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Au Sable River (Mio) fishing report

Updated Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day

The Mio tailwater is the Au Sable's big-fish water: a trophy-regulated stretch of cold releases where night fishing with mouse patterns is a standard tactic rather than a novelty.

Today's report: fair (50/100)

Brook trout is the most promising species on Au Sable River (Mio) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 16.5°C (62°F) and barometric pressure is stable. Gauge AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI shows the water level falling (4 cm/24h).

Au Sable River (Mio) water temperature and flow

  • Water temperature: 16.5°C (62°F)
  • Discharge: 29.2 m³/s (1,031 cfs) — down 8% over 24 hours
  • Level trend: falling (4 cm/24h)

Measured at gauge AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI · reading 22 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.

Best time to fish today

  • 08:00–10:00 local time — score 50/100
  • 11:00–13:00 local time — score 47/100
  • 07:00–09:00 local time — score 46/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesTuesday 25 AugWednesday 26 AugThursday 27 Aug
Brown Trout46 — fair45 — fair48 — fair
Rainbow Trout50 — fair46 — fair49 — fair
Brook trout50 — fair42 — fair43 — fair

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Au Sable River (Mio) rating:

  • cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • river flow: helping (+0.85)
  • wind: helping (+0.75)
  • pressure trend: helping (+0.7)
  • water temperature: helping (+0.65)

Forecast computed Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:06:38 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy

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