Pere Marquette River Fishing Reports
General Pere Marquette River Area Fishing Information
The Pere Marquette River located in portions of Lake, Mason, Newaygo and Oceana counties, the Pere Marquette River system drains an area of approximately 740 square miles. Roughly 53 percent of the watershed is in Lake County. The mainstream starts at the confluence of the Middle Branch and Little South Branch, known as the "Forks" and flows in a westerly direction for approximately 67 miles to its mouth at Pere Marquette Lake, just south of the City of Ludington.
The Pere Marquette River has the reputation for being an outstanding steelhead and
brown trout stream as well as being extremely popular with canoeists. The many
outstanding natural values possessed by this river have resulted in 66.4 miles of the
mainstream being proposed for inclusion under the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(PL 90542).
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Pere Marquette River Area Map
Reports
Fishing between Mac/Lac is slim to none for salmon this week. Water levels are at their lowest for the summer and are not helping the kings get upstream and the outlook for rain will be awhile. Salmon need to feel the river current to find the river mouth. I look for salmon to be at their upstream peak in about three weeks depending on how much rain the Ludington area gets.
With recent rains and cooler weather we finally had a decent push of fish and the lower river is holding them nicely. These fish are big and hot and a real challenge to land in river. We're finding that fish often follow the baits right to the boat before they hit so keep on your toes all the time. Check out our
blog for some great tips and fun reading!
Kevin Morlock from Indigo Guide Service reports that Steelies are being caught in the PM River from Gleasons down to Scottville. They're also hitting on Slammers at the back end of PM Lake.
Decent catches of King Salmon on the Pere Marquette River at the twin bridges. Drifting spawn, tight-lining, and with Thundersticks.
The kings are starting to make the run up the river. The last report I had was that they were in front of the pierheads and in the river. The perch have gone away with the warmup. The forecast is for a North wind, so hopefully they'll come back in.
