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April 24, 2025 Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report
Trout Opener weekend is upon us and we are looking forward to slowly shifting gears from spring steelhead to trout fishing and dry flies. The forecast looks great for opening day with favorable temperatures and conditions for Hendricksons to be happening
With April coming to an end, so does our Spring Steelhead season. The run for this spring was a strong one the past 8 weeks and despite a week of high water in early April that made fishing tough – if not unsafe to get out, it provided a lot
The hendrickson hatch doesn’t ever “explode” like the brown drakes explode. The hendrickson hatch builds slowly, like a fire on wet wood, until enough heat finally gets the fire going. That slow build? That is happening now. The hendricksons have begun on the Au Sable and certain stretches of the
(Greg with a beautiful Muskegon River brown trout)
Here’s the Man…. The Myth… The Legend! Greg from Big Rapids, MI who’s the only man I know who has consistantently hooked and landed several big game fresh water fish with only one cast! The only man I have ever known who
Manistee RiverApril 21, 2025
Spring Steelhead fishing Below Tippy Dam
Manistee River Fishing Report
April is flying by and that means Spring Steelhead is about done on the Manistee River below Tippy Dam. I can imagine that dropback steelhead will be in the river for about a month longer, and I’m
Manistee River Trout Report
April 21, 2025
The Upper Manistee River Trout Fishing report for the third week of April has us fishing for trout with streamers. Our weather this past month has been up and down, but mostly on the cold side. It’s been an old fashioned spring this year
(Joe’s 18-lb 33-Inch Muskegon River steelhead)
Here’s my new friend, Joe from New Jersey celebrating his birthday in style landing this massive 18-lb, 33-inch Muskegon River steelhead! Congrats Joe on such an incredible steelhead! Happy Birthday!
(Tale of the Tape of Joe’s massive steelhead)
Tale of the Tape of Joe’s
(Nick with a beautiful Muskegon River steelhead!)
Here’s my great friend Nick from Chicago with a beautiful spring steelhead from the Muskegon River.
(Nick with another beautiful Muskegon River Steelhead)
Nick with another gorgeous Muskegon River spring steelhead.
Nick with another chromed out hen
(Sven with a gorgeous Muskegon River Brown Trout!)
Here’s Sven from Colorado with an absolute gorgeous native natural reproduction Muskegon River brown trout. I give Sven all the credit in the world for sticking with it despite the adversity / encouragement (or lack of it) in the boat lol ….Congrats
(Chris with a crimson red buck from the Muskegon River)
Here’s my great friend from Chicago, Chris with a hard fighting crimson red buck from the Muskegon River.
(Steve with a beautiful chrome hen from the Muskegon)
Here’s Steve with a beautiful chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River.
