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Summer is in full swing here in Traverse City and it looks like we still have plenty of warm water forecasted for the next week. Please make sure you’re monitoring water temperatures while trout fishing!
Boardman River
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It’s a beautiful, cloudy Friday morning on the river. There are a few hex carcasses under the front door light — not from last night, but from several nights ago. Everything is in full bloom and lush. We’ve had rain, record heat, and now, for a few days, some cool.
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We are currently in a “holding pattern” due to warm water. We started canceling guide trips last Saturday and will hopefully be back on the river in the next few days. Please keep an eye on the river temps before you head out to
Hey guys!! Been a little while again for me, but I’m going to “try” and make this short and sweet. Fact is, even though this trout season has been pretty fantastic so far this year, it’s changed a bit and I’d rather you do not come up just to trout
It’s that time of year when fly anglers head to the river in search of the big hex flies and the bigger trout that come out looking to eat them. The big bugs have just started on most rivers, with some rivers that have backwaters and ponds nearby in full
PLEASE don’t hit the trout on the Pere Marquette River tonight if you care about the fishery… (Even if you plan to catch and keep some smaller fish that you must release may “swim away just fine” but they aren’t.) Trust me, we hate
June 19, 2025 – Northern Angler Fishing Report
There’s been a buzz around the shop all week as folks stop in to compare notes on the mayflies, Brown Drakes, and the elusive Hex. Well—they’re finally starting to go on the Manistee! While
On most trails, there is a marker designating a “high point” — the highest point on the path. This is the high point. We are there.
Thusly, this is an easy report to write. The hex are an annual abundance of riches on a river notorious for pinching the proverbial,
I just got off the river and it was, once again, an amazing night. 50 degrees, east wind, and Isonychia hatching out of every strong riffle and big fish just blowing up on them. It was a Friday night in June. It was busy. But the mood was that of