Waters · United States
Platte River (Honor) fishing report
Updated Thursday, 15 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The river where Great Lakes coho began: the 1966 plants at the Platte hatchery started the whole salmon fishery. The coho run peaks in autumn, and the lower river is short enough that a fresh push shows up within a day.
Today's report: excellent (89/100)
Chinook salmon is the most promising species on Platte River (Honor) today. Water temperature is around 8.8°C and barometric pressure is falling. Gauge PLATTE RIVER AT HONOR, MI shows the water level falling (2 cm/24h).
Platte River (Honor) water temperature and flow
- Discharge: 3.6 m³/s (127 cfs) — down 5% over 24 hours
- Level trend: falling (2 cm/24h)
Measured at gauge PLATTE RIVER AT HONOR, MI · reading 72 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 90/100
- 05:00–07:00 local time — score 82/100
- 08:00–10:00 local time — score 85/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 15 Oct | Friday 16 Oct | Saturday 17 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coho salmon | 82 — excellent | 85 — excellent | 73 — good |
| Chinook salmon | 89 — excellent | 80 — excellent | 81 — excellent |
| Steelhead | 71 — good | 77 — good | 69 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Platte River (Honor) rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
Forecast computed Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge PLATTE RIVER AT HONOR, MI · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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