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I haven’t been upriver since my last report so I’m going to rely on John’s last report for details on flies, etc.… I’ve been running a little further downstream with floats & beads doing well most days. 10-12mm in the various forms of green have been my best producers, but
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Despite the relatively mild winter we have had, the steelhead fishing is about where it should be for this time of year. The sun has been shining a bit more lately bumping the water temperature into the upper 30s on the Manistee and into the 40s on smaller rivers like
Good afternoon everyone, just doing a quick little check in fishing report!
Steelhead fishing has been steady throughout the state, for the most part the fish being caught have been there a while, not a ton of new fish showing up yet but that should change this weekend.
Post-fly-show week is always kind of a drag. Load the trailer, unload the trailer, load the trailer, unload the trailer…finally, today, some fishing! The last two mornings have been cold — some of the coldest mornings of the winter, in fact. Zero degrees today. Not brutal cold, but cold enough.
Another great year in the books with headliners George Daniel, Landon Mayer, Tim Flagler and Jake Villwock.
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Here we go!!! The spring season is taking shape. Lots of our fall and winter fish have spawned and dropped back, but new fish are cycling into the system. The entire river system is fishing good. There are certainly some hot sections from
(Sven with his first ever Muskegon river steelhead)
Here’s Sven from Colorado celebrating his birthday in style with his first ever Muskegon river steelhead. A beautifully colored crimson red double strip buck tipping the bogas at 16 pounds and just shy of 30-inches. This nice buck is sporting a
It seems like spring is starting to take effect here in West Michigan. River temps are slowly on the rise, insects are starting to be seen along the river banks, and some salmon
Spring steelhead season is definitely kicking off with the warm weather and sunshine we have seen this week has lifted our spirits and has put the prospect of steelhead or streamer fishing for trout on the immediate horizon.
The Manistee below Tippy dam is running at a normal flow
