Steelhead · Great Lakes

Pere Marquette

Baldwin, Michigan · USA

A free-flowing, wood-choked river with a long flies-only stretch through national forest.

Late Oct–Nov and Mar–Apr steelhead; Sep–Oct kings

Target species
Steelhead, chinook salmon, brown trout
Guide day rate
$400–700Full day, 1–2 anglers; higher in salmon seasonSource: pmlodge.comChecked October 2026
Trip style
DIY-friendly
Access
Wade & float
Public access
Good
Crowding
High
Difficulty
Intermediate
Fly into
GRR Grand Rapids1.5 hr

Getting there

Fly into GRR Grand Rapids, then 1.5 hr. About 97 miles (156 km) by road.

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