Paw Paw River

Paw Paw River is a fishing water in Berrien County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Good	Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch	Good	Spoons, spinners, egg sacs during fall river runs ÔÇö also trolling with flashers in the Great Lakes
Northern Pike Esox lucius	Good	Spoons, large swimbaits, sucker minnows under a bobber
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	Good	Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
Apr 1, 2026	Rainbow Trout	8,401	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Nov 13, 2025	Rainbow Trout	64,532	3.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 15, 2025	Rainbow Trout	13,860	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 6, 2024	Rainbow Trout	11,669	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 3, 2024	Rainbow Trout	8,795	7.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 13, 2023	Rainbow Trout	8,803	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 11, 2022	Rainbow Trout	8,798	8.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 9, 2020	Rainbow Trout	13,658	7.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 18, 2020	Rainbow Trout	9,273	7.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 18, 2020	Rainbow Trout	21,677	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 29, 2019	Rainbow Trout	7,578	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 29, 2019	Rainbow Trout	1,696	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Sep 28, 2018	Coho Salmon	70,160	5.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Sep 26, 2018	Coho Salmon	70,169	5.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 22, 2018	Rainbow Trout	9,274	7.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 21, 2017	Rainbow Trout	8,428	6.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 12, 2016	Rainbow Trout	14,317	6.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Mar 22, 2016	Rainbow Trout	9,959	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Nov 13, 2015	Rainbow Trout	50,064	3.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 6, 2015	Rainbow Trout	9,800	7.8"	Imported from DNR CSV

* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.

No regulations on file. Check the Michigan DNR Fishing Guide for current rules.

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