As July comes to an end, the Trico and Terrestrial fishing for trout is going strong on the Manistee and Boardman rivers. The small Tricos have been keeping the trout active in most mid-mornings as both duns and spinners are on the water’s surface. While most of the fish taking notice are small brookies and […]
The dog-days of summer are upon us with warm weather and the Cherry Festival behind us. The trout fishing has been up and down. Tricos are becoming more reliable on the Manistee and Boardman Rivers and will build over the month offering dry fly fishing for those looking to hit the water in the a.m. These […]
With July upon us we are catching our breath from catching fish, lots of late nights and looking forward to what’s ahead. On the Trout Rivers and streams, the Hex hatch has been one of the better ones of recent years due to a long period of stable weather that concentrated the hatch. On the […]
The Hex bugs have taken the main stage for fly anglers right now as consistent and warm weather has made for good emergences and spinner falls on all the local rivers including the Au Sable, Manistee and Boardman Rivers. These nocturnal bugs get the attention of fish in that last half-hour of light and into […]
It’s mid-June – rods are rigged, anticipation brewing and bugs are popping. As we enter the “holy days” of trout dry fly fishing with big bugs make sure your box is full of a number of patterns if headed to the Manistee, AuSable or Boardman rivers. Grey Drakes, Brown Drakes, Mahoganies, Bat Flies, pseudocloeon (big […]
Other than a change in the weather, not a whole lot has changed on the local waters since last week’s report. After 10 days of warm days and nights, some cooler weather moved in the past week leaving the nights cooler than ideal for hatches and spinner falls on the Trout Rivers. Surface activity and […]
With Memorial Day behind us and a flip of the calendar to June, it’s time to welcome the big bugs on a trout stream near you. 10 days of near consistent (and nice) weather has helped to bring waters, hatches, and spawn cycles up to speed. This unusual streak of weather has also helped to […]
The week of high sun and warmer weather has done a good job of helping us to forget that it snowed just over a week ago. With the better weather the fishing has improved as the waters on both rivers and lakes have warmed up and the hatches on the local trout rivers are pretty […]
Mid May fishing has anglers headed to their favorite trout stream and river with spring-like weather and good water conditions. Hendricksons are still around but seem to be winding down; those armed with rusty spinners either late morning or in the evening might find themselves in a fun dry fly situation as the Hendricksons drop […]
Trout Season is now open throughout the state and it’s a good thing because the steelhead run is pretty much over. While a few fish remain in local rivers like the Manistee, Betsie and Boardman, quality steelhead fishing just isn’t around due in part to some nice weather, a lack of rain and possibly a […]
The steelhead fishing has been stagnant as the water levels have dropped and cleared with the lack of significant rain. A few fresh fish have moved into local rivers like the Manistee and Betsie but majority of the fish in the rivers are fish that have been in for a bit and are on and […]
It’s finally starting to feel like it did in March – that is “Spring like”. Warm weather has replaced two weeks of cold weather and the forecast is calling for more of it, thankfully. Water levels on the big Manistee River below Tippy Dam and the Betsie River have dropped to normal levels for this […]
