This Saturday marks the opening season of trout fishing but I think it is safe to say that anglers won’t be seeing any Hendricksons emerging this year on the opener. Being spoiled by two mild winters the previous years, this year’s winter has held on longer than average and spring has been real slow to […]
After the rain, snow and winter run off last week, water levels and conditions on regional rivers (and throughout much of Michigan) remain poor thanks to more rain the past few days. Clarity is near non-existent and the flow rates are very elevated requiring caution if you plan on doing any wading. As far as […]
With recent rain showers and hopefully our last significant snowfall of the season anglers will find the water running high, dirty but with a silver/chrome lining to it – steelhead. Fresh fish continue to move through the Manistee and Betsie River systems while the winter and early spring steelhead have hit the gravel to spawn. […]
Now that we’re in April, the weather is acting accordingly with some rain, warmer air temps and snow melt. The steelhead have noticed, too. The rainfall over last weekend increased flows nicely and brought a fresh push of fish in the river systems with more to come after the next weather event. Because the winter’s […]
Without a change in the weather, not much has changed on the water. It appears the steelhead that moved up the Manistee after the increase in water earlier this month have mostly scattered themselves throughout the river. Some days are better than others right now, and it’s usually covering the water thoroughly and well means […]
The calendar says its Spring but one look outside confirms winter is hanging around. The forecast is calling for a bit of a break from freezing temperatures and a little sunshine which will improve both the steelhead fishing and catching as water temps slightly increase and the ice doesn’t build in the rod tip. The […]
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 […]
