MI · River
Portage Creek
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:36–21:36
- Minor period00:18–01:18
- Major period08:11–10:11
- Minor period17:12–18:12
Moonrise 00:48 · Moonset 17:42 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brook Trout · 400 · 22.9Sep 15, 1997
- Brook Trout · 100 · 22.0Oct 15, 1995
- Brook Trout · 100 · 17.8Sep 28, 1994
What to throw
Brook Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Inline Spinnersilver
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout
Panther Martin Classic 1/8 oz ($4.99)
Mepps Aglia #3 ($5.49)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Portage Creek — 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
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 41 miJul 7, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 99 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 119 miJul 1, 2026
- Huron Lake · 120 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 131 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 134 miJun 29, 2026
Nearby waters
- Ford River 4 mi
- Escanaba River 5 mi
- Tenmile Creek 8 mi
- Trout Creek 10 mi
- Bark River 12 mi
- Days River 14 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Ashfield Pond · MA
- Bachelor Brook Reservoir · MA
- Beaver Brook Reservoir · MA
- Bradford Brook · MA
- Broad Brook · MA
- Bronson Brook · MA
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