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New YouTube Video
Have you checked out the new YouTube Video? Ed, Jeff, and I sat down with Brian Pitser from the Northern Angler to discuss our thoughts about the 2024 Fall Fishing. This is a new format that we tried and I’m open to any thoughts you have or
Hey guys, long time… I haven’t posted a whole lot here lately as almost all of my time has been spent unapologetically hibernating at home with my wife and pups while enjoying a “full reset” of sorts before tackling what is sure to be an epic, awesome and exciting spring,
For about four minutes on Monday, a man fished the river. I’d say the air temperature was around 2 degrees. He fished in front of the lodge, ice floes splitting around him, before he abandoned the pursuit. It was something to do. Lately, we are all very much in need
As we become more aware of outdated dams and the cost of maintenance versus benefits, we begin to realize that some 80 to 120-year-old structures no longer produce the energy output they once did to outweigh environmental concerns. Many dams, along with highways, were built/rebuilt post WWI because we had
Well if you haven’t figured it out yet, winter is here. Most of our rivers have locked up in the last few weeks, which can be good or bad depending how you look at it.
Locked up rivers means less ice and slush mix floating down the river that poses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKzZo_LR4g #fishing #flyfishing #trout Join us as we explore a small creek in search of trout. What starts off slow crazy slow fishing quickly turns into a wild day of catching. Didn’t catch anything big but the numbers offset the lack of size. Crazy how things can go from nothing
It is…winter. Today’s high should push around 12 degrees and there isn’t a day above freezing in sight. Luckily, fly fishing comes armed with a sub-hobby: fly-tying. We have been cranking some bugs. The guides are tying for their trips. The commercial tyers are filling the list of orders we
We have several upcoming speaking events with our staff and would love to see you at these events!
January 11, 2025: Joni Murray will be giving a presentation at the Red Cedar Fly Fishers.
January 18, 2025: We will have a booth at the Heartland Fly Fishing Festival
Can Moon Phases Influence your Angling Opportunity?
Understand how to fish the Full Moon
Moon Phases are known to influence both fish and wildlife populations. The major effects experienced during the new and full moon phases primarily occur through changes to ambient light and gravitational forces. A full moon will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCNWWgQyD68 Season 2 Episode 1 of The Trout Journal Future episodes will follow. Dark Waters Fly Shop is located in Iron River, MI in the Upper Peninsula. Feel free to to check out our website, darkwatersflyshop.com or our instagram account. We’d love to get you on the water. -Seth