Great Lakes
Pere Marquette River
Live Conditions
Pere Marquette River — Pere Marquette River at Scottville, MI
7-Day Flow
↓ Falling
24-Hr Pressure
29.55 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☀️Clear sky
78° / 45°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
78° / 46°
Thu
☁️Overcast
81° / 53°
Fri
🌧️Rain
69° / 59°
0.25"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
Weather by Open-Meteo · No API key · Updated every 30 min
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🪰 Hatch Calendar
Pere Marquette River · June · Early Summer
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SULPHURS at peak (size 16-18) evenings. Caddis all day. Light Cahills. Late month: HEX hatch — the PM's claim to dry-fly fame for trophy browns.
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About Pere Marquette River
The Pere Marquette is a federally designated Wild and Scenic River and Michigan's most celebrated steelhead fishery. Wild brown trout and steelhead share cold, clear water from Baldwin to Lake Michigan. The fly-only catch-and-release section from M-37 to Gleason's Landing is world-class. Fall and spring steelhead runs draw anglers from across the country. Note: Michigan does NOT have a blanket wild steelhead release requirement — unlike Pacific Northwest states, bag limits apply to all rainbow/steelhead regardless of fin condition.
Regulations
Federal Wild and Scenic River. C&R artificials-only section: M-37 bridge downstream to Gleason's Landing. 2024 NRC amendment reduced steelhead bag limits on the PM — verify current limits in Michigan DNR guide. Michigan does NOT require releasing wild steelhead. Michigan Fishing License required ($27 resident / $77 non-resident). Season opens last Saturday of April for trout; steelhead year-round on designated sections.