Freestone · Sand Gravel · Michigan, US

White River

White River Mouth on Lake Michigan
Today · Slow going — pick your moments
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Today
Slow going — pick your moments
Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
45% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
0.57 m
Lifting fast
Water temp12.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather13°C
WindN 31 km/h
Pressure1029 hPa
Rain · recent10.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Salmon Sep–Oct; steelhead late Oct–Apr
Where
A quieter, smaller-water alternative to the famous rivers nearby — the White gets a solid steelhead run and a fall push of salmon without the crowds, and…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 21h

12h(now) — Eastern Blue-Winged Olive

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 31%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 21h — Brown Dun (Brown Dun, 3 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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N
D
Brown DunHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Steelhead
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Michigan licence; verify MI DNR reach rules
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Muskegon River
52 km
67
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Pere Marquette River
58 km
85
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Grand River
73 km
84
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Big Manistee River
96 km
80
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Betsie River
131 km
83
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. White River Mouth on Lake Michigan
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time7013% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6412% weight
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