15 miles
Michigan · freestone
15 miles
October on the hatch chart — names and sizes, not a catch report.
Filled months are when that insect is on the chart. Best months for this river are lit.
Swipe months to stay on the year
| Insect | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midge (Chironomidae) |
Hatch-chart nymphs, dries, and streamers for this river. Not a crowdsourced catch report.
Open the Fox River East Branch fly list →2 listed points. Map is Vellum land and Teal water — a desk chart, not a satellite.
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MDNR rustic campground eight miles north of Seney NWR via M-77, on the old rearing ponds. USGS site 04048200 East Branch Fox River at Old Rearing Ponds near Seney. 19 sites. Recreation Passport required.
Named public road crossing. USGS site 04048500 East Branch Fox River at Old Seney Road near Germfask.
Michigan DNR no longer maintains an active Blue Ribbon list; current rules are stream Types 1-4. Confirm the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations and the Inland Trout and Salmon map for East Branch Fox River in Schoolcraft County. Michigan fishing license required. Recreation Passport required at the state forest campground.
Verify with Verify with the local fish and wildlife agency. Retrieved 2026-08-31. Seasons and gear rules change.
The East Branch Fox River held a 15-mile historic Blue Ribbon trout reach in Schoolcraft County from M-77 to the Luce County line. Michigan DNR no longer keeps an active Blue Ribbon list. Inland trout water is typed 1 through 4 now.
This is tea-stained Seney country. Wild brook trout hold the East Branch. East Branch of Fox River State Forest Campground sits eight miles north of Seney National Wildlife Refuge on M-77, on the old 1936-1980 brook trout rearing ponds. USGS site 04048200 is at those ponds.
A second named crossing is Old Seney Road near Germfask (USGS 04048500). No live USGS discharge gauge sits on the East Branch. Confirm the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations and the Inland Trout and Salmon map before you fish. A published hatch calendar specific to the East Branch Fox was not found.
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Freestone
Brown Trout · Rainbow Trout · Steelhead
Freestone
Brown Trout · Brook Trout · Rainbow Trout
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Freestone
Brown Trout · Brook Trout
Freestone
Brown Trout · Brook Trout · Steelhead
Freestone
Brown Trout · Brook Trout · Rainbow Trout
Freestone
Brook Trout · Brown Trout
If something here is thin or wrong, add what you know. It goes to review before it publishes.
Contribute to this riverNo USGS site is linked to Fox River East Branch. We do not invent a site id or guess a flow.
