Month: May 2025

Perfect May Evenings

After a solid 7-day week of cold temperatures, Monday looked like a banger.  Warm, mild, beautiful.  May bugs — and May trout — really do seem to like those beautiful evenings the best.  After some driving around, I settled on a familiar stretch of river.  I love to wade fish. 

Late May Fishing Report

As May comes to an end, it seems the dry-fly fishing is just starting to fall into a groove. The cool weather and wind last week seemed to keep the hatches unpredictable. With some stable weather forecast, evening hatches should be more regular with spinner falls typically occurring at dusk.

Argentina Mission!!!

I was out of town for a bit…I have a couple floats planned for this week, so I will have a Pere Marquette River report next week.  We have guides and lodging available….give us a call 231-745-3529.

I recently returned home after, yet another, amazing adventure to Argentina!!!  This was

Wyoming Episode 4 – Closing It Out With Cutthroat and Moose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjvDWkjjB_s #flyfishing #wyoming #cutthroattrout Our final couple of days in Wyoming were spent in the high country, chasing cutthroat on small water. This was absolutely the pinnacle of the trip. Midwesterners don’t get the opportunity to fish cutthroat, so this was a special few days. I have to say, high

May 23, 2025

Hey guys, just a quick little update to the post from yesterday before we go into this sacred weekend… On the river side of things Jake and I snuck out again for a little bit last night. The water was in great shape, but as expected, and predicted in yesterday’s

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May 22, 2025

Hey guys, it’s been a minute for me again, so I figured it was time to at least touch base… I really don’t have much to add to what John posted in his last report. (Linked here!) It’s actually been quite cool here for a bit now slowing, but not

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  • Read full post: May 22, 2025

The Cold Shoulder

It’s hard to write it and believe it, but up until today (and today has yet to be determined) the fishing has been kind of awesome.  A giant cold front has come through — kind of like the cold shoulder of May — and the bugs that were hatching at

And there it is

On the other side of frustration is the sweet release of a river alive.  And nothing is quite alive like a good Michigan trout river is alive on a perfect May evening.  When Katy and I made it to the river for a Mother’s Dave evening wade, the #16 sulphurs

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