Steelhead fishing on the Pere Marquette River has started to slow down with the recent high water.  A majority of the fish that were left in the system have now spawned and headed out to the Lake.  You can still find a few fish throughout the river and I’m sure we will still see a few new ones around.  The river itself has dropped in level. It’s still holding decent color the lower you go in the system. The upper stretches are starting to clear.  Last week’s fishing was a little tougher at the beginning of the week with winter showing itself once again. Water temps dropped and by the end of the week, the water warmed up and fishing became pretty decent.  Flies that seemed to turn their heads were Salmon Parr and Alevin patterns along with smaller Egg-Sucking Leeches, Grapefruit Nuke Egg’s, and Chartreuse Nuke Egg’s.  On the swing Baitfish patterns, small Sculpins, along with Firecracker and Low-Water Leech patterns.