It has only been a few days since my last report but with the recent rains the river levels on the Manistee and Betsie have increased significantly changing the steelhead fishing conditions. Here in northern Michigan there is still plenty of snow around and air temperatures have dropped below freezing so look for things to […]
With March comes the longer days, a bit more sunshine, warmer weather and steelhead. Overnight temps are still well below freezing, but air temps have been inching up during the day and are forecast to continue – in step with the time of the year getting us closer to Spring conditions and more spring steelhead. […]
Winter continues to have a pretty good grip on the region despite some temporary thaws and the occasional mild day just before another round of cold weather and often snow producing storm. The local rivers are running normal for this time of year and have temps in the low 30’s thanks to cold overnight temperatures […]
Not much has changed since the last report as we continue to experience lots of swings in the weather – from mild to distinct winter and then back again. This week’s 50 degree warm up came with a lot of rain and the river levels came up significantly. You will find the local rivers stained […]
Winter is bouncing back and forth between mild and severe offering decent windows of opportunity when the temps are comfortable. There are steelhead in the local rivers with a mix of fresh and winter fish in all systems including the Manistee, Betsie and Boardman. The thaws and rains over the past couple of weeks helped […]
There is no denying that winter has come and it doesn’t appear that any warm-ups are in the forecast. For those looking to get out of the house and on the water, you will find that there are steelhead in just about all the area rivers. Water levels are normal for this time of year […]
With Winter pretty much set in, it’s time to fish like it. Steelhead numbers remain decent in the Manistee river but few fish are in the Betsie. Water levels and clarity are in step with the season – that is low and clear and it’s the stealthy angler who will have the odds in their […]
It didn’t take long for mother nature and conditions to go from a lingering fall right into winter mode. Temperatures have become more seasonable and so has the water temps slowing fish down a bit. It has been a while since we have received any significant precipitation so most of the steelhead in local river […]
Not much has changed with conditions on the Manistee over the past week. The water is still low and clear because it’s been a while since we received any significant amounts of rain. Same with fresh pushes of fish. The fish in the system are spread out and becoming weary with a few new fish […]
Steelhead continue to be the target of most anglers these days on the Manistee, however the targets are moving around and getting smart. The lack of any recent rainfall has kept any fresh pushes of fish from moving in from the lake and the fish in the system are spread out from Tippy dam to […]
With a flip of the calendar, it seems, that the weather is more in step with the times. While the overnight temps haven’t really dipped below the freezing mark the recent wind has made it feel cooler than it really is – water temps haven’t dropped much (upper 40s) and the steelhead are still acting […]
The water levels have come down, water clarity is pretty much ideal and water temps are perfect – it is a great time for steelhead. Fishing the last few days has been spotty – either it’s real good or it has bee slow. With the salmon numbers significantly diminishing, the steelhead are transitioning from only […]
