MI · River
Dowagiac River
Water conditions
80°F
Water temp
6.7 ft
Gage height
4340 cfs
Discharge
—
Turbidity
3°F warmer than typical for this date
Discharge
Measured at USGS gauge 04101800 · 15:45 UTC-6
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:33–21:33
- Minor period00:31–01:31
- Major period08:08–10:08
- Minor period16:49–17:49
Moonrise 01:01 · Moonset 17:19 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brown Trout · 3,500 · 13.07Apr 21, 2026
- Brown Trout · 2,800 · 13.07Apr 21, 2026
- Brown Trout · 3,000 · 13.42Apr 28, 2025
- Brown Trout · 3,700 · 13.42Apr 28, 2025
- Brown Trout · 3,400 · 12.58May 2, 2024
- Brown Trout · 2,800 · 12.52May 1, 2024
- Brown Trout · 2,700 · 13.13Apr 12, 2023
- Brown Trout · 3,320 · 75.2Apr 10, 2023
- Brown Trout · 2,700 · 12.52Apr 26, 2022
- Brown Trout · 3,698 · 12.31Apr 18, 2022
- Brown Trout · 1,500 · 11.2Apr 29, 2021
- Brown Trout · 990 · 11.2Apr 29, 2021
- Brown Trout · 990 · 13.04Apr 29, 2021
- Brown Trout · 6,700 · 13.04Apr 29, 2021
- Brown Trout · 6,500 · 11.76Apr 28, 2020
- Brown Trout · 6,640 · 11.76Apr 28, 2020
- Brown Trout · 6,800 · 13.87Apr 25, 2019
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 13.87Apr 25, 2019
- Brown Trout · 1,500 · 13.83Apr 9, 2019
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 13.83Apr 9, 2019
- Brown Trout · 1,650 · 13.28Apr 11, 2018
- Brown Trout · 1,100 · 13.28Apr 11, 2018
- Brown Trout · 7,480 · 13.28Apr 11, 2018
- Brown Trout · 7,100 · 12.78Apr 26, 2017
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 12.78Apr 26, 2017
- Brown Trout · 1,600 · 12.78Apr 26, 2017
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 13.01May 3, 2016
- Brown Trout · 6,798 · 13.01May 3, 2016
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 14.11Apr 25, 2016
- Brown Trout · 1,500 · 14.11Apr 25, 2016
- Brown Trout · 1,000 · 14.0Apr 25, 2016
- Brown Trout · 1,100 · 13.99May 19, 2015
- Brown Trout · 7,480 · 13.99May 19, 2015
- Brown Trout · 1,099 · 13.29May 6, 2015
- Brown Trout · 1,100 · 13.29May 6, 2015
- Brown Trout · 1,650 · 13.29May 6, 2015
- Brown Trout · 1,648 · 13.29May 6, 2015
- Brown Trout · 1,350 · 13.29Apr 22, 2014
- Brown Trout · 6,120 · 13.29Apr 22, 2014
- Brown Trout · 900 · 13.29Apr 22, 2014
- Brown Trout · 900 · 13.57May 9, 2013
- Brown Trout · 6,400 · 13.57May 9, 2013
- Brown Trout · 1,500 · 13.57May 9, 2013
- Brown Trout · 1,166 · 10.4Apr 18, 2012
- Brown Trout · 1,757 · 10.4Apr 18, 2012
- Brown Trout · 1,757 · 11.97Apr 11, 2012
- Brown Trout · 7,927 · 11.97Apr 11, 2012
- Brown Trout · 1,166 · 11.97Apr 11, 2012
- Brown Trout · 900 · 12.05May 9, 2011
- Brown Trout · 6,120 · 12.05May 9, 2011
What to throw
Brown Trout
Jerkbaitnatural shad
80°F, clarity n/a, summer → twitched at dawn near cover natural shad jerkbait
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brown trout
Rapala Shadow Rap ($12.99)
Megabass Vision 110 ($24.99)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Dowagiac River — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 151 miJul 1, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 179 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 179 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 207 miJun 29, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 286 miJul 7, 2026
- Huron Lake · 381 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Brandywine Creek 2 mi
- McCoy Creek 4 mi
- Barron Lake 4 mi
- Pokagon Creek 6 mi
- Lake Chapin 7 mi
- Peavine Creek 8 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Alewife Brook · MA
- Ashland Reservoir · MA
- Assabet River Reservoir · MA
- Bachelder Brook · MA
- Bachelor Brook Reservoir · MA
- Beaver Brook Reservoir · MA
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