Fishing Reports

Pere Marquette River fishing reports for trout, salmon, and steelhead by the guides from Baldwin Bait & Tackle.

November 14, 2022

The shop hours are 8am to 6pm daily....we will be closed for the gun opener (11/15). Good luck to the Deer hunters and be safe! There are plenty of fish around and throughout the system.  For the most part fishing has been good!...

March 15, 2022

Old pic, new reminder!! The Steelhead bag limit is reduced on the Pere Marquette (As well as several other rivers.) to 1 fish per angler, per day starting today, March 15th, thru May 15th! To be clear, the flies only is still catch and release....

September 29, 2022

If a picture speaks a thousand words; I'm goanna go ahead and speak just a few with a bit of a photo dump from this past week and that's just a sampling of what's been going on. ? You'll need to read my last report...

June 17, 2021

Shop Hours 8am – 6pm everyday or Shop On-Line anytime at BBT On-Line Store The Pere Marquette River is fishing well right now day and night.  The river temps have cooled down, but the water is still very clear.  We had to take a small break...

March 11, 2020

03/11/2020 Update! Man this water up here looks awesome!!! (Not kidding, we love big flows and the clarity is good!) There’s a lot more water flowing in from the Baldwin right now than there is from the mainstream above it. In case you’re wondering what...

April 14, 2022

Current shop hours are 8am to 6pm seven days a week!  The shop WAS stuffed with inventory…including flies, rods, waders and all terminal tackle.  Unfortunately, we are STILL waiting for some items/inventory/flies that we ordered in October…go figure!!!!  We are doing our best and...

March 24, 2024

Hey guys, just a quick one from me as it's been a while and, quite frankly, I've been trying to hold off for better news. The stuff that you need to know is that the water is basically low and clear again and there...

June 16, 2023

Shop Hours are 8am to 6pm Daily I have been dragging my feet to publish an updated report...Fishing has been decent, but not great.  We experienced both ends of the spectrum since my last report.  Excellent action to a very slow bite at times.  The...

October 14, 2020

Our shop hours will be changing from 7am to 7pm daily to 8am to 6pm daily on Sunday the 18th. Also, our annual Fall PM River Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday the 24th, please save the date and join us; more details to follow,...

March 16, 2019

The Pere Marquette is currently out of the banks in places following thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday. Snow and colder temps are helping in slowing the amount of run off and the river should be at a better level in a couple of days. You...