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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OtdHOMlVvo #salmon #fishing #michigan Once in a blue moon we put the fly fishing rods down and break out some spinning gear to throw thundersticks at salmon. We have no idea what we’re doing without fly rods but occasionally manage to hook a few. Music from www.musicbed.com Artist: Korean BBQ
As August comes to an end, it’s also the unofficial end of Summer. The cooler temps tell us September might be a little cooler than recent years rather than the bonus month of summer we have had the past decade or so. The terrestrial/attractor fishing on the upper Manistee has
The Au Sable is not much of a hopper river. It’s an okay but not great beetle river. It has moments for the cricket. The deerfly, in July, reigns supreme. But perhaps our very best terrestrial bug is the ant — specifically the flying ants of September. And, well, they’re
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Too much happening around here for me…Getting back from AK, running trips last week, getting geared up for the upcoming season, tying flies and painting beads, rigging rods, re-tooling my new boat, stocking up on supplies for the fall, etc.
Well, per usual, I managed to get myself sick either during or right after my return home from a fantastic trip to Alaska and the result is that anyone with stock in Alka-Seltzer cold and flu plus and/or Mucinex should be doing well right about now…
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The weather has turned, and this change has brought with it all sorts of new fly fishing opportunities. Yesterday: a late afternoon float on a mid-sixty degree cloudy afternoon, clouds spitting mist, slight east wind (pity that), and a mix of light cahills, fall isonychia, caddis, and BWOs. We launched right into
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EQHYCWic_c Awesome day out on the water with my brother. The fish were on the prowl and we made the best of it!
While there are some whispers and rumors of fall salmon in some of the river systems, and fall weather patterns loom over us, we are still focused on our warm water fish species and are enjoying every minute of it. Summer is at its peak and we have taken full
Not much has changed on the trout rivers as we continue to cruise through summer. The water is low and clear and the water temperatures are ideal most days, starting cooler in the mornings and warming up later in the day. There aren’t too many bugs on the water, but
Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan. The annual migration of king salmon start to enter the river system and along with it the fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of
