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South Branch Au Sable River

Water conditions

72°F
Water temp
5 ft
Gage height
251 cfs
Discharge
—
Turbidity

7°F warmer than typical for this date

Water temperature over 30 days, 67°F to 68°F, currently 68°F.73°57°

Discharge

Discharge over 30 days, currently 257 cfs.340 cfs

Measured at USGS gauge 04135700 · 15:30 UTC-6

Weather

Weather not yet loaded for this water.

Best times today

70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)

Moonrise 00:42 · Moonset 17:25 · times UTC-6 (approx)

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What to throw

Brown Trout

Jerkbaitnatural shad

72°F, 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)

Brook Trout

Inline Spinnersilver

72°F, 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)

Rainbow Trout

Spoonsilver

72°F, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance

Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz ($4.29)
Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz ($4.49)

Gear partners

Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like South Branch Au Sable River — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.

Nearby & related

Stocked nearby in the last two weeks

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