Freestone · Sand Gravel · Michigan

Pere Marquette River

Pere Marquette River venue image
Prime · Brown Trout
Hexagenia Dun · 4-8
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About as good as it gets
Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • Level0.37 mLast reading 9h ago
  • Water temp16.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
HD
Hexagenia Dun4-8
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.37 m
Last reading 9h ago
Water temp16.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather14°C
WindNE 7 km/h
Pressure1016 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead3.7 mm

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Ideal
16°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though insect activity could be better.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 5pm

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey

Hatch predictions

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Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · July highlighted
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Quill GordonHatch
2
2
Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2
Eastern March BrownHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Brown Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Michigan licence
  • The flies-only / gear-restricted water carries its own rules — verify with MI DNR
  • Introduced, harvestable sport fishery.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Little Manistee River
30 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Big Manistee River
43 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
White River
60 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Betsie River
74 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Muskegon River
76 km
Steelhead · Chinook salmon · Coho salmon
Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 90%
How the 85 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time75 × 13%9.8
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity54 × 12%6.5
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
Related guides
Euro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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