MI · River
Little Thornapple River
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
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Best times today
70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
- Major period19:27–21:27
- Minor period00:22–01:22
- Major period08:02–10:02
- Minor period16:47–17:47
Moonrise 00:52 · Moonset 17:17 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Muskellunge · 815 · 22.5Nov 6, 2025
- Muskellunge · 824 · 23.3Oct 30, 2024
- Muskellunge · 163 · 25.6Nov 7, 2023
- Muskellunge · 656 · 24.9Nov 1, 2023
- Muskellunge · 820 · 24.7Nov 1, 2022
- Muskellunge · 308 · 23.2Nov 3, 2021
What to throw
Muskellunge
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Topwaterblack
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → walked over weed edges at dusk black topwater
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer musky topwater
Heddon Zara Spook ($9.99)
River2Sea Whopper Plopper 90 ($13.99)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Little Thornapple River — 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
- Lake Missaukee · Walleye · 117 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 133 miJul 1, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 138 miJun 29, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 138 miJun 30, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 241 miJul 7, 2026
- Huron Lake · 357 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Lacey Lake 10 mi
- Saubee Lake 11 mi
- Sebewa Creek 11 mi
- Quaker Brook 12 mi
- Looking Glass River 15 mi
- Columbia Creek 15 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Austin Lake · MI
- Bankson Lake · MI
- Bass Lake · MI
- Big Bear Lake · MI
- Big Island Lake · MI
- Black River · MI
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