pere-marquette-river

Pere Marquette River is a river in Michigan.

It ranks #2 among the 11 waters of Michigan in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Also called PM and The PM.

Fished for trout, steelhead and salmon.

Species: steelhead, brown trout, rainbow trout and salmon.

USGS GNIS record: 1621211.

Stretches: Flies-Only Water.

Access points: Gleason's Landing, M-37 Bridge, Rainbow Rapids, Bowman Bridge, Forks, Indian Bridge, Maple Leaf Access, Upper Branch Bridge and Sulak.

Green Cottage (access). It is fishable. Named access site per midcurrent; position along the river not stated. Single fly source.

Lower Branch Bridge (access). It is launchable.

It is upstream of Maple Leaf Access.

Walhalla Bridge (access). It is launchable. Also called Walhalla.

It is upstream of Indian Bridge.

72nd Street (access). It is fishable. Popular access near Baldwin; hike down to the flies-only water (diyflyfishing). Also called 72nd Street access.

It is on the stretch Flies-Only Water.

Custer (access). It is launchable. End of trailstotrout's float table.

Old US-31 (access). It is fishable. Downstream end of the last gear-legal reach in midcurrent's list.

Reek Road (access). It is fishable. midcurrent reach boundary. Not in the trailstotrout float table, so its position among Sulak..Custer is not established.

Taylor Road (access). It is fishable. Also called Taylor Road access.

Float: Upper Branch Bridge to Lower Branch Bridge, from Upper Branch Bridge to Lower Branch Bridge, 3.1 miles.

Float: Lower Branch Bridge to Maple Leaf Access, from Lower Branch Bridge to Maple Leaf Access, 3.7 miles.

Float: Sulak to Upper Branch Bridge, from Sulak to Upper Branch Bridge, 2.7 miles.

Float: Maple Leaf Access to Walhalla Bridge, from Maple Leaf Access to Walhalla Bridge, 3.6 miles.

Float: M-37 to Gleason's Landing (flies-only water), from M-37 Bridge to Gleason's Landing, 8.4 miles.

Float: Forks to M-37, from Forks to M-37 Bridge, 0.7 miles.

Float: Gleason's Landing to Bowman Bridge, from Gleason's Landing to Bowman Bridge, 2.6 miles.

Float: Indian Bridge to Custer, from Indian Bridge to Custer, 2.4 miles.

Float: Bowman Bridge to Rainbow Rapids, from Bowman Bridge to Rainbow Rapids, 7.3 miles.

Float: Rainbow Rapids to Sulak, from Rainbow Rapids to Sulak, 3.1 miles.

Float: Walhalla Bridge to Indian Bridge, from Walhalla Bridge to Indian Bridge, 5.5 miles.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: diyflyfishing.com (retrieved 2026-10-20), MidCurrent, nationalriversproject.com, naturenearby.org and Trails to Trout (retrieved 2026-10-20).

Hatches

Gray Drake

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/21-6/15

Chart dates 5/20-7/7; dark; hooks #10-14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Black Quill

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/27-6/7

Chart dates 5/24-7/12; 1pm-4pm; hooks #12, 14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Tan Caddis

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak uncertain.

Chart dates 5/1-7/31; 4pm-dark; hooks #14-16. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Cream Sedge

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 7/14-21

Chart dates 6/25-7/31; hooks #8, 10. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Giant Stonefly(Salmonfly)

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 6/1-7/7

Chart dates 5/1-8/30; any time; hooks #2-8. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Brown Drake

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 6/7-14

Chart dates 6/1-6/30; 8pm-midnight; hooks #10, 12. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Blue-winged Olive

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching, peak
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/7-31 and 7/7-8/7

Chart dates 5/1-8/31; noon-3pm; hooks #18-22. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Yellow Sally

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/28-6/21 and 7/1-7/14

Chart dates 5/24-8/15; afternoons; hooks #14-18. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Ants

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching, peak
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 7/1-8/15

Chart dates 6/10-8/30; day, evening; hooks #8, 10. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Tiny White-winged Black(Trico)

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching, peak
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 7/21-8/7

Chart dates 6/1-8/21; 6am-10am; hooks #22-26. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Mahogony Dun

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 6/1-7

Chart dates 5/1-7/31; 10am-4pm; hooks #10-12. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Crickets

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Chart dates 7/1-8/21; any time; hooks #8-12. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Giant Michigan Mayfly(Hex, Michigan Caddis)

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 6/21-7/7

Chart dates 5/1-7/10; 10pm-4am; hooks #4-8. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Grasshoppers

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching, peak
  9. Sep hatching
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 7/15-8/30

Chart dates 7/1-9/15; day; hooks #6-14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Hendrickson

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/1-7

Chart dates 5/1-5/31; 10am-4pm; hooks #12, 14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Pale Evening Dun

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/25-6/15

Chart dates 5/20-6/30; 8pm-midnight; hooks #14-18. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

March Brown

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Chart dates 5/20-6/20; noon-4pm; hooks #12-14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Little Black Caddis

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/1-14

Chart dates 4/20-7/31; noon-10pm; hooks #16-18. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Light Cahill

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching, peak
  8. Aug hatching
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 6/27-7/7 and 7/21-31

Chart dates 5/1-8/7; 2pm-10pm; hooks #12, 14. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Tiny Black Stonefly

Well sourced.

  1. Jan hatching
  2. Feb hatching
  3. Mar hatching
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Chart dates 1/1-5/30; noon-4pm; hooks #16-18. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Green Caddis(Green Rock Worm)

Well sourced.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr hatching
  5. May hatching, peak
  6. Jun hatching, peak
  7. Jul hatching
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

Peak: peak 5/21-6/14

Chart dates 4/21-7/30; 2pm-dark; hooks #10-18. Chart specific to the Pere Marquette.

Sources: Trails to Trout

Also named, timing not yet researched: Hendrickson / early hatches (diyflyfishing).

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.