Pere Marquette River Salmon Fishing Report – (231) 519-7348

(8/26/26) Lower Pere Marquette River from Indian Bridge to Custer, Scottville is fishing well. Batches of Michigan King Salmon are moving through this section of river. New fish are entering the river daily. Fishing with floats and skein, (Salmon eggs Clusters) has been the best technique. Casting Deep Junior Thunder sticks crank baits in the morning, is also fishing well below Custer.
Starting to see King Salmon in the upper “flies Only” Section in Baldwin. All the deep holes are holing Salmon. Fishing floats and Salmon Skein eggs below a float, drifted through the deeper holes, has been producing some fish. Flossing with a single trout bead, and black stone fly has also been very productive when fishing for King Salmon. Please remember while flossing, Salmon and Steelhead must be hooked in the mouth

Pere Marquette Lake has been on fire the past two days for King Salmon. 2oz Jigging spoons with a 20 lb fluorocarbon leader has been the best bet. Natural herring or alewife colors. Also white or glow have been doing well so far this season. Lots of new fish coming in from the lake. The Dow Plant, and the lower PM should be fishing very well this week!

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.

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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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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.

Michigan King Salmon ~ Muskegon River (231) 519-7348

Muskegon River Trout fishing is going streong at this time. Excellent hatches, such as the Gray Drake, Isonychia Bicolor, and Cinnamon Sedge Caddis. These hatches generally occur during the evening. Afternoon hatch fishing trips have been the most productive during the day.

Smallmouth Bass fishing on the Muskegon River. June, July, and August offer some of the finest summer time fishing in Michigan. These fish are powerful, and love to fight!! There are multiple ways to fish them, with light spinning gear, and fly fishing being top on the list.

Many of the harbors along the lake shore are starting to see Salmon enter the rivers. The Lake Michigan Water temperatures “Flipped” or dropped significantly over the last several days, kicking off some very good Salmon fishing. Starting to see many King Salmon in the Little Manistee River near Stronach Rd. Lots of Kings in the pools below the “Tubes” on the Little Manistee River. Fishing floats and Salmon Skein eggs below a float, drifted through the deeper holes, has been producing some fish. Flossing with a single trout bead, and black stone fly has also been very productive when fishing for King Salmon. Please remember while flossing, Salmon and Steelhead MUST be hooked in the mouth, to be a legal catch. Anglers must be 100′ from the weir while fishing. I know its tempting to snag them there but please don’t do it!

The Big Manistee River is now at full peak, King Salmon fishing! There are lots on fresh Kings entering the river from the Lake Michigan, with new fish entering the river daily. Good numbers of Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, and a handful of Fall Steelhead. Best methods for fishing have been floats and skein eggs. Red or bright pink, has been the ticket for fish holding in the deep holes. Casting Thunder stick lures have also been working very well, especially during the morning hours. Salmon are also beginning to dig gravel and spawn. Flossing is in full effect. Long leaders with pencil weights, and dark flies have been fishing very well for spawning salmon.

Water levels are low and clear, making for excellent wading below Tippy Dam. Look for good fishing over the next few weeks. Plenty of Salmon, with a bunch more coming.

If you need some Salmon fishing supplies, or rod and reel combos, stop in at Pappy’s Bait and Tackle. They have everything you need! You have Herb clean your fish. They also have Salmon for sale, from the Little Manistee River.

We have guided Salmon trips available for the Big Manistee River below Tippy dam. Full Day ( 6hrs) $500 per 2 people. Half days available (4hrs) for two anglers. ($400 / 2 ppl). Fish cleaning, and all gear and tackle is included.

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As our Big Manistee River King Salmon run winds to an end, we look forward to Fall Steelhead fishing through November and December. With 2024 being one of the largest Salmon runs in history, it’s no wonder, this Fall Steelhead will be fantastic this year. Kings and Steelhead go hand in hand. If you have a great Salmon year, the Fall Steelhead and Lake Trout will be excellent. Here at Tippy Dam, we are starting to see, and catch good numbers of both super skippers, and adult Steelhead. Low water hasn’t slowed them down. Steelhead rush up to the Tippy Dam area for the constant salmon egg production. Salmon eggs are pure protein for Trout, and Steelhead.

With eggs being the only thing on the menu, that puts bead fishing into over drive! light colored natural bead colors, such as natural orange and peach have really been fishing well. 10 mm Beads seem to be working the best. Look for Steelhead fishing to really heat up if we get some rain at the end of October.

We have guide dates available for Steelhead on both the Muskegon River, or the Big Manistee River below Tippy. Send us a text for booking. (231) 519-7348

Much more mild than normal, Winter tempratures have offered anglers some great Steelhead fishing oppertunities. The Muskegon and Manistee Rivers has had excellent migrations of Fall and Winter Steelhead, with fresh Steelhead entering from the lake daily.

Trout Beads, Spawn Sack, Jigs with Waxworms, all fishing well.

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Manistee River below Tippy Dam, has been fishing extremely well. Good numbers good, clean Fresh King Salmon, have loaded up on the gravel shoals. Absolutely, lots of salmon! Steelhead are also starting to show up in good numbers. Recent rains from this week, have brought in a lot of new fish as well. Things are look good, as late October is super prime time for the Big Manistee River King Salmon fishing in Michigan.

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Both Trout fishing, and Smallmouth are going strong on the Muskegon River. Gravel redds on the Muskegon River continue to have Red Horse Suckers, and Great Lakes Suckers spawning on the gravel shoals. King Salmon Fry (Salmon Smolt) are the main food source in the river at this time. Sucker Spawn for trophy Brown Trout is coming soon.

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All inclusive guided fishing on the Muskegon & Big Manistee Rivers.

We are very excited to be able to resume guiding at this time. Both Steelhead and Trout trips are now available. If you had a deposit from April, you may now float it to a new date. Now is also a great time to book a Michigan Fall Salmon trip as well. Many of our rescheduled trips have moved to September and October. Its a good time to get on the salmon calendar now.

We look forward to fishing will you. Thanks for the helping us get through this!!

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Michigan Trout Fishing Report – Trout fishing on the Mighty Muskegon River and Big Manistee River, has been going well. Good numbers over both winter hold overs, (12″ – 18′) and this year’s recently stocked hatchery Michigan Trout. (8″ – 10″) Plentiful Trout makes for a really great day of guided fishing with constant activity. Lots of Trout, and lots of catching. Both morning (light Spinning tackle) and afternoon-evening trips are going well.

A variety of techniques have been working very well for Michigan Trout fishing. The best techique for Trout has been casting spinners on light spinning tackle. This technique in not a big fish trick but, more a less a numbers gig. Great for kids, (We pinch the barbs down, barbless) Because it’s much safer, and doesn’t injure the Steelhead and Salmon Smolt that we catch. I’m personally a fan of barbless hooks for Trout. Tons of Trout are caught so it’s not a big deal to lose a few. This in an excellent trip to introduce kids into river Trout fishing.

We are offering all inclusive, guided Trout Fishing Trips for the Full Day for $350 ( $50 Discount for Summer) and the evening “Hatch Master’s Special, evening dry fly Trout fishing trip. (4pm – 9pm) for $250 – Evening Trips.
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Michigan Fishing Reports – Updated Steelhead Fishing Reports for Michigan’s Muskegon River, Pere Marquette, and Big Manistee. (231) 519-7348

We are starting to see good numbers of Spring Steelhead throughout the Muskegon, Pere Marquette, and Big Manistee, and Grand Rivers. Longer daylight, warmer weather, and perfect water levels, have all made for excellent steelhead fishing conditions. Spring Steelhead fishing should remain excellent for the next several weeks.

Both Fly Fishing and spinning gear have been very productive for Spring Steelhead. Fly Fishing with Stone flies, egg patterns, and green caddis have all be very productive. Float fishing with spinning tackle has also been excellent. Trout Beads and small, natural spawn sacks have all been working well, catching a good mix of steelhead, rainbow trout, brown trout, and an occasional walleye. Visit our Rates tab to Book an adventure now!

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Chrome is here! Starting to see good numbers of Steelhead behind the spawning salmon.

Michigan Fishing Reports – Updated Steelhead Fishing Reports for Michigan’s Muskegon River, Pere Marquette, and Big Manistee. (231) 519-7348

Steelhead fishing is starting to kick into high gear! The Big Manistee and the Muskegon River are now both starting to get fishable numbers of Michigan Steelhead. King salmon are heavily spawning and salmon eggs make for easy meals for Fall Steelhead. Look for Steelhead to be most active behind the table top spawning flats with Kings on gravel. Both Trout and Steelhead actively feed on eggs and nymphs being spawning Chinook Salmon.

Most effective patterns for Steelhead have been Trout beads that resemble King Salmon eggs. Natural colored beads seem to be working the best lately with the clear water conditions. Spawn sacks, crank baits, and swung flies all work well for Steelhead during the fall months, Look for lots of chrome Steelhead entering the river during the next significate rain. The last week of October is always the best steelhead fishing of the year for the Muskegon River. Leaf season is also over so steelhead fishing is much easier now, most of the leaves have passed through.

Fat and Sassy! Larger Steelhead this season. Big Kings and Big Steelhead. Looking forward to more silver fish. Michigan Fishing Reports

Bead fishing for Michigan Fall Steelhead has been excellent! More Steelhead entering the river daily. Michigan Fishing Reports

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