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Paw Paw River

MI · Berrien

The pin is approximate, near the middle of the water. The shoreline on the map comes from OpenStreetMap.

At a glance

County
Berrien County
Last stocked
April 1, 2026
Species
Rainbow trout
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Conditions

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Stocking history

SpeciesQtySizeWhen
Rainbow trout840119.504-01-2026
Rainbow trout645328.711-13-2025
Rainbow trout1386019.604-15-2025

Gear for the fish stocked here

Rainbow Trout

Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.

Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.

Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn

Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs

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Likely species (watershed)

American Brook Lamprey, Black Buffalo, Black Redhorse, Blacknose Dace, Blacknose Shiner, Blackstripe Topminnow, Bluntnose Minnow, Brown Trout, Chestnut Lamprey, Creek Chub, Creek Chubsucker, Emerald Shiner, Fathead Minnow, Golden Redhorse, Golden Shiner, Grass Carp, Greenside Darter, Iowa Darter, Ironcolor Shiner, Johnny Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Largescale Stoneroller, Logperch, Longnose Dace, Mimic Shiner, Mottled Sculpin, Muskellunge, Ninespine Stickleback, Orangethroat Darter, Rainbow Darter

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.