June 25, 2025

Shop Hours 8am – 6pm Daily

We are currently in a “holding pattern” due to warm water.  We started canceling guide trips last Saturday and will hopefully be back on the river in the next few days.  Please keep an eye on the river temps before you head out to

June 23, 2025

Hey guys!! Been a little while again for me, but I’m going to “try” and make this short and sweet. Fact is, even though this trout season has been pretty fantastic so far this year, it’s changed a bit and I’d rather you do not come up just to trout

Late June Fly Fishing Report

It’s that time of year when fly anglers head to the river in search of the big hex flies and the bigger trout that come out looking to eat them. The big bugs have just started on most rivers, with some rivers that have backwaters and ponds nearby in full

June 21, 2025

PLEASE don’t hit the trout on the Pere Marquette River tonight if you care about the fishery… (Even if you plan to catch and keep some smaller fish that you must release may “swim away just fine” but they aren’t.) Trust me, we hate

Fishing Report 6/20/25

June 19, 2025 – Northern Angler Fishing Report

There’s been a buzz around the shop all week as folks stop in to compare notes on the mayflies, Brown Drakes, and the elusive Hex. Well—they’re finally starting to go on the Manistee! While

High Point

On most trails, there is a marker designating a “high point” — the highest point on the path.  This is the high point.  We are there.

Thusly, this is an easy report to write.  The hex are an annual abundance of riches on a river notorious for pinching the proverbial,

  • Source: Gates Au Sable Lodge
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The White-Gloved Howdy

I just got off the river and it was, once again, an amazing night.  50 degrees, east wind, and Isonychia hatching out of every strong riffle and big fish just blowing up on them.  It was a Friday night in June.  It was busy.  But the mood was that of

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