Allegan County
Kalamazoo River
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Salmon & Steelhead on the Kalamazoo
Run status is rebuilt twice a day from the live gauge and the DNR's own run windows. The windows are typical timing, not a forecast — what actually moves fish is water temperature and a rise, and the run tracker carries both for every river at once.
Kings Chinook Salmon
Peak
Typical: Sep 2 – Nov 2, peak Sep 23 – Oct 13
Coho Coho Salmon
Peak
Typical: Sep 16 – Nov 18, peak Oct 4 – Oct 31
Steelhead Steelhead
First fish
Typical: Sep 29 – Apr 19, peak Oct 29 – Dec 24
Upstream limit
Allegan Dam Allegan is the stop, about 35 river miles up from Saugatuck.
Whose fish
Stocked
Access
Allegan Dam, New Richmond, Saugatuck, Douglas. Float. Very little wadeable water.
Crowding
Moderate. The Kalamazoo is under-fished relative to what it holds.
Regulations
Standard southwest Michigan tributary regulations.
What to throw
Sink tips and weight in the dam pool; swung flies in the runs below New Richmond.
More: the salmon run tracker for where every river stands today, and steelhead rivers for whose fish these are and what you may keep.
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