ROGUE RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MI
ROGUE RIVER MI USGS
ROGUE RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MI (04118500) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ROGUE RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 41 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04118500
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 43.0822, -85.5909
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Fishing regulations
MI state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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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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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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Banded Killifish No season data
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Blackside Darter No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brown Trout No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Coho Salmon No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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Common Sunfishes No season data
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Creek Chub No season data
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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Green Sunfish No season data
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Greengill Sunfish No season data
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Greenside Darter No season data
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Iowa Darter No season data
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Johnny Darter No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Least Darter No season data
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Mimic Shiner No season data
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Mottled Sculpin No season data
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Northern Bluegill No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Northern Sunfish No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish No season data
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Rainbow Darter No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Rock Bass No season data
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Round Goby No season data
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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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Striped Shiner No season data
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Western Blacknose Dace No season data
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White Sucker No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-11 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 nearbyRogue River Near Rockford, Mi has 41 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii), Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans), and 36 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Least Darter Etheostoma microperca
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Common Sunfishes Lepomis
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Green Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus × cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Northern Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Northern Sunfish Lepomis peltastes
- Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (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
- 41 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Sep 7, 2023 – Aug 1, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records
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