freestone river · steelhead · salmon · smallmouth bass
St. Joseph River (Niles)
Live conditions for St. Joseph River (Niles): the gauge, the water temperature, the trend, and what the water is doing today — read the way a guide reads it.
Right now
3,960cfs→ highnot now
Too high to wade safely at 3960 cfs · +2.3% over the last 6 hours.
Water temp63.0°F
Stage6.46 ft
Engine callOFF 3950 cfs outside wade band 1400–2900
The water
St. Joseph River (Niles) is a freestone river in Michigan, fished for steelhead, salmon, smallmouth bass, walleye, catfish. On free-flowing water the trajectory is the story: falling and clearing after a bump is the window, rising water pushes fish to the banks and brings colour.
steelheadsalmonsmallmouth basswalleyecatfish
Wade and float bands in cfs, the safety notes and the 14-day trend are on the signed-in river page.
Access
- Unnamed river access near Bertrand/state lineramp
- Riverfront Park South Boating Access Siteramp
- St. Joseph River Park Boat Launchramp
- Buchanan St. Joseph River Boat Launch (DNR Public Access)ramp
- Miami Marina Boat Launchramp
- Shamrock Park Boat Launchramp
- Unnamed river access below Berrien Springs Damramp
- Jasper Dairy Road Boat Launchramp
Directions to the put-in or wade access ride on every briefing.