Chris Izworski
Daily Michigan trout stream reports: 97 entries.
Chris Izworski is a Michigan angler and the founder of the Michigan Trout Report. This page is the complete archive of his daily stream condition reports, published every morning during trout season. Each report covers one Michigan river: live USGS gauge data, what is hatching, fly recommendations, and whether the river is worth the drive that day. Field video from the same rivers and Great Lakes water appears on Chris Izworski's YouTube channel.
- Sunday, July 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, July 26, 2026: here is what the gauges actually show across the state
Michigan’s trout rivers are telling a split story this week. The Upper Peninsula is running high on its western rivers while the east dries out. The Northern Lower Peninsula sits…
- Sunday, July 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: Cisco Branch Ontonagon River, Sunday July 26: A Day to Sit This One Out
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, finds the Cisco Branch Ontonagon this Sunday in the kind of shape that demands honesty: the river is running 1 cfs, which is 5 percent of…
- Saturday, July 25, 2026
Chris Izworski: East Branch Salmon Trout River, July 25, 2026
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the current state of the East Branch Salmon Trout River: this is a day when the drive north to the Huron Mountains makes sense, provided…
- Saturday, July 25, 2026
Chris Izworski: Thunder Bay River, July 25: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Thunder Bay River this Saturday morning in late July. The gauge at 04136000 reads 796 cubic feet per second at a…
- Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Maple River in July: Low Water, Selective Fish, and a Waiting Game
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, focuses today on the Maple River, where the freestone character that usually draws central Lower Michigan anglers into its Gratiot and…
- Monday, July 20, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Thornapple in July: Low Water, Rising Fish
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Thornapple River this Monday, July 20th. The Thornapple is running low for late July, sitting at 103 cubic feet…
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, July 19, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, July 19: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now, and why this week is split between…
- Sunday, July 19, 2026
Chris Izworski: Black River, Schoolcraft County: July Terrestrials and Evening Sulphurs
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Black River. We’re deep into July on this remote eastern UP brook trout stream, and the season has moved squarely…
- Saturday, July 18, 2026
Chris Izworski: Black River (UP), July 18: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Black River this Saturday morning in mid-July. The gauge at 04031000 reads 21 cubic feet per second, gauge…
- Friday, July 17, 2026
Chris Izworski: Tahquamenon River, July 17, 2026
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the Tahquamenon River this Friday, finds one of the UP’s great rivers in solid shape and worth the drive to Paradise if you time the…
- Thursday, July 16, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Ontonagon in July: Low Water, Selective Fish
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, on the current state of the Ontonagon River: we are looking at a river running about 30 percent below its historical norm for this date,…
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Chris Izworski: Cedar River: Mid-July Heat, Evening Rises, and a Weekend Window
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the Cedar River in the central UP, finds a freestone system running near its historical median for mid-July and fishing well enough to…
- Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Chris Izworski: Silver River, Baraga County: Elevated and Demanding
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, turns to the Silver River this Tuesday morning to assess what the current conditions mean for anglers considering the drive into the Upper…
- Monday, July 13, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Trap Rock River, July 13, 2026: Sulphurs and Isolation in the Keweenaw
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, turns to the Trap Rock River this morning with the kind of anticipation that comes from knowing a place few people fish. It’s mid-July in…
- Sunday, July 12, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, July 12, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, July 12: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now as the terrestrial season settles in and…
- Sunday, July 12, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Pine River in Mid-Michigan: July 12, 2026
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pine River this Sunday afternoon. Mid-July on a freestone stream in Midland and Isabella counties means one thing…
- Saturday, July 11, 2026
Chris Izworski: Dowagiac River, Saturday July 11: High and Holding
Chris Izworski, reporting on Michigan trout fishing, turns to the Dowagiac this morning as one of southwest Lower Michigan’s most reliable spring creeks enters the heat of…
- Friday, July 10, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Looking Glass River, July 10: A Summer Gem Worth the Drive
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Looking Glass River: this is a stream that deserves more traffic than it gets, and today it’s fishing well. The…
- Thursday, July 9, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Little Muskegon in July: When Low Water Means Patience
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Little Muskegon this morning, where conditions have tightened considerably. The river is running at 106 cubic feet per…
- Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Clam River on July 8, 2026: Fishable Water, Choose Your Hours
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, turns to the Clam River this morning, where west-central Lower Michigan’s spring-creek character holds steady despite flows running…
- Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Flat River, July 7: Waiting Out the Warm
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Flat River this morning, and I need to be direct about what a mid-July Tuesday means for anglers thinking about the drive…
- Monday, July 6, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Rogue River, July 6: A Kent County Gem Running Right
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the Rogue River this Monday morning. It’s July, the heat is here, and the question any serious angler asks before the drive to Rockford is…
- Sunday, July 5, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, July 5, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, July 5: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now, and it tells a story of a Michigan in…
- Sunday, July 5, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Iron River in Early July: Accessible and Underrated
Chris Izworski reporting on Michigan trout fishing, turning attention to the Iron River on this first Sunday after Independence Day. The river sits in Iron County’s heart, flowing…
- Saturday, July 4, 2026
Chris Izworski: Paint River, July 4, 2026: Summer Terrestrials and Evening Sulphurs
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the Paint River this morning, where the Upper Peninsula’s heat has settled in and the fishing window has compressed to the edges of the…
- Friday, July 3, 2026
Chris Izworski: Muskegon River, July 3: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Muskegon River this Friday morning in early July. The flow stands at 1,420 cubic feet per second, gauge height…
- Thursday, July 2, 2026
Chris Izworski: Platte River, July 2: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Platte River this Thursday morning in the first days of July. The gauge at Honor reads 33 cubic feet per second,…
- Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Chris Izworski: Presque Isle River, July 1: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Presque Isle River this Wednesday morning in early July. The flow stands at 64 cubic feet per second at gauge…
- Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pere Marquette River, June 30: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pere Marquette River this Tuesday morning in late June. The gauge at 04122500 reads 667 cubic feet per second at…
- Monday, June 29, 2026
Chris Izworski: Sturgeon River, June 29: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Sturgeon River this Monday morning in late June. The USGS gauge at 04127997 reads 233 cubic feet per second at a…
- Sunday, June 28, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, June 28, 2026
# Michigan Trout Weekly Rollup: June 28, 2026 Chris Izworski, reporting on the state of Michigan trout water for the week ending Sunday, June 28, 2026. The rivers are settling into…
- Saturday, June 27, 2026
Chris Izworski: Menominee River, June 27: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Menominee River this Saturday morning in late June. The gauge at the Highway 8 crossing reads 3,760 cubic feet…
- Friday, June 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: White River, June 26: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the White River this Friday morning in the quiet heart of summer. The gauge at 04122100 reads 8 cubic feet per…
- Thursday, June 25, 2026
Chris Izworski: Au Train River, June 25: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Au Train River this Thursday morning in late June. The gauge at 04043016 reads 17 cubic feet per second, gauge…
- Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Chris Izworski: Tahquamenon River, June 24: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Tahquamenon River this Wednesday morning in late June. Gauge data is unavailable today, which is not uncommon on…
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Chris Izworski: Ontonagon River, June 23: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Ontonagon River this Tuesday morning in late June. The gauge at Rockland reads 649 cubic feet per second at 5.6…
- Monday, June 22, 2026
Chris Izworski: Jordan River, June 22: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Jordan River this Monday morning in the settled heart of June. The gauge at 04127800 reads 193 cubic feet per…
- Sunday, June 21, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, June 21, 2026
# Michigan Trout Weekly: June 21, 2026 Chris Izworski, reporting on the state of Michigan trout water for the week ending Sunday, June 21, 2026. The third week of June brings the…
- Saturday, June 20, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pine River, June 20: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pine River this Saturday morning in the heart of the summer dry fly season. The gauge at 04124500 reads 55 cubic…
- Friday, June 19, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pigeon River, June 19: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pigeon River this Friday morning in mid-June. The gauge at 04127918 reads 87 cubic feet per second, a strong…
- Thursday, June 18, 2026
Chris Izworski: Little Manistee River, June 18: What Is Hatching Now
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Little Manistee River this Thursday morning in the full heart of summer. The gauge at 04124200 reads 1,570 cubic…
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Chris Izworski: Rifle River, June 16: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Rifle River this Tuesday morning in mid-June. The gauge at Selkirk reads 250 cubic feet per second at a height…
- Monday, June 15, 2026
Chris Izworski: Black River (UP), June 15: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Black River this Monday morning in mid-June. The gauge at 04031000 reads 53 cubic feet per second with a height…
- Sunday, June 14, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, June 14, 2026
# Weekly Michigan Trout Rollup: June 14, 2026 Chris Izworski, reporting on the state of Michigan trout water for the week ending Sunday, June 14, 2026. The calendar says mid-June,…
- Saturday, June 13, 2026
Chris Izworski: Presque Isle River, June 13: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Presque Isle River this Saturday morning in mid-June. Gauge data from the USGS station is unavailable today,…
- Friday, June 12, 2026
Chris Izworski: Sturgeon River, June 12: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Sturgeon River this Friday morning in mid-June. The gauge at 04127997 shows 320 cubic feet per second at 3.3…
- Thursday, June 11, 2026
Chris Izworski: AuSable River, June 11: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the AuSable River this Thursday morning in the heart of the summer dry fly season. The gauge at Mio reads 1,140…
- Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Chris Izworski: Boardman River, June 10: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Boardman River this Wednesday morning in the early heat of summer. The gauge at 04126740 reads 175 cubic feet…
- Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Chris Izworski: Platte River, June 9: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Platte River this Tuesday morning in the soft heart of the Michigan June. The gauge at 04126802 reads 33 cubic…
- Monday, June 8, 2026
Chris Izworski: Betsie River, June 8: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Betsie River this Monday morning in the heart of the summer dry fly calendar. The gauge at Homestead Dam reads…
- Sunday, June 7, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, June 7, 2026
# Weekly Michigan Trout Rollup: June 7, 2026 Chris Izworski, reporting on the state of Michigan trout water for the week ending Sunday, June 7, 2026. The first full week of June…
- Saturday, June 6, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pere Marquette River, June 6: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pere Marquette River this Saturday morning in early June. The gauge at 04122500 reads 661 cubic feet per second…
- Friday, June 5, 2026
Chris Izworski: Thunder Bay River, June 5: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Thunder Bay River this Friday morning in the first week of high summer. The gauge at 04136000 reads 944 cubic…
- Thursday, June 4, 2026
Chris Izworski: Little Manistee River, June 4: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Little Manistee River this Thursday morning in early June. The gauge at 04124200 reads 1,270 cubic feet per…
- Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Chris Izworski: Au Train River, June 3: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Au Train River this Wednesday morning in the early reach of summer. The USGS gauge at station 04043016 shows…
- Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Chris Izworski: Muskegon River, June 2: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Muskegon River this Tuesday morning in early June. Flow at the Croton Dam tailwater stands at 1,890 cubic feet…
- Monday, June 1, 2026
Chris Izworski: Menominee River, June 1: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Menominee River this Monday morning in early June. The river is running at 2,580 cubic feet per second, gauge…
- Sunday, May 31, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, May 31, 2026
# Michigan Trout Weekly Rollup: Week Ending May 31, 2026 Chris Izworski, reporting on the state of Michigan trout water for the week ending Sunday, May 31, 2026. The final Sunday…
- Saturday, May 30, 2026
Chris Izworski: Jordan River, May 30: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Jordan River this Saturday morning in late May. The gauge at 04127800 shows 201 cubic feet per second and a…
- Friday, May 29, 2026
Chris Izworski: Presque Isle River, May 29: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Presque Isle River this Friday morning in late May. Gauge data is unavailable today, which is not unusual for…
- Thursday, May 28, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pine River, May 28: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pine River this Thursday morning in late May. The gauge at 04124500 shows twenty-six cubic feet per second, two…
- Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Chris Izworski: Sturgeon River, May 27: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Sturgeon River this Wednesday morning in late May. The gauge at 04127997 reads 262 cubic feet per second at a…
- Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: White River, May 26: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the White River this Tuesday morning in late spring. The gauge at 04122100 reads 18 cubic feet per second at 11.3…
- Monday, May 25, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pigeon River, May 25: Daily Stream Report
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pigeon River this Monday morning in late May. The gauge at 04127918 shows eighty-seven cubic feet per second, a…
- Monday, May 18, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Salmon Trout River: High Water and the Waiting Game
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Salmon Trout River, has to start with the numbers because the numbers matter most when you’re thinking about…
- Sunday, May 17, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, May 17: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now. This is a good week to be a Michigan…
- Sunday, May 17, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Miners River in May: Reading the Runoff Window
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, on the current state of the Miners River. The Miners River flows through some of the most stunning country in the state, winding through…
- Saturday, May 16, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Ford River, May 16: Fair Conditions, Better Days Ahead
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the Ford River this morning, finds a river that is fishable but not ideal, and increasingly less so as the week unfolds. The Ford is…
- Friday, May 15, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Brule River on May 15: Reading the Snowmelt Window
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Brule River this morning, where spring runoff still holds the water’s fate in its hands. The gauge sits at 3.91 feet with…
- Thursday, May 14, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Michigamme River, May 14: Low Water and Opportunity
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the Michigamme River this morning, finds a river running lower than the May calendar usually allows. The USGS gauge at the Crystal Falls…
- Thursday, May 14, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Boardman River, May 14: A Quieter Northern Option This Week
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Boardman this Thursday morning in mid-May. The Boardman at the Mayfield gauge is running 142 cubic feet per…
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Chris Izworski: The AuSable River, May 13: Holy Water Warming Into Its Season
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the AuSable mainstem this Wednesday morning in mid-May. The AuSable at the Wakeley Bridge gauge is running 540 cubic…
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pere Marquette River, May 12: Flagship Water Finding Its Rhythm
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pere Marquette this Tuesday morning in mid-May. The Pere Marquette is running roughly 850 cubic feet per second…
- Monday, May 11, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Menominee River, May 11: Near-Normal Flows in a High-Water Spring
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Menominee River this Monday morning in mid-May. The Menominee is running at 3,280 cubic feet per second today,…
- Sunday, May 10, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, May 10, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, May 10: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now. May is running with a split personality…
- Sunday, May 10, 2026
Chris Izworski: Presque Isle River, May 10, 2026: Spring Runoff Still Calling the Shots
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Presque Isle this morning, where the western Upper Peninsula’s most dramatic freestone river is running at 387 cubic feet…
- Saturday, May 9, 2026
Chris Izworski: Sturgeon River, May 9: Fair Conditions, Evening Sulphurs Worth the Drive
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Sturgeon River this morning, where the Ottawa National Forest’s finest brook trout stream is running stable and fishable,…
- Friday, May 8, 2026
Chris Izworski: Au Train River, May 8, 2026: Spring Runoff Window
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan, on the current state of the Au Train River this morning. The calendar says May, which means sulphurs in the evening and March browns…
- Thursday, May 7, 2026
Chris Izworski: Thunder Bay River, May 7: The Underrated Northeast LP Option Worth Your Time
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Thunder Bay River, finds conditions that deserve serious consideration from anglers willing to make the drive to…
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Chris Izworski: Black River, Western Upper Peninsula: May 6 Conditions
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of trout fishing, turns this morning to the Black River near Bessemer, one of the Upper Peninsula’s most genuinely wild…
- Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Chris Izworski: White River: Fair Conditions, Good Hatch Window Tonight
The White River is running at 674 cubic feet per second this morning, which puts it near the upper edge of normal for early May, but still fishable. The gauge at White Cloud shows…
- Monday, May 4, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Escanaba River: May Flow and the Caddis Push
The Escanaba is running high this Monday in early May, and that matters. At 2240 cubic feet per second, the river is pushing 125 percent of what the USGS gauge shows as normal for…
- Sunday, May 3, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Rivers This Week: High Water Dominates Upper Peninsula, Northern Rivers Mixed
May 3, 2026. Across Michigan’s 62 gauged trout rivers, this week presents a tale of two states. The Upper Peninsula is running significantly high across most systems following…
- Sunday, May 3, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Sturgeon River in May: Conditions Worth the Drive North
The Sturgeon River is running near normal for early May, at 288 cubic feet per second against a historical median of 241 cfs for this date. The gauge height sits at 3.21 feet. This…
- Saturday, May 2, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Platte River in May: Elevated But Fishable
The Platte is running a bit higher than normal for this date, sitting at 171 cubic feet per second compared to a historical median of 136 cfs for May 2nd. That puts us about 26…
- Friday, May 1, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pine River: May First in Prime Condition
The Pine River is running near perfect this first day of May. At 386 cubic feet per second, it’s tracking just above the historical median for this date, and the water temperature…
- Thursday, April 30, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Pigeon River in Late April: Near Normal and Worth the Drive
The Pigeon River is running at 97 cubic feet per second this Thursday morning, just slightly above the historical median for April 30th. After weeks of variable spring conditions,…
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Rifle River in April: Elevated but Still Worth the Drive
The Rifle River is running a quarter above its April median right now, sitting at 506 cubic feet per second against a thirty-year average of 405 cfs for this date. The gauge at…
- Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Jordan River in April: Fair Water, Hendricksons Rising
The Jordan River is running 23 percent above its April 28th median this morning, with flows at 243 cubic feet per second against a 30-year normal of 197. That puts you in that…
- Monday, April 27, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Boardman River in April Flood
Chris Izworski reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Boardman River: today is not the day to make the drive to Traverse City. The forecast shows a 97 percent chance…
- Sunday, April 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: Michigan Trout Daily Weekly Overview: Sunday, April 26, 2026
Chris Izworski’s Michigan Trout Daily weekly overview for Sunday, April 26: here is what the gauges actually show across the state right now, and it tells a story of high water…
- Sunday, April 26, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Muskegon River, Sunday April 26: Blown Out and Rising
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Muskegon River, begins with the hard truth: the river is not fishable today. The USGS gauge at the dam reads…
- Saturday, April 25, 2026
Chris Izworski: Pere Marquette River — April 25, 2026
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Pere Marquette, has to tell you straight: the river is running high and the fishing is tough. The gauge at the…
- Friday, April 24, 2026
Chris Izworski: The Manistee River, April 24: High Water and the Wait
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Manistee River, has to lead with the honest thing: the river is running high today, and it’s not the day to make…
- Thursday, April 23, 2026
Chris Izworski: The AuSable in High Water: Thursday, April 23
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the AuSable this morning, and the honest assessment is this: the river is running hard, well above its historical April…
- Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Chris Izworski: Black River (UP) — Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Chris Izworski’s daily Michigan trout report turns to the Black River this morning, where the first real hatch fishing of the season is taking shape against a river running leaner…
- Sunday, April 19, 2026
Chris Izworski: Tahquamenon River, April 19, 2026
Chris Izworski, reporting from Michigan on the current state of the Tahquamenon, must begin with a straightforward observation: the river is running high today, and if you are…