MANISTEE RIVER NEAR WELLSTON, MI
MANISTEE RIVER MI USGS
MANISTEE RIVER NEAR WELLSTON, MI (04125550) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the MANISTEE RIVER in MI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and water temperature and publishes a 7-day flow forecast so anglers know when conditions line up. 12 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04125550
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 44.2594, -85.9416
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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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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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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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Brown Trout No season data
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Golden Redhorse No season data
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Logperch No season data
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Longnose Dace 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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Shorthead Redhorse No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Smallmouth Bass No season data
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 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
Sampled at this station's reachManistee River Near Wellston, MI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 12121294). The dataset includes 12 species with recorded observations.
Species include: rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), burbot (Lota lota), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum), golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum), and 7 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Burbot Lota lota
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Logperch Percina caprodes
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Walleye Sander vitreus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled at this station's reach
- Fish were sampled directly on the river reach this gauge sits on, so these species were recorded at this spot rather than inferred.
- Records
- 12 species
- from 12 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 9, 2015 – Jul 9, 2015
- 12 dated records
Sources
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