With the consistent rainfall and cooler temperatures over the last few days, we are starting to see better fish so November steelhead fishing will be good. Natural orange and yellow beads have been working, but float fishing around gravel has been the most productive.

Despite the recent rainfall, more rain is still needed to help the steelhead that are slowly trickling in to increase in volume and spread throughout the river system. Salmon are still around even though their numbers are starting to decline, but lots of their eggs continue to be found in various parts of the river.

Rainfall over the last couple of days has helped improve the water levels but impacted fishing conditions. The majority of king salmon are spawning now, so steelhead are starting to appear more frequently. There are a few kings still in holes that are biting skein and beads, but that fish activity should be done soon.

Salmon are still being found throughout the river system. I will start looking for steelhead on the Pere Marquette River in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Just as there are more colorful leaves appearing on trees along the Big Manistee River shoreline, the next couple of weeks will be busy with people enjoying the adventures of salmon fishing in northwestern Michigan. The first big push has arrived and lots of salmon can be found on gravel. Since the big spawning has […]

As Fall salmon season progresses, the upper Big Manistee near gravel is growing busier with more people venturing out to fish from boats, wading in the river, and along the shoreline. Although the water is low and clear due to lack of rain recently, new fish are navigating through the whole system. The majority of […]

Since salmon are still coming in from the Pere Marquette Lake, there are decent numbers being seen in Scottville and Custer sections of the river. Water is still really low and clear so it needs to rain soon. Crankbait continues to be successful in the morning, while skein and beads attract fish more during the […]

The Pere Marquette River saw water levels drop low and the water clear up this past week. Despite the forecast of sunshine and warm temperatures, hopefully rain will come soon. The numerous boats and people fishing along the shoreline have increased fishing pressure recently but there are small pods of fish moving through Scottville and […]

Over the course of this past week, water conditions changed due to water levels dropping and clearing. There are definitely some sections of the river that could use some rain. Fishing pressure increased over the weekend from everyone coming out to enjoy time on the Big Manistee River but are still getting good fishing results. […]

Fall salmon fishing is in full swing as cooler temps settled into northern Michigan. Salmon can be found throughout the whole Big Manistee River system. We are seeing fresh pushes of fish daily. The skein bite has been good throughout the entire day. The crankbait bite, on the other hand, has been producing in the […]