MI · River
Defiance Creek
Water conditions
No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.
Weather
Weather not yet loaded for this water.
Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:43–21:43
- Minor period00:22–01:22
- Major period08:18–10:18
- Minor period17:21–18:21
Moonrise 00:52 · Moonset 17:51 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brook Trout · 1,000 · 5.7Jun 4, 1980
- Brook Trout · 1,000 · 9.7Jul 5, 1979
What to throw
Brook Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Inline Spinnersilver
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout
Panther Martin Classic 1/8 oz ($4.99)
Mepps Aglia #3 ($5.49)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Defiance Creek — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.
- Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
- Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
- Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear
Nearby & related
Stocked nearby in the last two weeks
- Huron Lake · 63 miJun 30, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 112 miJul 7, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 172 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 177 miJul 1, 2026
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 210 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 215 miJun 29, 2026
Nearby waters
- Iron Lake 3 mi
- Net River 4 mi
- South Branch Paint River 4 mi
- North Branch Paint River 4 mi
- Sunset Lake 5 mi
- Golden Creek 6 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Ashfield Pond · MA
- Bachelor Brook Reservoir · MA
- Beaver Brook Reservoir · MA
- Bradford Brook · MA
- Broad Brook · MA
- Bronson Brook · MA
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Water estimated from nearby weather; weather unavailable.