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Mid-May Fishing Report

Posted by Ted Kraimer - May 19, 2019

The middle of May finds most anglers on the trout rivers looking for bugs and rising trout.

While some days there are good hatches (Hendricksons and Black Caddis) on the upper Manistee and AuSable, finding days when both bugs and rising fish are present has been maddening. With water temps in the upper 50’s I’d say a couple degrees should help make for more consistent dry fly fishing. As the days get longer, it’s time to take your fly box with Sulphurs and Mahoganies along with your headlamp as hatches begin to go later into the day.

River conditions have been decent but the days when the sun it out, the water is too clear, and the fish do a great job of hiding; overcast days have made for noticeably better fishing. When fish are hiding, it’s time to take your flies to them and fishing streamers with sink-tips is one of the approaches to do that. There hasn’t been a leading pattern/color/shape that has been producing more than another so be sure to mix it up to find any daily preference. Sclupins and chestnut lampreys are always good to start with.

Lake anglers are finding that the smaller lakes that tend to warm quicker have a few bluegill moving into the shallows along with some bass. After the long winter/cool spring, water temps are still cool and things are a few days behind. Largemouth bass are around, too, but are mostly preoccupied with their upcoming spawning ritual.

While there haven’t been any mosquitoes, look for that to change any day so take some repellent with you.

Good luck!

Ted

Trout– Match-the-Hatch fishing through June including the big bugs. Terrestrial & Tricos in July and August.
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Fall Fishing – Salmon begins in September which leads to Steelhead in October and November.

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