This Michigan fishing report provided by the guides at Indigo Guide Service, located in the middle of the Pere Marquette River between Ludington and Baldwin, just down the road from Barothy Lodge.

Go to the West Michigan Fishing Report to see what’s happening on our other area streams… Fresh Michigan steelhead with the Thanksgiving rain! Updated November 30th, 2009.

Water Conditions — Temps in the low 40’s, perfect.
USGS Real-Time Data for the Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Michigan

The rise in water last week following the rains around Thanksgiving brought in a nice batch of fresh steelhead.  The lower river that was getting pretty dry, as far as steelhead numbers is again fishing good.  You just can’t beat fresh, eager, naive steelhead.  We have had fish in the net taken on everything from Storm Hot N’ Tots, Berkley Gulp Alive (soft plastics), large tube streamers and giant nuke eggs.

With the cold turn in weather that is predicted we probably don’t have to much lower river fishing left before everything freezes from Indian Bridge to Ludington.

Indigo Guide Mark Knee with a Michigan steelhead from the Pere Marquette, Mark took the steelhead on a Berkley Gulp Alive yesterday afternoon.

Mark Knee with too many steelhead flies to choose from!

Pere Marquette River steelhead with a Grau's Tracer Bullet (giant nike egg).

Tying directions and recipe for the Grau’s Tracer Bullet…

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