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Ripple Guide Service

Ripple Guide Service

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Ripple Guide Service is a fishing guide service based in South Bend, Indiana. The service guides Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan rivers, targeting various fish species. Full-day and half-day trips are available, and all necessary tackle, including flies and rods, is included in the guide fee.

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Fishing Types
Fly Fishing, Salmon & Steelhead

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Typical flow by month

1993 to 2026

The water at Ripple Guide Service typically runs highest in April, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 445 cfs, in 2018.

Typical flow by month at Judy Creek near South Bend, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1711 to 25
February1812 to 26
March2317 to 30
April2517 to 32
May2216 to 29
June1812 to 26
July149.0 to 19
August9.77.0 to 15
September8.65.3 to 15
October115.9 to 19
November137.9 to 21
December1610 to 21

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Judy Creek near South Bend, IN (site 04101370). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

86Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Fri, Sep 25 (94)

High today

62°F

Wind

11 kt

Gusts 24 kt

Rain chance

2%

Week ahead

Tue62°F2%
Wed64°F7%
Thu69°F0%
Fri70°F0%
Sat69°F0%
Sun70°F4%
Mon74°F5%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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