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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
(Muskegon river brown trout on a dry fly)
Absolutely love this time of year when the big game fly rods get changed up for the beloved 9 foot 5 weight dry fly rods. This beautiful Muskegon river brown trout absolutely smashed my cinnamon caddis dry fly. Nothing beats that first
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First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone that participated in our river clean-up!!! We has a solid turn out and covered a ton of water. We certainly did not get it all, but we made a HUGE difference to our beloved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=youJfbRNBFE #fishing #smallmouthbass #walleye Welcome to another 2025 SmallMouth Bass session with my four legged friend Ellie. I had a few hours to kill so we popped out to a local river for a bit looking for pre-spawn bass. This one went kind of as expected based on the weather
Steelhead:
Steelhead season is still in full swing, with fish found in all three stages—pre-spawn, spawning, and post-spawn—spread throughout the rivers. Anglers can choose their preferred approach: indicator nymphing, swinging flies, or stripping streamers. The hot ticket continues to be nymphing with egg patterns and natural imitations like stonefly and caddis
Trout season is underway on the Manistee with a smattering of hatches that can be present at any time of the day. It’s been a while since we have had any rain and the rivers are running clear with levels ideal for both floating or the wading angler. This time
Spring is here and although the sun is here, we are still waiting for water temps to come up just a little to get fish fired up to chase bugs on the surface.
MANISTEE RIVER
The Manistee River is settling into
Yesterday, below Mio, I walked so much that I saw two different guides doing two separate floats and I STILL couldn’t find a rising fish. In fact, the best rising fish I saw rose to a stocked rainbow. How do I know? Because I was on the bank watching that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okjIaqEIolA #smallmouthbass #bassfishing #fishing Another smallmouth bass session. Spring time and ideal water temps around 64 degrees. We caught same fish but the bigger early season ones have avoided the net so far. Music from www.musicbed.com Artist: Riley and the Roxies Song: Wasco Gear: @orvis @GoPro @patagonia @SimmsFishingProducts @PatagoniaFishingCo @smithoptics
