Dowagiac Creek

Fishing, stocking, and current conditions

Brown trout water; 3 stockings on the 2026 record, all in April. The most-stocked water on the Cass County record for 2026. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live, water temperature included.

Cass County · Michigan · see it on the national map

last stocked Apr 21 185 days ago

water temp 56 °F

best window 10:45 pm-12:45 am solunar major today

Water right now 3.15 ft gage height water temp 56 °F · flow 32.7 cfs USGS gauge 04101590 (DOWAGIAC CREEK AT DUTCH SETTLEMENT RD NR DOWAGIAC,) · read 7:45 pm this evening

3 stockings 2026

5,500 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Brown trout 3 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked Oct 14.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Apr 21	Brown trout x 2 sections	adult	1,400	completed
Apr 21	Brown trout	adult	2,700	completed

When to fish Dowagiac Creek

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:45 pm-12:45 am	4:39-5:39 am and 4:54-5:54 pm
Tomorrow	11:09 am-1:09 pm	5:49-6:49 am and 5:17-6:17 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 56 °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 56 degrees, prime coldwater temperature; fish confidently through the day.

For the trout (brown trout stocked 3 times here in 2026, moving water)

Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

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
Dowagiac River	11 mi	Apr 21
Diamond Lake	11 mi	Jun 2
Brandywine Creek	13 mi	Apr 21
McCoy Creek	14 mi	Apr 21
Singer Lake	15 mi	Mar 31

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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.