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM CST | 84.5 | 4.4 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM CST | 80 | 4.36 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM CST | 76.7 | 4.33 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM CST | 74.5 | 4.31 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM CST | 73.4 | 4.3 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM CST | 71.3 | 4.28 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST | 70.2 | 4.27 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM CST | 69.1 | 4.26 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM CST | 69.1 | 4.26 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM CST | 68.1 | 4.25 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM CST | 68.1 | 4.25 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM CST | 67 | 4.24 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM CST | 65 | 4.22 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM CST | 63.3 | 4.2 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM CST | 62.7 | 4.19 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM CST | 61.5 | 4.17 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM CST | 59.6 | 4.14 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM CST | 58.4 | 4.12 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM CST | 57.2 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM CST | 56.5 | 4.09 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM CST | 56.5 | 4.09 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM CST | 57.2 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM CST | 57.2 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM CST | 57.2 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM CST | 57.2 | 4.1 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM CST | 57.8 | 4.11 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM CST | 58.4 | 4.12 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM CST | 58.4 | 4.12 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM CST | 58.4 | 4.12 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM CST | 59 | 4.13 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM CST | 59 | 4.13 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM CST | 59 | 4.13 |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM CST | 59.6 | 4.14 |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM CST | 59.6 | 4.14 |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM CST | 59.6 | 4.14 |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM CST | 60.2 | 4.15 |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM CST | 60.2 | 4.15 |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM CST | 60.9 | 4.16 |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM CST | 60.9 | 4.16 |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM CST | 60.9 | 4.16 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM CST | 61.5 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM CST | 61.5 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CST | 61.5 | 4.17 |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CDT | 62.1 | 4.18 |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM CDT | 62.1 | 4.18 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM CDT | 62.7 | 4.19 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM CDT | 62.7 | 4.19 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM CDT | 63.3 | 4.2 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM CDT | 63.9 | 4.21 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT | 63.9 | 4.21 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT | 65 | 4.22 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM CDT | 66 | 4.23 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM CDT | 66 | 4.23 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT | 67 | 4.24 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT | 68.1 | 4.25 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT | 68.1 | 4.25 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM CDT | 69.1 | 4.26 |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT | 69.1 | 4.26 |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM CDT | 70.2 | 4.27 |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM CDT | 70.2 | 4.27 |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM CDT | 71.3 | 4.28 |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM CDT | 72.3 | 4.29 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM CDT | 72.3 | 4.29 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM CDT | 72.3 | 4.29 |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM CDT | 71.3 | 4.28 |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM CDT | 74.5 | 4.31 |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM CDT | 75.6 | 4.32 |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM CDT | 75.6 | 4.32 |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM CDT | 76.7 | 4.33 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM CDT | 76.7 | 4.33 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM CDT | 77.8 | 4.34 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM CDT | 78.9 | 4.35 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM CDT | 80 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDT | 80 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM CDT | 83.4 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM CDT | 83.4 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM CDT | 83.4 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM CDT | 83.4 | 4.39 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT | 80 | 4.36 |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM CDT | 82.2 | 4.38 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM CDT | 81.1 | 4.37 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM CDT | 80 | 4.36 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT | 77.8 | 4.34 |
Normal for Nov 5: 98–327 ft³/s (middle half of 52 years of record). Now: 449 ft³/s, above normal.
Above normal for this date. 449 ft³/s is between the 75th and 90th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 52 years of record (1975–2026): 10th 63, 25th 98, median 167, 75th 327, 90th 461 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 37 ft³/s, highest 1,180 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 32.4%, from 339 to 449 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
NWS observed 6.71 ft stage, 453 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST (NWS gauge SOSW3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Open the NWS gauge page · What the categories mean (National Weather Service)
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Minnesota DNR publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Minnesota rule, with Minnesota DNR's own figure added: 68°F and 75°F.
This gauge is on our page for Nemadji River, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Below NWS action stage. The National Weather Service reports this gauge below its action stage. That is not a statement that wading is safe.
Flood categories: action stage, minor, moderate and major flooding (National Weather Service)Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 32.4%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 5:20 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Blackhoof RiverThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Blackhoof River.
Minnesota · about 5 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Net RiverThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Net River.
Minnesota · about 6 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not South Fork Nemadji RiverMinnesota · about 6 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not State Line CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not State Line Creek.
Minnesota · about 8 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Kingsbury CreekThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kingsbury Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
Special-regulation trout waterRepresentative photo · not Knowlton CreekThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Knowlton Creek.
Minnesota · about 20 mi
