Waters · United States
Manitowoc River fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
Salmon and steelhead run up from the Manitowoc harbour into a river that is often low and slow until autumn rain arrives. When the flow comes up, so do the fish.
Today's report: excellent (85/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Manitowoc River today. Water temperature is around 10.7°C and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge MANITOWOC RIVER AT MANITOWOC, WI shows the water level falling (1 cm/24h).
Manitowoc River water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 1.9 m³/s (67 cfs) — down 10% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (1 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge MANITOWOC RIVER AT MANITOWOC, WI · reading 72 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Manitowoc River live cam
Cameras are run by their owners, not by Cast & Scan — a frame can be stale or a stream offline. Use the picture to judge colour and height, and the gauge numbers above for the trend.
Best time to fish today
- 17:00–19:00 local time — score 85/100
- 04:00–06:00 local time — score 83/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 87/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook salmon | 85 — excellent | 81 — excellent | 73 — good |
| Coho salmon | 81 — excellent | 86 — excellent | 69 — good |
| Steelhead | 71 — good | 74 — good | 69 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Manitowoc River rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+0.95)
- wind: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:12:06 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge MANITOWOC RIVER AT MANITOWOC, WI · 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
More chinook salmon waters
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- Cowlitz River (Castle Rock) — Washington, USA
- Deschutes River (Sherars Falls) — Oregon, USA
Nearby waters
- Sheboygan River — Wisconsin, USA (41 km away)
- Green Bay — Wisconsin, USA (62 km away)
- Pere Marquette River (Scottville) — Michigan, USA (116 km away)
- Milwaukee River (Harbor) — Wisconsin, USA (121 km away)
- White River (Whitehall) — Michigan, USA (139 km away)
- Root River (Racine) — Wisconsin, USA (142 km away)