Fishing Reports

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

May 30, 2023

Well, once again, you'll have to forgive me as I've let social media take place of writing here for the most part for a while, but I do have a some things to share here that haven't already been seen there. 🤪 For those of...

May 23, 2023

Shop Hours are 8am to 6pm Daily I want to thank everyone that participated in our Spring River Clean-Up and few weeks ago!!!  We had a great turn out and picked up tons of trash.  The river is a much better place thanks to your...

May 4, 2023

Shop Hours 8am - 6pm Daily We will be hosting our Spring Clean-Up this Saturday...Please help us keep our amazing resource "Wild & Scenic"!  Every little bit counts towards good river karma.  Plan on meeting at the shop at 9am, select sections and then divide...

May 3, 2023

REMINDER! PLEASE JOIN US THIS SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 at 9am for BBT’s 26th annual spring river cleanup!! We will meet at the shop, hand out garbage bags and pick beats to cover as much river as we can. As always, we will provide free...

April 24, 2023

Well... I'm just gonna start off with WOW, what a great season! Lots of great clients, lots of great group trips and a whole lotta fun... I had a couple of unplanned days off due to cancellations as did some others, but for the...

April 10, 2023

Shop Hours are 7am to 6pm Daily!!! Things have been crazy busy!  I would like to thank all of our clients and customers for keeping us busy!  Without you we would not be here, so THANK YOU!!!  We are on the down slide of the...

April 2, 2023

Shop Hours are 7am – 6pm Daily!!! The river rose quickly after Thursday nights/Friday mornings rain, but it's starting to level out in the upper sections.  It might take a day to level off in the middle and lower river?  Plus, there is a good...

March 30, 2023

Hey guys, I'm gonna make this one short and sweet due to some time constraints... I've been on a work hard play hard bender and burning that proverbial candle at both ends as has pretty much everyone involved in our operation. (Big shout out...

March 21, 2023

Shop Hours are 7am - 6pm Daily!!! It's been another good week on the river!!!  The weather was great, but then it was terrible over the weekend.  We did get some rain Thursday afternoon and through the night.  It bumped the water level and shuffled...

March 18, 2023

I haven't been upriver since my last report so I’m going to rely on John’s last report for details on flies, etc.… I’ve been running a little further downstream with floats & beads doing well most days. 10-12mm in the various forms of green...