Dowagiac River

Dowagiac River is a fishing water in Cass County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Brown Trout Salmo trutta	Good	Streamers, large spoons, nightcrawlers, spawn sacs ÔÇö fish near stream mouths and tributaries in fall
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Good	Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch	Good	Spoons, spinners, egg sacs during fall river runs ÔÇö also trolling with flashers in the Great Lakes
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	Good	Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
Apr 28, 2025	Brown Trout	3,700	5.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 28, 2025	Brown Trout	3,000	5.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 2, 2024	Brown Trout	3,400	5.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 1, 2024	Brown Trout	2,800	4.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 12, 2023	Brown Trout	2,700	5.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 10, 2023	Brown Trout	3,320	29.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 26, 2022	Brown Trout	2,700	4.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 18, 2022	Brown Trout	3,698	4.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 29, 2021	Brown Trout	990	4.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 29, 2021	Brown Trout	1,500	4.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 29, 2021	Brown Trout	6,700	5.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 28, 2020	Brown Trout	6,500	4.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 28, 2020	Brown Trout	6,640	4.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 25, 2019	Brown Trout	1,000	5.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 25, 2019	Brown Trout	6,800	5.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 9, 2019	Brown Trout	1,000	5.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 9, 2019	Brown Trout	1,500	5.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 11, 2018	Brown Trout	1,100	5.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 11, 2018	Brown Trout	7,480	5.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 11, 2018	Brown Trout	1,650	5.2"	Imported from DNR CSV

* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.

No regulations on file. Check the Michigan DNR Fishing Guide for current rules.

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