With the flip of the calendar, a look at the fall color in the trees and chrome in the water- the only thing wrong is we only have four weeks to enjoy what the month has to offer. October Fly Fishing in Northern Michigan is one of my favorite months to fish. Cool mornings, clear days […]
Now that the equinox has passed and we are fast approaching October the weather feels a little nicer than normal. Salmon fishing is taking precedent on local rivers like the Betsie and Manistee with good numbers of King/Chinook Salmon in both of them. Last week’s rain moved some fish around and they are scattered throughout […]
It’s really starting to feel like September with cool weather in the a.m. and warm weather in the afternoon – lots of clothing layers are being shed throughout the day. Salmon continue to be the primary target of anglers fishing in the region. Most area rivers like the Betsie and Manistee have decent numbers of […]
It still feels like summer with the warm weather but temps more fall-like are forecast for later in the week. Salmon fly fishing has taken most of the notice of anglers lately as the runs in the Betsie and Manistee Rivers have been good this year. Those of you that have been out know that […]
Now that Labor Day is behind us, the kids are in school and the salmon are in the rivers, it’s time to look forward to a long fall season of fly fishing. While summer-like temps are usual throughout September, the cool summer brought the salmon closer to river mouths and into rivers much earlier this […]
It appears that Summer has started again with warmer temperatures and plenty of sunlight. These conditions have been good for the trout fishing on the Manistee and Boardman as terrestrials thrive in these conditions. Hoppers, ants, beetles and foam and rubber leg attractors are the ticket for those fishing on top. Windy conditions can make […]
Trout fishing has been consistent these past weeks as water temps have been much cooler than normal for this time of year due to the mild air temperatures. The Trico hatch has been going a little later in the morning on the upper Manistee River once the sun gets higher and warms things up a […]
Now that August is here, it is full-on terrestrial fishing for trout. Water temps are cooler than normal for this time of the year on the Manistee and Boardman River and the fish are happy. The clear water and bright skies are making it tougher than normal, but there are still some trout around to […]
As much as we appreciate the cooler weather this past week, it takes a little while for the fish to get use to the change in water temps. Cooler water temps are good for the fish and after a day or two off relative consistent weather they are happy and playing our game again. The […]
Some hot weather has been with us all week making the mornings and evenings the best time to be on the water – river or lake. The lack of cloud cover has really made a difference on the trout rivers making the low light periods the best time to fish. It also happens to be […]
The trout fishing is in a traditional period right now – it is no longer matching the hatch in the evening and into darkness. There are some bugs emerging on the Manistee and Boardman rivers but sporadically – look for Isonychias, Light Cahills, Little Yellow Sallie Stones, BWOs, Gray Drakes (Boardman). The best hatches seem […]
The late start and odd month of bugs and weather of June is spilling over in to July and we are still experiencing some bugs on the water and match-the-hatch dry fly fishing. The Upper Manistee and Boardman both have some Hex bugs coming off on them but the section of river and even bend […]
