March 6, 2024

New shop hours! 8am to 6pm Monday thru Thursday & 7am to 6pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday (231) 745-3529

We got some rain! (Yay!) Had a pretty good storm system move thru late Monday into the morning hours of Tuesday and got some much-needed flow in the system. It appears

Early March Steelhead Fishing Report

The mild winter continues with some back-and-forth weather, but we are experiencing more warmer days than cold ones especially for the beginning of March. The snow we received this winter slowly melted into the ground replenishing the water table rather than creating a high-water situation to prematurely kick the run

The bright days

The bright days…we’ve had a bunch of them.  Driving south today, I’d peg the spring-line somewhere around Clare.  Saw Red-winged Blackbirds in the cattails, and open water in Houghton Lake, and V’s of geese on the wing.  I wasn’t going fishing today — a pity, I know.   But plenty of

February 22, 2024

Hey guys, just a quick little update as once again, it’s been a while! Unfortunately, I have not been out nearly as much as anticipated since last report with projects, preparation, various business issues and life in general getting in the way but that will be changing now real soon!

February 15, 2024

Well folks what a strange ride we have been on.  Going from low water and no snow, to several feet of snow, to the huge melt and spring like conditions and then just like that thrown back into winter.  Mother nature is definitely having a fun time throwing us curve

The Manistee River

I have long preferred the soothing and varied tempo of the Manistee River- ‘Spirit of the Woods’ as legend would have it, restores and refreshes me. It’s more popular sister river to the east, The Au Sable, can hold the title/moniker birthplace of Trout Unlimited, but the 190 miles of

February 8, 2024

Shop Hours 9am to 5pm Daily

It’s been WAY TOO LONG since my last report.  Very busy fall and tough conditions were not motivating me to post.  The fishing picked up and is heading in the right direction as Spring approaches.  We just had a nice bump in water levels

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