Live levels for Michigan's waters — Lake St. Clair (the muskie & smallmouth jewel), the inland lakes, and the Great Lakes themselves. Every tube shows the level, the water's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the world-famous trout & steelhead rivers, the catfish water, and the smallmouth float rivers.
Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments
Michigan is a trout & steelhead mecca — the holy-water Au Sable below Mio, the big Manistee below Tippy Dam, the fly-only Pere Marquette, and the Muskegon tailwater. Cold, release-driven water full of browns, rainbows/steelhead & fall salmon. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs). Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.
Tailwater rivers (Manistee, Muskegon) run cold and steady on generation; the freestone reaches spike after rain. Steelhead & salmon runs peak spring and fall.
The big Detroit River connecting the Great Lakes holds channel & flathead catfish alongside its trophy smallmouth and walleye. Live river/lake stage (ft) from NOAA. Hover a fish for the species; tap it for a guide.
Smallmouth & walleye float water — the Grand (Michigan's longest), the steelhead-famous St. Joseph, and the recovering Kalamazoo. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.
These rivers float well at low-to-mid gage; they push hard and color up after heavy rain or snowmelt.