Dickinson Creek

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brown trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in April. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.

Calhoun County · Michigan · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 21 185 days ago

water temp 55 °F

best window 10:41 pm-12:41 am solunar major today

Water right now 1.24 ft gage height water temp 55 °F · flow 2.57 cfs USGS gauge 041035285 (DICKINSON CREEK NEAR CERESCO, MI) · read 8:00 pm this evening

1 stocking 2026

240 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Brown trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked Oct 14.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 21	Brown trout	adult	240	completed

When to fish Dickinson Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:18 am-12:18 pm and 10:41 pm-12:41 am	4:35-5:35 am and 4:50-5:50 pm
Tomorrow	11:04 am-1:04 pm	5:45-6:45 am and 5:12-6:12 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Last stocked Apr 21
Water 55 °F, prime coldwater range

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Michigan fishing forecast

Gear for this water

It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural. The gauge reads 55 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, moving water)

Small jerkbaits	floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends
Waders or wet-wading boots	stocked stream fish stack in the obvious pools; getting to the next one is the edge
Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Rice Creek	8.1 mi	Apr 21
Augusta Creek	12 mi	May 20
High Bank Creek	23 mi	May 6
Portage Creek	23 mi	May 20
Guernsey Lake	23 mi	Apr 20

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Records from Michigan DNR (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Michigan fishing regulations.