Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly Road Forest road crossing, upper river | Bridge crossing | 46.37646, -89.68918 | Upper-river crossing above the Ottawa National Forest reach. |
| 2 | Copps Mine Road (upper crossing) Forest road crossing | Bridge crossing | 46.43019, -89.68154 | Two crossings on this sheet carry the same road name; this is the upstream one. |
| 3 | Copps Mine Road (lower crossing) Forest road crossing | Bridge crossing | 46.44513, -89.69421 | Two crossings on this sheet carry the same road name; this is the downstream one. |
| 4 | White Pine Subdivision Road crossing | Bridge crossing | 46.54672, -89.77750 | |
| 5 | Lepisto Falls Waterfall on the main stem | Dam / hazard | 46.65864, -89.94025 | The first of the named falls on the lower river. Not a runnable drop. |
| 6 | Iagoo Falls Waterfall on the main stem | Dam / hazard | 46.66202, -89.94172 | Not a runnable drop. |
| 7 | South Boundary Road Porcupine Mountains park road crossing | Bridge crossing | 46.69579, -89.97414 | The park-road crossing at the head of the gorge reach. |
| 8 | Nawadaha Falls Waterfall in the gorge | Dam / hazard | 46.69961, -89.97345 | First of the three gorge falls below South Boundary Road. Not a runnable drop. |
| 9 | Manido Falls Waterfall in the gorge | Dam / hazard | 46.70403, -89.97068 | Not a runnable drop. |
| 10 | Manabezho Falls Waterfall in the gorge | Dam / hazard | 46.70750, -89.97180 | Last of the gorge falls above the Lake Superior mouth. Not a runnable drop. |
| 11 | Presque Isle Rustic Campground Michigan DNR · Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park | Campsite | 46.70594, -89.97988 | Rustic campground at the river mouth, inside the state park. |
| 12 | USGS 04032150 — Presque Isle River Live stage and discharge | USGS gauge | 46.69609, -89.97399 | Placed on the roster gauge coordinate, which falls on the centreline at the South Boundary Road crossing. |
Gauge: USGS 04032150 — PRESQUE ISLE RIVER NEAR CONNORVILLE, MI. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Steelhead
Regulations: www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/fishing/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Connorville area forest-road crossings - access at and near the gauge in the Ottawa National Forest.
Presque Isle Scenic Area in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park - the falls, the mouth and the Lake Superior reach.
South Boundary Road access - park-road access to the lower river above the falls.
Forest Road 400 crossings - middle-river walk-in access.
Marenisco area on the upper river - roadside access near the headwaters.
Steiger Creek and other tributary crossings - small-stream brook trout access.
Black River Harbor area to the west - a nearby alternative when the Presque Isle is running high.
Spring: heavy snowmelt through May, with the steelhead run below the falls the main event.
Summer: settled flows, brook trout above the falls and smallmouth in the warmer middle reaches.
Fall: a second steelhead run below the falls and excellent trout fishing above as the water cools.
Winter: deep snow, limited road access and effectively no angling on the upper river.