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Trout and Steel have been great lately, and the weather has been very cooperative. No huge rain storms recently have allowed the water to reside, and stabilize nicely. We actually got a good amount of melt last week, and some of the water temps really dropped because of it. Still,
February Turning Point
“Unusual” would is the only way to describe this winter’s weather. High water, mostly from rain events, and some family vacation time have kept me off the river for a fairly significant amount of time. While warmer than normal weather and high flows aren’t completely unusual for
It’s time for winter dining! Below is this week’s dinner menu. Our hours for dinner are Friday and Saturday, 5 pm – 7 pm. We will also be serving breakfast from 8 am – 11 am on Saturday and Sunday. Give us a call for dinner reservations: 989 348 8462
This isn’t an old-fashioned winter. The snow isn’t piled into dusty billows, the evening air doesn’t whine with snowmobiles, the woodstove is cold, the pipes haven’t frozen, and there hasn’t been a major power outage. There are lots of lakes just south of us that don’t have safe ice for
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The clock is ticking, we are gaining daylight everyday and getting closer to our spring steelhead season. I have been busy getting things prepared for the spring season and filling my fly boxes. We still have some
Muskegon River Fishing Report – January 25, 2020 – Newaygo, Michigan 
Working on a few variations to tried and true fly patterns…..the jointed Hex !!!!
After several weeks of both high and fluctuating river levels due to a very
The Pere Marquette River dropped in level over the last week and half. The flows however are still fast , making it difficult to wade some areas. So be careful out there. Steelhead fishing remains good somedays and harder on others. Typical for this time of year, it’s winter fishing.
The Pere Marquette River dropped in level over the last week and half. The flows however are still fast , making it difficult to wade some areas. So be careful out there. Steelhead fishing remains good somedays and harder on others. Typical for this time of year, it’s winter fishing.
Fishing has been strong lately. Lots of willing fish on small nymphs and pale colored eggs. Large stones, pheasant tails, and copper johns have been good choices, as well as small nuke eggs and clown eggs. Sometimes sizing down your tippet to 6lb fluoro can get more bites, and
