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Trip brief · Canada Creek

How to go fish the Canada Creek

The months we list for the Canada Creek are May, June, September. August is outside that window, so this brief is written for September, the next month we list.

September

No USGS gauge is mapped to this river.

Flies to tie — September

Access

  • CR-634 Access

    45.242, -84.229parking

  • DNR Stairs

    45.229, -84.219parking

  • Canada Creek Highway Access

    45.218, -84.214parking

  • M-33 County Line Access

    45.199, -84.202parking

Regs — check current rules before you go

Michigan DNR no longer maintains an active Blue Ribbon list; current rules are stream Types 1-4. Upper Black River Council access notes, written with MDNR fisheries input, list Canada Creek as Type 1: fishing and possession last Saturday in April through September 30; brook trout 7-inch minimum; brown trout 8-inch minimum; rainbow 10-inch minimum; 5 trout and salmon combined, no more than 3 fish 15 inches or greater. Michigan fishing license required. Stay off Canada Creek Ranch private land. Verify the 2026 digest and Inland Trout and Salmon map.

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 Canada Creek page →