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As September winds down, so does the summer weather with temperatures starting to drop a little. The water levels on all the region’s rivers are very low and clear making fishing a little tough. For those looking for the migratory salmon, you will find fish in rivers like the Betsie
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Last week felt like June everyday on the river, not mid-September! Warmer then normal and no rain, but that is going to change this week…hopefully?!?! We are expecting several rain events and temps back down to normal…this will help the migration of our mighty
Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report September 19, 2025
This week has been incredibly beautiful. Summer-like temperatures have been enjoyed by everyone in the area. Final week of shorts and sandals for the year most likely. We have been trout fishing with dry flies on the local rivers. Nick
And, finally, the river got tough. It has been a pretty great first two weeks of September, fishing-wise. Ants, fall Isos, nymphs, mouse-fishing the dark nights, crisp mornings, beautiful weather. Just…perfect. But that’s the thing about perfect on the trout stream: too many days in a row of perfect means
Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report September 12, 2025
While last weeks rains and cooler temperatures really pushed the salmon in the local rivers, the summer like temperatures of this week have the fish in a bit of a funk. They seem a bit stale after such a strong
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The river is still LOW and CLEAR throughout the entire river system. The rain we received after my last report did the trick and produced our first impressive push of kings! The middle and lower river have been holding the most fish for the
(Linda’s Beautiful Muskegon River Brown Trout Taken With a Dry Fly)
Please meet my new friends from west Michigan; Lisa on the right and her sister Linda holding the holy grail of the Muskegon river, a beautiful 19-inch brown trout sporting his beautiful fall colors! And if I were to
The rivers are crystal clear, the leaves are turning, the ants are flying…what a wonderful week on the Au Sable. I snuck in an hour yesterday and I realized, immediately, the following:
the river was unbelievable gin clear there were BWOs hatching there were ants on the water the
The past week of fall weather had us thinking summer was over, then, well, summer showed up again. The cooler weather combined with some favorable winds helped encourage a number of salmon to run up local rivers. Now that the summer weather and sunshine has returned, those fish are hiding
Hey guys… I was gonna do a long, drawn-out report, but wound up filling the day I was going to do that in and there is really no need…
Kicking things off just right with our very own Mr. Troupe of Barski’s!
Sounds like it’s still pretty thin
