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Brook trout streams are staying cool thanks to good flow, but remember—brookies hate bright sun. One minute, you’re on fish, the next, they’re gone. Just ask Matt, who recently floated a beautiful stretch of one of our special rivers. The brookies were on fire… then the sun broke through, and
After two months of chasing a specific bug (hendrickson, sulphur, drake, Iso, hex) we begin — after the 4th — to chase specific experiences. It could be morning tricos and olives, or a creek, a night fish, a bass lake, attractors, the tail-end of the Isos, the evening small fly
The big bugs including the hex hatch on the trout rivers are behind us after a solid hatch due to consistent but hot weather. Lots of bugs poured off and when the water was cool enough to fish, the fishing was good. Now it seems the river returns to a
Well… (Deep subject.) Wish I had a better river report for you or even some recent trout pics to share, but unfortunately, I posted what I hadn’t in my last report and haven’t been out on the water again since.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDSyJSbuZYE #fishing #flyfishing #bassfishing Met up with a buddy, Dan, for an early May smallmouth float. Air temps were expected around 80 and we had pretty good water. Dan had the hot hand putting 2 BIG bass in the net over 19. I lucked into an 18.5 smallie early on
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.