CLINTON RIVER NEAR FRASER, MI
CLINTON RIVER MI USGS
CLINTON RIVER NEAR FRASER, MI (04164000) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the CLINTON 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. 31 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 04164000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- MI
- Coordinates
- 42.5778, -82.9516
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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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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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Banded Killifish No season data
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Black Crappie No season data
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Bluegill No season data
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Bluntnose Minnow 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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Emerald 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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Golden Shiner 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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Largemouth Bass No season data
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Northern Hog Sucker No season data
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Pumpkinseed No season data
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Rainbow Trout No season data
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Redside Dace No season data
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River Chub No season data
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Rosyface Shiner 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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Spotfin Shiner No season data
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White Perch No season data
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White Sucker No season data
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Yellow Bullhead 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 nearbyClinton River Near Fraser, Mi has 31 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis), Eyetail Bowfin (Amia ocellicauda), Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus), and 26 others.
- Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis
- Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda
- Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
- Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- European Carp Cyprinus carpio non-native
- Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides
- Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus
- Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans
- Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
- Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
- Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Greengill Sunfish Lepomis macrochirus × cyanellus
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans
- White Perch Morone americana
- White Bass Morone chrysops
- Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
- Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus non-native
- River Chub Nocomis micropogon
- Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
- Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
- Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus
- Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
- Common Logperch Percina caprodes
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
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
- 31 species
- from 61 individual records
- Observed
- Jul 5, 2015 – Jul 26, 2026
- 61 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 61 records