Well, as most of you know, we are in a State of Emergency up here and throughout all of Michigan.  With significant amounts of rain last weekend and throughout the week, the Pere Marquette River has become dangerously high.  Due to the high water, I cancelled most of the week.  We called an audible a the end of the week and fished some clients for bass and pike on their club’s property.  That was a lot of fun and the fishing was rather good. With the above normal water temps, the Bass and Pike were very active.  On Monday as the water was on the rise, the Pere Marquette River was coming up fast.  The water was still in decent shape in the upper stretches and surprisingly clear.  The water temps on the river were warm for this time of the year, and the Steelhead and Trout fishing was really good.  It was almost as if those fish knew what was coming.  The Steelhead that had been in the system for a while knew it was time to feed and head back out.  As, the high-water drops will see if the deck was re-stacked and if we received another push of Steelhead.  I would imagine the water levels will start to drop slowly. We might have some more rain and storms tonigh night and into Saturday morning.  The level of the river will depend on what we see for rain tonight.  As far as fishing goes, wading is out of the question. You can stand on or near the banks, but the flows are fast.  If in a boat, I would use extreme caution if going out and be familiar with the stretch you are in.