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Artificial Lures Water — Pere Marquette River, Michigan
Also called Gleason's to Rainbow Rapids, The lure water.
Gleason's Landing to Rainbow Rapids.15 NHD reaches, 18.7 miles of drawn channel — side channels and braids included, so more than the distance downriver. Nearest reporting gauge 19.6 miles away.
Open in BirdTroutThe line is the water this name refers to, drawn from the NHD reaches it resolves to; the dots are the nearest gauges reporting water temperature, coloured by what they read now.
What it is
The ten and a half miles below the flies-only water, from Gleason's Landing down to Rainbow Rapids. Bigger water, floated more than waded, and open to any artificial lure rather than flies alone.
Artificial lures only. Late April to August: two trout or salmon, no more than one brown 18 inches or over and no more than one rainbow, and no harvest of fish between 14 and 18 inches. September to late April: one rainbow trout of 10 inches or greater.
Where it is
- From
- Gleason's Landing (43.8825, -85.9301)
- To
- Rainbow Rapids (43.9258, -86.0191)
| Access | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sulak - Upper Branch | boat launch | 2.1 mi |
| Reed Lake | boat launch | 2.9 mi |
Distance from the centre of the mapped reach, not along the road.
Regulations on this stretch
Artificial lures only. Late April to August: two trout or salmon, no more than one brown 18 inches or over and no more than one rainbow, and no harvest of fish between 14 and 18 inches. September to late April: one rainbow trout of 10 inches or greater.
Rules change every year and the posted signs are the authority, not this page. Check the current Michigan regulations before you fish. Where this stretch sits inside a larger river, that river's general regulations apply everywhere this stretch's do not.
Best times
Steelhead through the winter and spring; resident browns take streamers through the summer.
Live water temperature
| Gauge | Distance | Now |
|---|---|---|
| L Manistee R At Nine Mile Bridge Nr Freesoil, Mi | 19.6 mi | 54.5 °F |
| Pine River At High School Bridge Nr Hoxeyville, Mi | 22.7 mi | 51.3 °F |
| Manistee River Near Wellston, Mi | 24.8 mi | 62.6 °F |
Live from USGS — the number above is current rather than whenever the page was written. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away: the distance column is there so you can discount it.
Fly shops nearby
- Pere Marquette River Lodge — 6.1 mi
- Ed's Sport Shop — 6.4 mi
- Baldwin Bait & Tackle — 6.5 mi
- Johnson's Pere Marquette Lodge — 6.8 mi
- Schmidt Outfitters — 21.7 mi
- Andy's Tackle Box — 27.8 mi
Straight-line distance from the centre of the mapped reach.
Sources for the name
BirdTrout did not name this water. 2 independent sources below use the name, and it ships only because more than one of them does.
- flyshop Baldwin Bait & Tackle
- guide On The Fly Guide Service
The river this is part of
Pere Marquette River — live temperature, regulations and access