Michigan Flies

Rivers / Upper Peninsula

Presque Isle River

A western U.P. Lake Superior river holding brown, rainbow and lake trout with coho, pink and king salmon running after mid-August, and wild spring steelhead peaking April to early May with November fall fish. The USGS gauge near Connorville reports water temperature. No hatch chart was located.

Wakefield and the Porcupine Mountains, Gogebic Countyrunofflake superiorhatch offset +21 d
Find flies for JulyFull-year calendar

Fish by month

  1. Brown trout

    Per Bluffs Inn fishing page.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    unknown
    Confidence
    C
  2. Rainbow trout (resident)

    Per Bluffs Inn fishing page.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    unknown
    Confidence
    C
  3. Brook trout

    Inferred from the western U.P. brook/brown pattern.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    wild
    Confidence
    C
  4. Steelhead

    April to early May and November.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    wild
    Confidence
    B
  5. Coho salmon

    Lake-run fish after mid-August.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    unknown
    Confidence
    C
  6. Chinook salmon

    Lake-run fish after mid-August.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    unknown
    Confidence
    C
  7. Pink salmon

    Lake-run fish after mid-August; odd years strongest.

    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    Origin
    wild
    Confidence
    C

Hatching in July

Eggs in the drift

In July no eggs are in the drift here. Next up: Chinook salmon eggs. Spawning follows water temperature rather than the hatch offset, so these months do not shift.

  1. Chinook salmon eggsTie on Nuke Egg, Glo Bug, Scrambled Eggs
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Steelhead Orange, Sockeye, Salmon Egg, Flame
    Hooks
    #6–10
  2. Pink salmon eggsTie on Nuke Egg, Glo Bug
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Pink Lady, Shrimp Pink, Salmon Egg, Steelhead Orange
    Hooks
    #10–14
  3. Coho salmon eggsTie on Nuke Egg, Glo Bug, Scrambled Eggs
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Steelhead Orange, Sockeye, Salmon Egg, Egg
    Hooks
    #6–12
  4. Brown trout eggs (resident and lake-run)Tie on Nuke Egg, Glo Bug, Blood Dot Egg
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Steelhead Orange, Egg, Oregon Cheese
    Hooks
    #10–14
  5. Brook trout eggsTie on Micro Spawn (6 to 8 mm yarn egg)
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Oregon Cheese, Apricot, Peach
    Hooks
    #12–16
  6. Lake trout eggs
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Oregon Cheese, Pale Yellow, Apricot
    Hooks
    #10–12
  7. Steelhead eggsTie on Nuke Egg, Glo Bug, Sucker Spawn
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Apricot, Peach, Pale Yellow, Oregon Cheese, Light Pink
    Hooks
    #10–14
  8. Walleye eggsTie on Sucker Spawn, Y2K Egg, Micro Spawn (6 to 8 mm yarn egg)
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Pale Yellow, Cream, Light Gold
    Hooks
    #12–16
  9. White and longnose sucker eggsTie on Glo Bug, Sucker Spawn, Scrambled Eggs
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Pale Yellow, Cream, Light Gold, Peach
    Hooks
    #12–16
  10. Redhorse sucker eggsTie on Sucker Spawn, Scrambled Eggs
    1. J
    2. F
    3. M
    4. A
    5. M
    6. J
    7. J
    8. A
    9. S
    10. O
    11. N
    12. D
    July
    Not drifting
    Colors to fish
    Pale Yellow, Light Gold, Cream
    Hooks
    #12–14

DNR stocking

Michigan DNR Fish Stocking Database records since 1979 for Presque Isle River. 30 plants on record. Snapshot 2026-09-28. DNR “rainbow trout” of Michigan or Skamania strain are steelhead smolts. Open the DNR database.

Nothing stocked in the last five years. The fish in this water are wild or drop down from stocked reaches upstream.

Earlier plants, not stocked in the last five years

  1. Rainbow trout
    Years
    1984–2009
    Fish planted
    130,383
    Last plant
    May 5, 2009 · Presque Isle River
  2. Brook trout
    Years
    1993
    Fish planted
    15,035
    Last plant
    May 17, 1993 · Presque Isle River

Gear rules

Transcribed from the 2026 Michigan Fishing Regulations digest. Confirm with the DNR before fishing.

  1. Manabezho Falls to Lake Superior
    Tackle
    general
    Season
    All year
    Notes
    Type 3 (open all year; brook/brown 15 in, others 10 in).