 
We are a full time, year around fly fishing guide service on the Pere Marquette and surrounding rivers. We can do this because the rivers in this area stay warm enough to be ice
free in the winter and cool enough to sustain trout in the summer. In addition to trout, we do guide for some warm water
species such as smallmouth bass and pike. Here is a general idea of the seasons:
Spring: In the spring, we have strong runs of migratory steelhead in the Pere Marquette and Muskegon Rivers. Steelhead are great fish that fight hard and are very beautiful. Peak season for these battlers is from March 1-May 1. Through the month of May, the streamer fishing for resident brown trout and remnant steelhead is very good as well. Through the summer, trout fishing is the draw. Impressive hexagenia and other drake hatches occur through June. During late summer, the Pere Marquette produces good trout on terrestrials during the day and lunker trout on mouse patterns at night. Smallmouth bass fishing on the Muskegon River system is very good and is also an option. King salmon arrive in late summer. The Pere Marquette has a famous salmon run and it brings anglers from around the country to fish this fabled stream. Peak season is from September 1-November 1. If you have never caught a big fish, king salmon are a great way to start! Fall is one of our personal favorite times to fish. We enjoy swinging large streamers to hard hitting chrome steelhead, fresh from Lake Michigan. We pursue these fish all through winter, and they litterally bring customers in from all over the world. Late fall and early winter is peak time when swinging flies for steelhead. This type of fly fishing results in very aggressive strikes from these large, predatory fish. One of those most exciting ways to fish for steelhead! |
