Golden Redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum · Catostomidae
About this fish
- Spawning
- April, May and June
- Largest length
- up to 78 cm (31 inches)
- Lifespan
- up to 8 years
- Matures at
- about 3.5 years old
Values come from a national database of the United States, not Wisconsin surveys: maximum length is the species' largest recorded anywhere, and spawning months are range-wide (Wisconsin timing, in a colder climate, can be later).
USGS FishTraits 14.3 (CC0). Credit: Frimpong and Angermeier, U.S. Geological Survey.
103 open records of this fish in Wisconsin were used here.
Lakes where it has been recorded
From open fish survey and museum records. A record shows the fish was found near the lake in that year, not that it is there now.
Showing 12 of 19 lakes
- Duroy LakePrice County379 acres · 18 ft deeprecorded 2007 to 2008 (3 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Arbutus LakeClark County839 acres · 50 ft deeprecorded 2005 to 2006 (8 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lake Saint CroixPierce County4,668 acres · 60 ft deeprecorded 1928 to 2006 (9 records)recorded
- Mallalieu LakeSt Croix County270 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Spirit River FlowageLincoln County1,239 acres · 22 ft deeprecorded 2006 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Lac La BelleWaukesha County1,164 acres · 45 ft deeprecorded 2005 (1 record)Moderatestocked, recorded
- Lake Eau GalleDunn County351 acres · 18 ft deeprecorded 2002 to 2005 (3 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Round LakePrice County726 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded 2005 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Dead LakePepin County68 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Dexter LakeWood County298 acres · 17 ft deeprecorded 2003 to 2004 (2 records)Lowstocked, recorded
- Lower Eau Claire LakeBayfield County802 acres · 41 ft deeprecorded 2003 to 2004 (2 records)Clearstocked, recorded
- Minong Flowage(L Nancy)Douglas County1,564 acres · 21 ft deeprecorded 2004 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Grandfather FlowageLincoln County223 acres · 32 ft deeprecorded 2003 (2 records)Lowrecorded
- Lake MohawksinLincoln County1,910 acres · 25 ft deeprecorded 2003 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Lake WausauMarathon County1,918 acres · 30 ft deeprecorded 1995 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Sailor Creek FlowagePrice County215 acres · 8 ft deeprecorded 1992 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Big Eau Pleine ReservoirMarathon County6,830 acres · 46 ft deeprecorded 1927 (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded
- Douglas PondJackson County16 acres · 7 ft deeprecorded 1927 (1 record)Lowrecorded
- Lake WisconsinColumbia County9,000 acres · 24 ft deeprecorded (1 record)Lowstocked, recorded