MI · River
Messer Brook
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 period19:29–21:29
- Minor period00:24–01:24
- Major period08:04–10:04
- Minor period16:49–17:49
Moonrise 00:54 · Moonset 17:19 · times UTC-6 (approx)
Recently stocked
- Brown Trout · 999 · 7.8Sep 29, 1992
What to throw
Brown Trout
No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.
Jerkbaitnatural shad
temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched at dawn near cover natural shad jerkbait
Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brown trout
Rapala Shadow Rap ($12.99)
Megabass Vision 110 ($24.99)
Gear partners
Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Messer Brook — 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 · 108 miJun 29, 2026
- Lake Michigan · Walleye · 114 miJul 1, 2026
- Bear Lake · Walleye · 124 miJun 30, 2026
- Lake Margrethe · Walleye · 133 miJun 29, 2026
- Indian Lake · Walleye · 229 miJul 7, 2026
- Huron Lake · 341 miJun 30, 2026
Nearby waters
- Little Thornapple River 4 mi
- Duck Creek 4 mi
- Bear Creek 4 mi
- Sugarbush Lake 4 mi
- Jordan Lake 6 mi
- Carter Lake 6 mi
Waters with the same fish
- Alewife Brook · MA
- Ashland Reservoir · MA
- Assabet River Reservoir · MA
- Bachelder Brook · MA
- Bachelor Brook Reservoir · MA
- Beaver Brook Reservoir · MA
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