Pere Marquette River Fishing Report

Here's what's happening in Northern Michigan

May 23, 2025

A BUMP IN THE WATER

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PERE MARQUETTE RIVER FISHING REPORT:
This week was a little tougher Trout fishing on the Pere Marquette River. We saw another good amount of rain earlier in the week. This rain brought the river up! We saw the river get dirtier the lower you went in the system. With this rain and big cold front that has landed on us, trout fishing has been tough. Water temps dropped a bunch with the air temps.  We spent the week streamer fishing as there wasn’t much for bugs or rising fish in the high cold water.  We did see a few Sulphur’s, along with some Drakes. Just need some warmer weather now to get the dry fly fishing going.  For Streamers, baitfish type patterns with some flash worked well. Good luck and have a great Holiday weekend!

PIC:  (Above) Mitch with a great Brown on a streamer from yesterday.

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LIVE FLY TYING WITH THE NORTHERN ANGLER:  If you missed it – I had the opportunity to head up to Traverse City to visit good friends Brian and Matt at The Northern Angler Fly Shop. Thanks to all who joined us on YouTube for the Live event. If you missed the live event, you can still watch the full video on the Northern Angler’s YouTube Page.
If you are ever in Northern Michigan stop by their shop and say “hi!” They have a great assortment of gear, tackle and fly tying materials. You can find them online at The Northern Angler

FLY OF THE MONTH

S.E. STREAMER

Watch Jeff tie the S.E. Streamer on his YouTube page https://youtu.be/GgbAVlXVxHI?si=NYvHGsGKNYQwASiW

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I am Jeff Hubbard. I grew up in West Michigan with a real love for the outdoors. After guiding in Alaska for a few years, I returned to my favorite rivers and streams, here in Michigan. Among these, the Pere Marquette River is my favorite by far. I have spent many years next to this great river in the town of Baldwin and have a great love for this great natural scenic river. I became a professional guide in 1998, and fishing still remains a real passion to me.

I’m a licensed USFS Special Use Permit holder and State of Michigan Permit holder.  This allows me to fish the whole water shed of the Pere Marquette River.  I am fully insured and CPR Certified. I run Full and Half Day Trips, Instructional, walk and wade, or float trips.

Always feel free to drop me a note if you have any questions or ideas!  Thank you for stopping by!