Southwest · Allegan
Bear Creek
Public trout plants
62
Fish recorded
98,666
History
1979-2026
DNR water ID
6273
Today's conditions
Good · 70 out of 100 · Weather-only estimate
Water temperature
Not reported
River flow
Not reported
Gauge height
Not reported
Eddy's read today
Eddy here - Bear Creek: Good today. Light winds. 1,320 Sturgeon River stocked Apr 27. Try a nymph, like a pheasant tail. (Weather only)
St. Joseph River tributaries and inland warmwater lakes.
Steelhead fall and spring; bass May-September; panfish year-round. Check current Michigan fishing regulations before a trip.
42.61551, -85.96760 · BLM PLSS section centroid · MI190030N0140W0 section 28
Representative stocking location, not an access point or surveyed water centroid.
Species on record
Historical public plants establish recorded presence, not a guarantee of fish here today.
Trout stocking history
Michigan DNR sourceSite rows are combined by water, species, strain and event date. Private plants are excluded. Stocking dates are when fish went in, not when the record was discovered.
62 public plants
| Event date | Species / strain | Fish | Avg. length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,320 | 5.2 in (13.2 cm) |
| 2025-04-14 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,375 | 4.9 in (12.3 cm) |
| 2024-05-01 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,297 | 5.4 in (13.7 cm) |
| 2023-05-23 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,258 | 5.1 in (12.9 cm) |
| 2022-04-18 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,400 | 4.8 in (12.3 cm) |
| 2021-05-11 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 988 | 4.8 in (12.2 cm) |
| 2020-04-14 | Brown trout Sturgeon River | 1,340 | 4.7 in (12.0 cm) |
| 2019-05-08 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 5.7 in (14.5 cm) |
| 2018-05-09 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,540 | 5.6 in (14.2 cm) |
| 2017-05-11 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,460 | 4.9 in (12.4 cm) |
| 2016-05-12 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 5.4 in (13.6 cm) |
| 2015-05-14 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,600 | 5.3 in (13.6 cm) |
| 2014-04-24 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,398 | 5.4 in (13.7 cm) |
| 2013-05-15 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 5.6 in (14.3 cm) |
| 2012-04-12 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,695 | 4.8 in (12.2 cm) |
| 2011-05-04 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,259 | 4.6 in (11.7 cm) |
| 2010-04-20 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,540 | 4.8 in (12.2 cm) |
| 2009-03-25 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,595 | 4.8 in (12.2 cm) |
| 2008-04-21 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 4.1 in (10.3 cm) |
| 2007-05-14 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,450 | 7.8 in (19.7 cm) |
| 2006-04-26 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,540 | 7.4 in (18.8 cm) |
| 2005-04-25 | Brown trout Seeforellen | 1,399 | 5.3 in (13.4 cm) |
| 2004-04-01 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,399 | 5 in (12.7 cm) |
| 2003-03-25 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,397 | 5.1 in (12.8 cm) |
| 2002-03-21 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 4.8 in (12.1 cm) |
| 2001-04-11 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 4.7 in (11.9 cm) |
| 2000-04-19 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 3.7 in (9.3 cm) |
| 1999-04-05 | Brown trout Gilchrist Creek | 1,400 | 3.9 in (9.9 cm) |
| 1998-04-07 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 1,570 | 5.6 in (14.3 cm) |
| 1997-04-14 | Brown trout Wild Rose | 1,597 | 6.2 in (15.7 cm) |
Small fish are future fishery history, not a claim of fishable stockers. Average length is count-weighted from available measurements. No per-record posting time is supplied by DNR. Steelhead classification uses verified strains; Michigan strain requires a verified Great Lakes tributary.