BEAR CREEK NEAR MUSKEGON, MI
BEAR CREEK MI USGS
BEAR CREEK NEAR MUSKEGON, MI (04122100) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the BEAR CREEK 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. 35 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04122100
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 43.2886, -86.2228
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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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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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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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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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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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American Gizzard Shad No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Blackchin Shiner 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 Silverside No season data
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Chinook Salmon No season data
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Common Logperch No season data
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Common Shiner No season data
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European Carp No season data
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Eyetail Bowfin No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Grass Pickerel No season data
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Lake Whitefish No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Gar No season data
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Muskellunge No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Pumpkinseed × Bluegill No season data
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Quillback 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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Smallmouth Bass No season data
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Spottail Shiner No season data
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Spotted Sucker No season data
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Warmouth No season data
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Western Pirate Perch No season data
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White Perch 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 nearbyBear Creek Near Muskegon, Mi has 35 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), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Western Pirate Perch (Aphredoderus gibbosus), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), and 30 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Western Pirate Perch Aphredoderus gibbosus
- 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
- Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Pumpkinseed × Bluegill Lepomis gibbosus × macrochirus
- Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Blackchin Shiner Miniellus heterodon
- Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops
- White Perch Morone americana
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Walleye Sander vitreus
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
- 35 species
- from 73 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 8, 2012 – Aug 10, 2026
- 73 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 73 records