Waters · United States
Au Sable River (Foote Dam) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Foote Dam is the last barrier before Lake Huron, so every steelhead and king in the system piles into a short stretch of river. Concentrated fish, concentrated anglers.
Today's report: excellent (87/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on Au Sable River (Foote Dam) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 16.3°C (61°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge AU SABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE, MI shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).
Au Sable River (Foote Dam) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 16.3°C (61°F)
- Discharge: 34.8 m³/s (1,229 cfs) — down 2% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge AU SABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE, MI · reading 27 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 86/100
- 03:00–05:00 local time — score 79/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 83/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelhead | 73 — good | 70 — good | 62 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 82 — excellent | 80 — good | 76 — good |
| Brown Trout | 87 — excellent | 87 — excellent | 87 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Au Sable River (Foote Dam) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:56:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge AU SABLE RIVER NEAR AU SABLE, MI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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