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Muskegon River
The Muskegon River ( mə-SKEE-gən) is a 216-mile-long (348 km) river in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. From its source at Houghton Lake in Roscommon County, the river flows in a generally southwesterly direction to its mouth at Lake Michigan at the eponymous city of Muskegon. From Wikipedia
- Length
- 211 mi
- Basin
- 2,350 sq mi
- Flows into
- Muskegon Lake
Flow now
Muskegon River At Evart, MI, 11 mi from the river.
664cfsat build, Nov 12, 12 PM MT
The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 689 cfs to 1,200 cfs, around 812 cfs.
Also gauged at Twin Creek At Eight Mile Road Near Evart, MI: 4 cfs, Nov 12.
The season, November
Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.
- Midgessizes 18 to 22
- Small eggs and worms
- Pheasant tail and zebra midge nymphsunder an indicator
Typical for the week over 10 years: 689 to 1,200 cfs. Running 664 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.
Brown Trout are spawning (October to December). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Brook Trout are spawning (September to November). Stay off clean, light-coloured gravel in riffle tails and pool tailouts, and leave paired fish alone.
Mountain Whitefish are spawning (October to December). The egg bite behind spawning whitefish is the best winter nymphing of the year: an egg pattern below the riffles.
- Egg patterns in the runs below the spawning gravel, never on it.
Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.
Fly shops on this water
- Nomad Anglers Grand RapidsWebsiteFishing report, updated Sep 10
- Pere Marquette River Lodge BaldwinWebsite
- Werkman Outfitters AdaWebsiteFishing report, updated Oct 29
Nearby waters
- Pere Marquette River37 mi
- Manistee River48 mi
- Rogue River49 mi
Open Muskegon River in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.
Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.
