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The Hexagenia hatch in 2026 is late, uneven, and shaped by the wettest June on record; read each river carefully, favor overcast calm nights, choose the right emergers, duns, and spinners, and protect trout by watching water temperatures and shortening fights.
Two decades on the drift: a longer,
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Lake Michigan Fishing Report – Ludington
June is coming to a close, and we’re heading into what many anglers consider the prime months of the Lake Michigan season in Ludington. Salmon numbers will continue to build throughout July and August, and offshore fishing for steelhead and coho should really start
Muskegon River Fishing Report
Water levels on the Muskegon River are holding at normal seasonal levels, and rising water temperatures are starting to shift the bite. Smallmouth bass fishing continues to improve as the water warms, while trout activity has slowed compared to earlier in the season.
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Conditions & Outlook
Fishing for trout on the local rivers is in full swing and we are focusing more efforts on dry fly fishing in the late afternoon/evening to dark. Streamer and nymph fishing during the day has been productive.
We are in the thick of our dry fly season.
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After receiving a bunch of rain on Wednesday last week, the Manistee came up quite a bit and is holding a nice stain. The cooler weather this past week gave us some daytime Iso hatches and the fish ate them extremely well in the hard rain. After the rain, the
More bugs on the water recently have the fish looking up more and looking to feed when the mayflies come drifting downstream. It’s like the bugs get bigger and bigger through late May and June and build in density similar to a multi-course dinner at a restaurant and they know
Well… I keep promising a report of some sort so I guess I’d better deliver! I haven’t spent as much time off of the water as I have in this past month for longer than I can remember, but I did finally manage to put in a few days
Trout fishing has been difficult on the upper Manistee with a lack of bugs and fish. It’s early June and its what is considered the high-holy days of fly fishing yet, we find ourselves using un-holy words to describe the fishing. The river needs help and if you have noticed
