After 3 weeks of virtually no rain, we finally received some. While it should help with the migration of salmon in our rivers, more rain is needed and it looks like there might be some relief in the forecast. A shift of strong northerly winds and lower air temps will help too, but never underestimate […]
As kids prepare to return to school, salmon have their annual fall migration in mind as they return to rivers. Numbers of fish are light due to the return of warm weather and the lack of rain with some fish in the Manistee and Betsie Rivers. Trout fishing continues on the upper Manistee river.
After a long, warm summer, some cooler weather has settled over the region and changed the fishing up a bit. Some recent rain has improved the streamer fishing for trout on the Upper Manistee. Water levels are still low and clear so adjust and use a smaller streamer pattern than what is often used in […]
With some cooler weather and intermittent rains, trout fishing conditions have improved and so has fishing. The upper-Manistee continues to fish well in the low-light of mornings with decent trico hatches. When no bugs are present, the foam and rubber leg terrestrial and attractor patterns like Chernobyl Ants and Grasshoppers have been catching fish. Beetles […]
Fishing has been decent despite the warm weather and thankfully the cooler evenings help water temps stay where they need to be on the Upper-Manistee. With a little rain in the forecast things will be that much better as the water is starting to approach the typical low levels of summer and is running very […]
We had some cooler evenings lately which has helped water temps cool off and the fishing improved. The long-term forecast is calling for some rain which is needed as the Manistee and Boardman Rivers are running low and clear which is the norm for this time of year. Trout fishing with hoppers and other terrestrials […]
The recent heat wave across the nation didn’t spare us or the fishing. With a number of days in the 90’s and not much rain, the trout fishing has slowed as the water is clear, warm and the fish are aware of our intentions. The best bet has been fishing terrestrials – grasshoppers, beetles, ants […]
Trout fishing continues now that the hex hatch is mostly over. There are still some sporadic bugs on certain sections of rivers, but look for them to be light in numbers and unpredictable but worthy of being in every anglers fly box over the next couple of weeks should the odd ball spinner fall occur. […]
Its been warm for the past 10 days and it has sped up the hatches on local rivers. The big hex bugs at night that tend to bring out the big fish have ramped up but with the rest of the season, there have been some nights with more bugs than others and not much […]
Thanks to some warm weather last week and with the forecast calling for more sun and high temps, the fishing improved and should remain. On the trout rivers there have been decent numbers of bugs of all types: mahoganies, bat flies, a sulphur or two, lots of BWOs on those cloudy days, little yellow stones, […]
After last weekend’s rain, river levels are full and returning to normal levels. The Upper Manistee is in good shape, the Lower Manistee is still on the high side with an ideal stain, the Boardman is running full and the Au Sable is back to normal. The flush of water made for good streamer fishing […]
Addendum After over 40 hours of rain spanning Friday into Sunday the region received significant rainfall. Anglers will find local rivers running high and stained for a while. Be careful wading and for up to date river conditions you can click on the USGS Michigan Streamflow Conditions The weather has had its ups and downs […]
