L MANISTEE R AT NINE MILE BRIDGE NR FREESOIL, MI
L MANISTEE RIVER MI USGS
L MANISTEE R AT NINE MILE BRIDGE NR FREESOIL, MI (04126195) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the L MANISTEE 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. 13 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04126195
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 44.1711, -86.1033
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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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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 2026-09-10 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 reachL Manistee R At Nine Mile Bridge Nr Freesoil, MI has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling at this monitoring station's reach (COMID 12121804). The dataset includes 13 species with recorded observations.
Species include: white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos), brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans), johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), pearl dace (Margariscus margarita), and 8 others.
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
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
- 13 species
- from 13 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 13, 2016 – Jul 13, 2016
- 13 dated records