MUSKEGON RIVER, MICHIGAN

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Muskegon River streamflow and height just below Croton Dam is available from the USGS. Anywhere from 5.0 to 6.5 feet is a good river height for wading. You can also get the Muskegon River height by calling 616-652-1771. You will hear a loud electronic buzz, followed by a computerized voice. This measurement is from a National Weather Service gauge further downstream at Newaygo. Many fly shops post this number as the Muskegon River height. It is usually about two feet higher than the Croton Dam measurement.

Muskegon River Steelhead

For a seasonal perspective, you can browse through my Muskegon River fishing reports since 1996. Do you know where the DNR stocks the Muskegon River with trout, salmon and steelhead? Check out the 1998 Trout Stocking Information for Newaygo County. At 219 miles long, the Muskegon River is second longest river in Michigan. The first is the Grand River. The Big Mo's watershed is 2,634 square miles.

Salmon chop shot!

Hatch Chart for Muskegon River
Common Name	Latin Name	Group	Emergence Dates	Emergence Times
Afternoon Sulfurs #16, 18	Ephemerella dorothea	Mayfly	5/20-6/30	afternoon
Cinnamon Caddis #18-20	Ceratopsyche bifida	Caddisfly	5/20-9/20	daytime-dusk
Grey Drake #12-14	Siphlonurus rapidus	Mayfly	6/15-7/20	dark
Little Summer Green Caddis	Rhyacophilidae fenestra	Caddisfly	6/23-9/23	afternoon-dark
Tan Dotted Wing Sedge	.	Caddisfly	6/23-9/7	.
White Miller #16	Nectopsyche albido	Caddisfly	6/25-9/30	dusk
Blue & Tan Patterned Wing Sedge	.	Caddisfly	6/23-8/21	.
Blue Winged Olives #14-16	Baetis spp.	Mayfly	7/14-10/14	dusk
Little Zebra Moth	.	.	7/14-10/14	.
Window Wing Sedge	.	Caddisfly	7/7-8/21	.
Light Cahill #12, 14	Stenonema sp.	Mayfly	7/23-9/14	afternoon-dark
Yellow Sedge	.	Caddisfly	7/23-8/14	.
Grey Wing Cinnamon Sedge	.	Caddisfly	8/1-8/31	.
Great Brown Autumn Sedge #10-12	Pyconpsyche guttifer	Caddisfly	8/15-11/20	night
Dot Wing Sedge #18	Neophyfax Fuscus	Caddisfly	9/23-11/30	afternoon

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