GALIEN RIVER NEAR SAWYER, MI
GALIEN RIVER MI USGS
GALIEN RIVER NEAR SAWYER, MI (04096015) is a real-time river monitoring station on the GALIEN RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 23 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04096015
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 41.8737, -86.5750
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Fishing regulations
MI state-wide default defaultSpecies regulated in this area
These are species and groups covered by the applicable area rules, not a claim that they occur at this station.
Default rules for this area. A grey row means the current season status is not confirmed by this release.
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Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Channel Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
- Size rule
- 12"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Cisco, Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Flathead Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Size rule
- 24"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Smelt Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Sunfishes Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 15"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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White Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Lake Sturgeon No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 14"
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Muskellunge (including Tiger Muskellunge) No season data Details
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Period not confirmed
- Size rule
- 42" (See NOTE 4 for exceptions)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 2, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-10-26 in America/Detroit
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Michigan Fishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyGalien River Near Sawyer, Mi has 23 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), and 18 others.
- Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum
- American Pickerel Esox americanus
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Northern Starhead Topminnow Fundulus dispar
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
2 species above are flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp, Round Goby). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 23 species
- from 37 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 11, 2017 – May 24, 2026
- 37 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 37 records