Northern Rivers Outfitters

Northern Rivers Outfitters Northern michigan fly fishing and spin tackle outfitter. Come visit our site and book a trip with us today to become part of the NRO family!

Providing guide services to the Pere Marquette, manistee, White, and Muskegon rivers
Contact us at 616-295-8373 or on our contact us page on the website: https://northernriversoutfitters.com/contact Northern Rivers Outfitters is a Guided Fishing Outfitter based primarily on the Pere Marquette River in Baldwin, MI. NRO owns 5 federal tags so our guides can bring you to premier fishing waters to giv

e you a world class fishing experience! NRO also services the Big Manistee River, Muskegon River, and White River, along with summer time Lake Michigan Salmon Charters. northernriversoutfitters.com

The dry fly fishing has been šŸ‘ŒšŸ» hit us up and get on our calendar! 6162958373
05/28/2026

The dry fly fishing has been šŸ‘ŒšŸ» hit us up and get on our calendar! 6162958373

Looking for your next guided trout fishing trip?? Northern Rivers Outfitters is offering $75 off for all hex hatch trips...
05/20/2026

Looking for your next guided trout fishing trip?? Northern Rivers Outfitters is offering $75 off for all hex hatch trips throughout the summer that are booked over this memorial day weekend!
Summer trout fishing provides a ton of fun for our anglers with a wide variety in tactics used keeping your day out with us versatile and extremely informative. Youā€™ll come out of your guide trip with a ton more skills put in your fishing toolbox. Summertime guided trout fishing trips include tactics such as Rapala throwing for aggressive browns, streamer fishing, nymphing, dry fly casting, and mousing! The summertime hex hatch trips remains one of the premier fishing ā€˜seasonsā€™ anglers can experience throughout the year, along with spring steelhead season and fall salmon season. Trout fishing conditions continue improving as the evening insect activity increases and the trout settle into their normal predictable summer feeding patterns. Guided fishing trips with NRO continue to provide excellent opportunities for anglers targeting their trophy brown trout! Come target your trophy brown and call us today! 616-295-8373
Read Leoā€™s river report below!

NRO Guide, Leo Cookā€™s 5.20.26 Trout Fishing Report:
Hey Guys hope all is well! Coming at you with a quick river report as I have been on enjoying the Pere Marquette.
It was a tougher first few weeks of trout opener due to the full fish from the high waters we had early spring, as well as the colder nights but that has all changed now, and we finally turned a corner! The fishing has been great for me this last week. Iā€™ve been mixing it up based on conditions. While its been overcast and rainy, Iā€™d focus on streamers and Rapalas during the day and then enjoy some dry fly fishing and mousing during the evenings. As far as bugs go, we are seeing Hendrickson, Sulphurā€™s, Drakes, and Yellow Stone flies. Pretty much the next month and a half is game on with dries! If you want a hex hatch date for the 2nd half of June I would get on it sooner rather than later as Iā€™m starting to fill in. Give us a shout to get on the water and enjoy the Pere Marquette River. Tight lines,
Leo

Check out some of our website resources we have available for water levels and fly hatch calendars! https://northernriversoutfitters.com/resources/

NRO Updates: Kam and I are heading to AK for the summer in just a few more weeks. There are still a few weeks available for this 2026 season if any of our clients have interest in coming to fish with us! DM me or call me for more details. We are at Naknek River Camp in King Salmon AK, our lodge is actually located right inside Katmai National Park. Come visit us!!

In honor of Memorial Day, for our Veterans, $75 off for all trips booked over the holiday weekend for the summer trout ...
05/18/2026

In honor of Memorial Day, for our Veterans, $75 off for all trips booked over the holiday weekend for the summer trout season trips! Call us at 6162958373

Love NRO

Peak Hendrickson and Hex hatch availability still open! Call us today to get on our books and have a chance at some of t...
05/13/2026

Peak Hendrickson and Hex hatch availability still open! Call us today to get on our books and have a chance at some of the Pere Marquettes thrilling Trout! Be sure to share with us if you'd also like to try some mousing!
616-295-8373

Itā€™s been a incredible week in the Pere Marquette national forest! Steelhead run is still strong, trout fishing is great...
04/26/2026

Itā€™s been a incredible week in the Pere Marquette national forest! Steelhead run is still strong, trout fishing is great and the turkeys are gobbling! We have openings for both turkey hunts and trout/ steelhead combo trips. Give us a call!

4.21.26 River report / Trout Season officially hereHey Guys, Hope all is well. It has been a heck of a steelhead season ...
04/21/2026

4.21.26 River report / Trout Season officially here

Hey Guys,
Hope all is well. It has been a heck of a steelhead season on the Pere Marquette River with lots of rain. The river is finally level off and actually dropping nicely in the upper sections with a nice tea stain to the water. There are still some steelhead around, but are thinning out as we end the season of an incredible spring steelhead run. I will be guiding for steelhead for a few more days and then switching over to start up trout season on the Pere Marquette river! The trout are fat and happy right now, gorging on steelhead eggs and salmon fry. Im looking forward to this transition from steelhead to trout this year. Last years trout season was epic and from this year should be as well. Streamers and lure fishing will be great through the rest of April and into May. We should start to see excellent dry fly fishing going into the middle of May and all the way through June. See our resource we have on the website for people to use to see the dry fly hatching seasons by river. The pager outlines what flies are hatching when to give anglers an idea on what they should be mimicking. Give us a call to get on the books for trout season! 616-295-8373.
Please be careful floating or wading still as a lot of sections still are extremely high and there are sections with new trees and debris blocking passage. Good luck and hope to see you out on the water! Tight lines Leo

Kam and I have donated a trip to be included in this years 3 trip fundraiser for the Fishing with Veterans event in Holl...
04/21/2026

Kam and I have donated a trip to be included in this years 3 trip fundraiser for the Fishing with Veterans event in Holland. To buy raffle tickets call or email Traci (email/cell # in the picture). The raffle winner WINS ALL 3 TRIPS! Over a $2300 value! The raffle winner does NOT have to be at the event to win. If you love to fish like we do please buy these raffle tickets and support a wonderful cause!!

Special thanks to all our Veterans! ā¤ļø We appreciate all youā€™ve done and given to this country!

NRO family! One of our guides wives is an INCREDIBLE professional photographer if you are ever in need of amazing photos...
04/13/2026

NRO family! One of our guides wives is an INCREDIBLE professional photographer if you are ever in need of amazing photos! Check out her website at: https://allisonwrightstudios.com/portfolio

She is offering her services for any guided trips if we have clients interested in some professional pictures on the water! She tags along behind in her kayak to get fun, unique, action shots during your trips! Call us to add this to your trip! 616-295-8373

Pere Marquette fly fishing river update 4/11/26: Fishing has been great the last couple days, lots of fish throughout th...
04/11/2026

Pere Marquette fly fishing river update 4/11/26:
Fishing has been great the last couple days, lots of fish throughout the river. In the fly water, fry patterns and egg patterns have worked well. Look for gravel or dark water in between. Water levels are still on the high side so be careful when wading. We went mid-river today and floated some beads and the action was stellar. Ive got my favorites but really anything on the chartreuse was on fire today. If you know where the gravel sections are you should be able to find the fish. Of course mid river is pretty dirty but the fish don't seem to mind it. Those fat brown trout are on the prowl for a tasty meal and are pound for pound with they fights they give as well as the steelhead.
Get out and enjoy the rivers!
Andy

Check out our website for more information! www.northernriversoutfitters.com or call us to come out and book a trip with us! 616-295-8373. We still have a few more good weeks of prime steelhead fishing!

For our NRO family-Posting early to give everyone an opportunity to get one of these dates! We have a handful of fall sa...
04/07/2026

For our NRO family-
Posting early to give everyone an opportunity to get one of these dates! We have a handful of fall salmon season dates still open- typically salmon clientele are repeat year after year so get on these while you can! Call 616-295-8373 to book :)
Our open September dates are:
September 1-8 (Primarily hot and tot casting in the lower waters. Catching a salmon on a hot and tot is an absolute riot!), September 13, 16, 17, and 20th
Our open October dates are: October 2nd, 4-8, and 11-30th

We still have a few more weeks of spring steelhead season- lots of availability left if you'd like to get your fix! Fishing has been epic.

Summer trout season is nearing in and some very large residents have been getting seen lately. We offer lots of variety to catch these large residents throughout the summer.

-NRO

Good Morning and Happy Easter from NRO! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for following us and being part of the N...
04/05/2026

Good Morning and Happy Easter from NRO! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for following us and being part of the NRO family!!
Spring showers bring bright steelhead they say! The water levels have been high! Safety is the number one priority if you go out on your own. Our guides have been diligent with where to bring our clients as the wading conditions are very dicey with the high water. The constant rain seems a bit frustrating at times right now, but in reality this could be a blessing for the trout season. We have been in a multi year drought so these nice higher water levels are key to the resident fish that live here, as well as pushing lots of nice spawners into the river system and keeping them fresh. That being said with the high water levels, I have been pleasantly surprised with the visibility remaining fairly ok! We have been getting lots of action of chartreuse eggs, mega fry, and egg sucking leaches in colors black and purple. There have been an excellent number of spawners up in the river this year! Even in these high water levels the number of fish caught and fish we are hooking into has been very high. Its been an excellent spring season for getting into the nice resident browns as well! Clients may be here for Spring Steelhead, and the action has certainly been here, but landing one of the Pere Marquetteā€™s brown trout over 18in is always an added win for the day!
Hit us up to join into the spring action! We still have lots of availability including weekend dates! The PM Steelhead season should still be going strong for another few weeks here so get in while you can! Also donā€™t be afraid to get on our books early for summer trout season! I have been seeing lots of very nice residents that would love to eat some streamers and mice this summer! Summer we offer a lot of flexibility in booking options depending on what you are looking for.
As always- be safe out there- safety is the name of the game! Call to book your next trip at 616-295-8373!
Tight lines, Leo

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