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Trip brief · Brule River (Michigan UP)

How to go fish the Brule River (Michigan UP)

The months we list for the Brule River (Michigan UP) are May, June, September. October is outside that window, so this brief is written for May, the next month we list.

May

Reading the gauge…

Flies to tie — May

Access

  • Brule Lake / Stateline (Ottawa NF)

    46.044, -88.850parking

  • M-189 near Caspian

    45.988, -88.653parking

  • US-2 near Florence

    45.961, -88.316parking

Regs — check current rules before you go

Michigan DNR no longer maintains an active Blue Ribbon list; current rules are stream Types 1-4. This is the Iron County Brule on the Wisconsin border, not the Bois Brule in Douglas County, Wisconsin. Confirm the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations and the Inland Trout and Salmon map for the M-73 to M-189 reach, and Wisconsin DNR rules on the south bank. Michigan fishing license required on the Michigan side.

Pack list

  • A current state fishing licence
  • Waders and boots you have already leak-tested
  • Net, nippers, forceps
  • Floatant and desiccant
  • Tippet in the sizes the chart asks for
  • Water, sun cover, polarised glasses

Generic gear. Anything specific to this water is above.

Full hatch chart, access map and live gauge on the Brule River (Michigan UP) page →