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Vermilion River fishing report

65.5 °F at Huron River at Milan OH, 13.8 miles away — the nearest gauge, not a reading of the Vermilion River. It says what the region's water is doing today. No reporting stretch is in the cold band right now, so fish the first hours of light and the tributary mouths.

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Water temperature right now

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Huron River at Milan OH — 13.8 mi off this river 65.5 °F 77.8 °F1 Oct 2026, 02:30 UTC

Read from USGS instantaneous values when this page was built, and rebuilt nightly. The colour is the same four-band scale the map paints from.

What is hatching in October

Nothing in this region's hatch record peaks in October. The year-round insects — midges, scuds, sculpins — are still there, and they are what this month is fished on.

More about Vermilion River

Vermilion River — live water temperature, regulations and access

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