ST. MARYS RIVER AT SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO
ST. MARYS RIVER MI USGS
ST. MARYS RIVER AT SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO (04127885) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the ST. MARYS 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. 51 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04127885
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 46.4983, -84.3153
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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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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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Atlantic Salmon 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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Brassy Minnow No season data
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Brook Silverside No season data
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Brook Stickleback No season data
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Brook Trout No season data
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Brown Bullhead No season data
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Central Mudminnow No season data
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Chinook Salmon No season data
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Coho 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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Creek Chub 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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Fathead Minnow No season data
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Freshwater Drum No season data
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Freshwater Sculpins No season data
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Golden Shiner 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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Lake Chub No season data
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Lake Trout No season data
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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Longnose Dace 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 Pearl Dace No season data
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Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
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Pacific Salmons And Trouts No season data
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Pink Salmon No season data
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Pumpkinseed 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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Rosyface Shiner No season data
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Salmons And Trouts No season data
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Silver Redhorse No season data
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Slimy Sculpin 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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Threespine Stickleback No season data
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Trout-Perch 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 nearbySt. Marys River At Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has 51 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), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 46 others.
- Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
- Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
- Freshwater Sculpins Cottus
- Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdii
- Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus
- Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Northern Pike Esox lucius
- Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile
- Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum
- Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus
- Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Burbot Lota lota
- Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus
- Northern Pearl Dace Margariscus nachtriebi
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- Blackchin Shiner Miniellus heterodon
- Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Pacific Salmons And Trouts Oncorhynchus
- Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Mimic Shiner Paranotropis volucellus
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
- Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
- Western Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys obtusus
- Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar
- Salmons And Trouts Salmoninae
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
- Walleye Sander vitreus
- Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus
- Central Mudminnow Umbra limi
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (European Carp). 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
- 51 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 10, 2016 – Jul 27, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records