Little Hay Creek is a freestone river in Wisconsin, listed as Class 1 trout stream by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The nearest USGS gauge on the same stream system is shown, labelled. 1 guide and 3 shops nearby are listed here.
Little Hay Creek is a freestone river in Wisconsin.
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.
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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.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Little Hay Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Little Hay Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Little Hay Creek 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.
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Vance CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vance Creek.
Wisconsin · about 30 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not South Fork Hay RiverWisconsin · about 31 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Isabelle CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Isabelle Creek.
Wisconsin · about 52 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Little Trimbelle CreekThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Trimbelle Creek.
Wisconsin · about 56 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Kinnickinnic RiverThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kinnickinnic River.
Wisconsin · about 62 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Big Rib RiverThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Rib River.
Wisconsin · about 78 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 Class I Trout Streams list (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, read 2026-10-16). 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.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
What 1 nearby guide website mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 1 nearby guide website
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.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
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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 “Little Hay Creek”, halfway along its length in Wisconsin, 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.
Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here
No water temperature here.
At CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (USGS 05365500). No gauge on Little Hay Creek. Nearest: CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (7.1 mi away), on the river it flows into. Little Hay Creek's own flow is not measured. Provisional USGS data
USGS 05365500 · NWS CHFW3
No gauge on Little Hay Creek. Nearest: CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (7.1 mi away), on the river it flows into. Little Hay Creek's own flow is not measured.
What the agencies suggest
Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperatureNational Park Service
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
Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 185 readings from Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST; ranging 1,500 to 2,680 ft³/s; latest 2,120 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 | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 4:05 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 3:10 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 2:15 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 1:20 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 12:25 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 10:35 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 9:40 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 7:50 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 6:55 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.42 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 5:05 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 4:10 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 3:15 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 2:20 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 1:25 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 4, 11:35 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 10:40 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 8:50 PM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 7:55 PM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM CST | 2,140 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 6:05 PM CST | 2,150 | 3.45 |
| Nov 4, 5:10 PM CST | 2,160 | 3.46 |
| Nov 4, 4:15 PM CST | 2,180 | 3.48 |
| Nov 4, 3:20 PM CST | 2,240 | 3.53 |
| Nov 4, 2:25 PM CST | 2,430 | 3.67 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM CST | 2,490 | 3.72 |
| Nov 4, 12:35 PM CST | 2,560 | 3.76 |
| Nov 4, 11:40 AM CST | 2,650 | 3.83 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM CST | 2,680 | 3.85 |
| Nov 4, 9:50 AM CST | 2,650 | 3.83 |
| Nov 4, 8:55 AM CST | 2,500 | 3.72 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM CST | 2,490 | 3.72 |
| Nov 4, 7:05 AM CST | 2,490 | 3.71 |
| Nov 4, 6:10 AM CST | 2,480 | 3.71 |
| Nov 4, 5:15 AM CST | 2,480 | 3.7 |
| Nov 4, 4:20 AM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:25 AM CST | 2,460 | 3.69 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 4, 1:35 AM CST | 2,460 | 3.69 |
| Nov 4, 12:40 AM CST | 2,460 | 3.69 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM CST | 2,460 | 3.69 |
| Nov 3, 10:50 PM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:55 PM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 3, 8:05 PM CST | 2,470 | 3.7 |
| Nov 3, 7:10 PM CST | 2,480 | 3.7 |
| Nov 3, 6:15 PM CST | 2,480 | 3.71 |
| Nov 3, 5:20 PM CST | 2,490 | 3.71 |
| Nov 3, 4:25 PM CST | 2,490 | 3.72 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM CST | 2,510 | 3.73 |
| Nov 3, 2:35 PM CST | 2,550 | 3.75 |
| Nov 3, 1:40 PM CST | 2,440 | 3.68 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM CST | 2,110 | 3.43 |
| Nov 3, 11:50 AM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 3, 10:55 AM CST | 2,140 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM CST | 2,150 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 9:05 AM CST | 2,140 | 3.45 |
| Nov 3, 8:10 AM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 3, 7:15 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 3, 6:20 AM CST | 2,080 | 3.4 |
| Nov 3, 5:25 AM CST | 2,050 | 3.38 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM CST | 2,040 | 3.37 |
| Nov 3, 3:35 AM CST | 2,030 | 3.36 |
| Nov 3, 2:40 AM CST | 2,020 | 3.35 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM CST | 2,010 | 3.34 |
| Nov 3, 12:50 AM CST | 1,980 | 3.32 |
| Nov 2, 11:55 PM CST | 1,930 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM CST | 1,940 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 10:05 PM CST | 1,940 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 9:10 PM CST | 1,950 | 3.3 |
| Nov 2, 8:15 PM CST | 1,990 | 3.33 |
| Nov 2, 7:20 PM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 2, 6:25 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM CST | 2,120 | 3.43 |
| Nov 2, 4:35 PM CST | 2,140 | 3.45 |
| Nov 2, 3:40 PM CST | 2,150 | 3.46 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM CST | 2,170 | 3.47 |
| Nov 2, 1:50 PM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 12:55 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.5 |
| Nov 2, 11:05 AM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 10:10 AM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 9:15 AM CST | 2,180 | 3.48 |
| Nov 2, 8:20 AM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 7:25 AM CST | 2,130 | 3.44 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 5:35 AM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 4:40 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 2:50 AM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 1:55 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 2, 12:05 AM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 11:10 PM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 10:15 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.5 |
| Nov 1, 9:20 PM CST | 2,190 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 8:25 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.5 |
| Nov 1, 6:35 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.5 |
| Nov 1, 5:40 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.5 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM CST | 2,200 | 3.49 |
| Nov 1, 3:50 PM CST | 2,180 | 3.48 |
| Nov 1, 2:55 PM CST | 2,150 | 3.45 |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM CST | 2,110 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 1:05 PM CST | 2,110 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 12:10 PM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 11:15 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 10:20 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 9:25 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 7:35 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 6:40 AM CST | 2,110 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 4:50 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 3:55 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 2:05 AM CST | 2,100 | 3.42 |
| Nov 1, 1:10 AM CST | 2,090 | 3.41 |
| Nov 1, 1:15 AM CDT | 2,080 | 3.4 |
| Nov 1, 12:20 AM CDT | 2,040 | 3.37 |
| Oct 31, 11:25 PM CDT | 1,930 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM CDT | 1,810 | 3.18 |
| Oct 31, 9:35 PM CDT | 1,680 | 3.08 |
| Oct 31, 8:40 PM CDT | 1,690 | 3.08 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM CDT | 1,700 | 3.09 |
| Oct 31, 6:50 PM CDT | 1,740 | 3.12 |
| Oct 31, 5:55 PM CDT | 1,810 | 3.18 |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM CDT | 1,830 | 3.2 |
| Oct 31, 4:05 PM CDT | 1,860 | 3.22 |
| Oct 31, 3:10 PM CDT | 1,880 | 3.24 |
| Oct 31, 2:15 PM CDT | 1,850 | 3.21 |
| Oct 31, 1:20 PM CDT | 1,710 | 3.09 |
| Oct 31, 12:25 PM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 10:35 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 9:40 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 7:50 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 6:55 AM CDT | 1,560 | 2.96 |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 5:05 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 4:10 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 3:15 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.97 |
| Oct 31, 2:20 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.98 |
| Oct 31, 1:25 AM CDT | 1,570 | 2.98 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 11:35 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 10:40 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 8:50 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 7:55 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 6:05 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 5:10 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 4:15 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 3:20 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 2:25 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM CDT | 1,590 | 2.99 |
| Oct 30, 12:35 PM CDT | 1,580 | 2.98 |
| Oct 30, 11:40 AM CDT | 1,560 | 2.97 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDT | 1,530 | 2.94 |
| Oct 30, 9:50 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.91 |
| Oct 30, 8:55 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 7:05 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 6:10 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 4:20 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 3:25 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 30, 1:35 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.91 |
| Oct 30, 12:40 AM CDT | 1,510 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM CDT | 1,510 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 10:50 PM CDT | 1,500 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 9:55 PM CDT | 1,510 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM CDT | 1,500 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 8:05 PM CDT | 1,500 | 2.91 |
| Oct 29, 7:10 PM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 29, 6:15 PM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT | 1,510 | 2.92 |
Normal for Nov 5: 2,260–5,480 ft³/s (middle half of 131 years of record). Now: 2,120 ft³/s, below normal.
Below normal for this date. 2,120 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 131 years of record (1891–2026): 10th 1,580, 25th 2,260, median 3,240, 75th 5,480, 90th 8,240 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 494 ft³/s, highest 35,200 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).
Steady over 24 hours (−1.9% discharge). 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.
NWS observed 3.43 ft stage, 2,120 ft³/s at Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST (NWS gauge CHFW3; its stage datum can differ from the USGS gauge height).
NWS has not set flood categories for this gauge.
Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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. Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin rule: 68°F.
This gauge is on our page for Little Hay Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
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, 5:22 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.
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Vance CreekThe Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Vance Creek.
Wisconsin · about 30 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not South Fork Hay RiverWisconsin · about 31 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Isabelle CreekThe Kickapoo River in Wisconsin's Driftless Area, from the air. Photo: Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Isabelle Creek.
Wisconsin · about 52 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Little Trimbelle CreekThe Whitewater River in Whitewater State Park, Minnesota. Photo: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Trimbelle Creek.
Wisconsin · about 56 mi
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Kinnickinnic RiverThe Pere Marquette River in autumn, Manistee National Forest. Photo: Yetiwriter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kinnickinnic River.
Class 1 trout streamRepresentative photo · not Big Rib RiverThe Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Rib River.
