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We are just coming off of another great king season. The salmon have completed their annual migration up most of the rivers in West Michigan and were in good numbers despite low water. There are still a few straggler fish that are just starting to spawn but will taper off
October is winding down and water levels remain low. The lack of any significant precipitation has kept local rivers low and running clear. Still, some steelhead have moved into rivers and have been hard to hold onto once hooked with the water being warmer than normal. Larger rivers and their
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxiPA6bkt08 #mtb #mountainbike #bike Headed North to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula summer (2023) with the crew for some much needed trail fun in the Marquette mountain biking scene. Day 3 had us in Ishpeming to ride the RAMBA Trails. We’ve never been there so we started off at Jackson Park. Based
It’s starting to feel like fall with lots of color in the trees but also cooler air temperatures. The salmon fishing is past its peak on local rivers that continue to run low and clear and warmer than it should for mid-October. The rain is falling as I type and
Lately on most river systems we’ve been playing the game “how low can we go” most of our river systems haven’t seen rain in over 2 weeks. Any that have, never got any real rain water in the headwater sections. This has left the rivers in very rough shape
Just wanted to give a huge thanks to all of those that fished with us this past summer. Overall it was a great summer as far as fishing goes….though we did suffer through some mechanical problems the first half of the season. We are already looking forward to next year.
Finally starting to look and feel like fall !
Just a quick update on the upcoming fall steelhead season. I expect this years fall run to be back to normal…there were great numbers of steelhead in the lake this summer and this should translate into a much better steelhead fishery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLuejBTUyv0 #flyfishing #trout #fishing The Fly Fish the Mitt annual New Years Eve Poker (fishing) Run is back in a little different format. With the lack of steelhead around we had to adjust our game plan and include trout. Rules: *Every man for himself. *Before we start each person draws
With Fall officially starting last week and September coming to an end, it still kind of feels like summer with temperatures in the 80s. I guess, the summer of 2024 continues. With salmon being a migratory species looking to get upstream to spawn, they have a biological clock that sometimes
This the last weekend of trout season and the forecast calls for beautiful weather! Be sure to check out the regulations on your favorite river before fishing after the weekend.
Boardman River Trout Water
As we mentioned above, this is the last weekend for trout season upstream