Pigeon River
River in Michigan, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 126 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.
Discharge
5.2
cfs · 1h ago
Normal for today
3.3
cfs median, 3 yrs
Water temp
60
°F · 2h ago
Gage height
2.93
ft
Gauges on this water
Reading by reach
Reading the number
On this date the gauge has averaged 3.3 cfs over 3 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 2.3 and 21.0 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.
Regional hatch calendar
What is likely hatching near Pigeon River
Pigeon River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Muskegon River (41 mi), Pine River (88 mi), Manistee River (92 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.
| Insect | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Brown Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: active | June: peak | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Caddis | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: active | November: absent | December: absent |
| Chinook Salmon | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: absent | August: active | September: peak | October: peak | November: absent | December: absent |
| Gray Drake | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: peak | June: peak | July: active | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hendrickson | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Hex | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: peak | August: absent | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Isonychia | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: peak | July: active | August: active | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Smallmouth Bass | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: active | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Steelhead | January: active | February: peak | March: peak | April: peak | May: active | June: absent | July: absent | August: absent | September: active | October: peak | November: peak | December: peak |
| Trico | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: absent | May: absent | June: absent | July: peak | August: peak | September: active | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
| Blue-Winged Olive | January: absent | February: absent | March: absent | April: active | May: peak | June: active | July: active | August: active | September: absent | October: absent | November: absent | December: absent |
Reports
From anglers on Pigeon River
No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.