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Mill Creek St. Joseph Street, Michigan
Walk-in access on Mill Creek — Mill creek is a designated type 1 trout stream. Please refer to the inland trout and salmon stream regulations in the current michigan fishing guide. All rainbow trout (steelhead) are wild. Brown trout are a mixture of stocked and wild fish. Some chinook salmon and coho salmon from the paw paw river also move into mill creek in september.
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What is here
- Type
- Walk-in access
- Facilities
- Mill creek is a designated type 1 trout stream. Please refer to the inland trout and salmon stream regulations in the current michigan fishing guide. All rainbow trout (steelhead) are wild. Brown trout are a mixture of stocked and wild fish. Some chinook salmon and coho salmon from the paw paw river also move into mill creek in september.
- Fee
- No fee
- Listed for
- Brown Trout
- Listed by
- Michigan DNR Trout Trail site
The City of Watervliet owns property along Mill Creek on the south side of East St. Joseph Street. The access road is immediately west of the bridge and 0.1 miles east of the intersection with M-140 (Main Street). There is a gravel driveway with a small gravel parking lot at the end.
The stream width is approximately 20 feet at this site. Mill Creek is wadeable, but anglers should be alert for deep holes and tripping hazards. The stream becomes highly turbid after rain events. There is additional access to the creek at the Carmody Road and Dan Smith Road crossings. Outside of the City of Watervliet parks, most of the stream flows through private land. Please stay in the stream and be respectful of private property.
On or beside Sterner Park, City.
The water you can reach
- Mill Creek 0.18 mi · Cold transitional stream (MDNR VSEC) · typed Cold-transitional
Walk-in access. Small enough water to wade and cross in most conditions.
What the river reads now
| Gauge | Distance | Water temp |
|---|---|---|
| Osborn Drain at Dewey Lake St Nr Glenwood | 13.3 mi | 57.9 °F |
| Dowagiac Creek at Dutch Settlement Rd Nr Dowagiac, | 19.2 mi | 58.8 °F |
Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it.
The river this is on
Other access nearby
- Mill Creek Flaherty Park 0.2 mi · walk in
- Paw Paw Lake West 1.9 mi · boat launch · Paw Paw Lake
- Paw Paw Lake East 2.1 mi · boat launch · Paw Paw Lake
- Rush Lake 4.4 mi · boat launch · Rush Lake
Straight-line distance, not driving distance.
Fly shops nearby
- Rusty Hooks Bait & Tackle LLC 24.4 mi · Niles · +1-269-683-3474