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 […]
Not much has changed from last week’s report other than river clarity has become a major issue – the rivers are running very, very clear and there is virtually no rain in the forecast – stealth and lighter tippet/leader is pretty much a necessity. The Manistee, AuSable and Boardman are all running low and clear […]
This time of year there are so many species to choose from – it can be difficult to decide what to fish for and where. Trout fishing continues to offer some good dry fly fishing as the mixed hatches are bringing fish up when temperatures stay mild in the evenings making for ideal hatch conditions. […]
Last week’s rain has pretty much come and gone, returning river levels pretty much close to normal and leaving just a little color to it which is good considering the long-term forecast calls for a fair amount of sun. The hatches on the upper-Manistee, Boardman and Au Sable Rivers have been offering some good dry […]
Trout opener has come and gone and so have the anglers. While opener weekend had mixed results thanks to cold weather, the annual traditions of groups, families and friends seemed to be alive and well. Stable and warmer temps this week has improved hatches and dry fly fishing – they should continue get even better […]
After getting a significant rainfall, the water level came up, but a push of steelhead did not. The Manistee rose nicely, but is already falling back down and not much has changed as far as conditions. I guess I was optimistic and hopeful a bunch of fish would come in or perhaps I was stubborn […]
We finally received some rain, but with the ground so dry, most of it went there rather than into our rivers having little impact on river levels and the much anticipated re-start of the Spring Steelhead run. Some fresh fish continue to trickle in on the Manistee, but not as many as there typically is […]
