(2/2/20) Steelhead Fishing on the lower Pere Marquette River has been fishing very well. Bright Steelhead have been coming through Ludington, into Custer and Scottville. Spring Steelhead fishing should remain excellent during late February and March.
Float fishing with beads and spawn continues to produce the most fish. Fly Fishing with Black Stone flies are also producing.
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(9/6/19) Pere Marquette River Salmon Fishing is now in full swing. High Concentrations of King Salmon in the “Flies Only” Section of the Pere Marquette River. Lots of fish are visible on gravel, spawning, with many fresh fish still in the holes and runs. Many salmon continuing to move the the Lower, Custer to Indian Bridge. Taylor Road continues to fish well with lots of fish on gravel. High water has made wading difficult this year. Please be careful and use a wading staff. Best flies for salmon, Egg Sucking Leech, Black Stone Fly, Trout Beads, Snelled black yarn on Daichii Hooks. Deep Junior Thunder Sticks. Skein under a float. All of these are working for salmon.
Possibly one of the best salmon runs of recent years!! Huge King Salmon this year, with decent numbers as well. It continues to improve. Michigan Salmon.
Pere Marquette River is now fishing very well. Indian Bridge, Custer, Scottville, and Twin Bridges are all fishing well. Good numbers of salmon now traveling through the Pere Marquette River system. Main push of salmon in now in the system. Look for great salmon fishing over the next several weeks. Betts Guide Service – We will hook you up!!
Strong North East winds have caused Lake Michigan to “Flip” brings cold water against the coast of Ludington and Manistee. Good numbers of Michigan King Salmon are now beginning to move through the lower Pere Marquette River. Most fish should enter daily. Casting Thunder sticks and skein fishing has been the most productive for early salmon. Salmon season is well on it’s way, the main migration of Pere Marquette Salmon has entered the harbors.
Pere Marquette River Fishing Report – Fly Fishing trout on the Pere Marquette River has been the name of the game! We’re in a transition time between Steelhead and trophy Brown Trout. Steelhead numbers are starting to wane, while warmer weather is just starting to get the trout on the feed. Good fishing ahead for May and June on the PM River.
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Pere Marquette River Fishing Report
Larger Streamers have been working well for us, especially after a rain with a little color in the water.Resident Brown trout feed heavily on Steelhead – Salmon fry during this time of year. It’s still pretty early for hatches so eggs and steelhead fry are the main food sources. Stripping streamers against the bank or log jams have been the best. Some chasers come over the sand from the depths, it just depends on the day. We’ve also seen many drop back (post spawn steelhead) These fish are biters and jump high, and fight hard!
Casting Cranks for Steelhead – We have been doing very well casting 1/4oz Storm Hot-n-tot Crankbaits for Spring Steelhead. The hits from these fish are unreal!! Bone crushing hits while casting cranks for steelhead. Indian Bridge, Custer, and Scottville offer the best opportunities for casting cranks for Steelhead. Hot-n-tots in metallic colors seem to work best for steelhead. Gold body with orange back has been the most productive so far. Any metallic color seems to work well. Mag Lips have been good also.
Pere Marquette River Steelhead Fishing Report
Casting Cranks For Steelhead has been going well. Chrome Bullets hammer a well placed plug! Bright lures – Bright Fish!
Andy with a very nice bead muncher. Beads have also been fishing well for Spring Steelhead on the Lower PM River.
Match the hatch – King Salmon eggs provided food for trout and steelhead on the Pere Marquette River.
Casting Hot-n-Tots definitely paid off big time today! Jim with a chrome to start us off.
Bead fishing remains strong. Steelhead key on King Salmon eggs big time. Match the hatch.
Good Numbers of Steelhead in the Pere Marquette River near Scottville. Bead Fishing Steelhead.
King Salmon Fly Fishing – Good numbers of King Salmon in the Upper Flies Only Section of the Pere Marquette River near Baldwin, Michigan. Both Trout and Steelhead have been feeding heavily on salmon spawn. Steelhead usually sit behind the spawning salmon in the deeper pockets. Holding in the dark water behind the gravel.
Best Fly patterns : Pere Marquette River Flies Only section have been natural colored nuke eggs, glo-bugs, Hexagenia nymphs, and green Caddis Larvae. Trout beads also work well but are prohibited in this section of the river. In the middle sections of the Pere Marquette, trout beads work very well and replicate salmon eggs perfectly.
Casting Cranks for Steelhead – We have been doing very well casting 1/4oz Storm Hot-n-tot Crankbaits for Spring Steelhead. The hits from these fish are unreal!! Bone crushing hits while casting cranks for steelhead. Indian Bridge, Custer, and Scottville offer the best opportunities for casting cranks for Steelhead. Hot-n-tots in metallic colors seem to work best for steelhead. Gold body with orange back has been the most productive so far. Any metallic color seems to work well. Mag Lips have been good also.
