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Late July fishing finds us headed to the upper Manistee river in the mornings looking for hatches and spinner falls of Tricos for some trout. When those little flies aren’t on the water, we are using the larger, attractor/suggestive/imitative terrestrial patterns often tied with foam and rubber legs – its
We have had this cabin for 5 years now. Working new job- Boat Sales, bartending, still guiding, and family growing, we found we were not spending as much time at the cabin. The serious consideration of selling was very tempting, especially knowing what was available in the area and being
THE JORDAN RIVER
It is early January as I sip my coffee and watch ice floes migrate down the river in front of the cabin. So far it has been a mild winter, December was wet, but not in the fluffy white powder kind of way. We are all ready
Trout fishing on the local rivers continues but with a more casual approach as we aren’t matching hatches in low light to finicky fish. Instead head to the river with a mix of general dry flies that imitate mayflies since they have been eating them regularly for the past 10
Over the holiday break the water level was still up and the water temperature was down so I took advantage and chased some trout on our local waterways. The trout seemed healthy and happy to play. Smaller streamers, nymphs, and foam bugs all worked well.
The first heatwave is
July 11, 2024 Northern Angler Fishing Report
July is here and we are through with the Hex hatch, still seeing trout looking up only this time of year. Time for attractor patterns, ants, beetles, hoppers and really anything foam! Super fun time of year to get out
It’s also been great to chuck streamers as the bite has been fantastic with patterns like DNDs, Circus peanuts, zoo cougars, and triple-doubles. These larger flies, paired with sinking lines, seem to be enticing the trout effectively under these conditions.
It’s also been great to chuck streamers as the bite has been fantastic with patterns like DNDs, Circus peanuts, zoo cougars, and triple-doubles. These larger flies, paired with sinking lines, seem to be enticing the trout effectively under these conditions.
The Hex flies have mostly finished a really heavy hatch period this year on the local rivers including the Manistee. This steady stream of bugs has left the trout fat and happy and like many of us after Thanksgiving dinner – second guessing that last serving. The rivers are in
The warm weather of last week made for some hot and heavy hex fly action on local rivers that has tapered off due to cooler (not cool) temps and significant rainfall. While water temperatures in rivers like the Manistee and Au Sable were reaching the high 60s and in some