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Overall Conditions:
A stretch of mild early-winter weather has kept rivers in good shape across Northern Michigan. Flows are stable, water temps are hanging in the mid–30s to low–40s depending on the system, and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CTZlAtOU_U #steelhead #fishing #flyfishing My goal was trout fishing, the end result was quite a few steelhead. I set out with the euro rod in hand to chase trout coming off the spawn a few weeks ago. I was hoping they’d be interest in eating but it wasn’t the case.
It’s freezing cold and hence there isn’t much to report when it comes to fishing. There’ll be a few “warm” days in the near future and I aim to make the most of at least a few of them. I try to fish within a day or two of the
Winter has settled into northern Michigan, and fishing across the Grand Traverse region has slowed accordingly. Cold air, skim ice in the mornings, and short daylight windows have limited activity, but for anglers willing to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpCEPq0GmAA #fishing #flyfishing #smallmouthbass SMB2025E7: Floating a Michigan river, mid Spring, hooking a pile of SmallMouth Bass. We fished a stretch of river we normally hold off fishing until mid summer. Water levels were up just a bit from normal and clarity was a little off as well. Perfect for
Happy Thanksgiving!
I tried to shrug off an achy back today with a little fishing but managed, on reaching for my net to land the rainbow at the top of the report, to hurt my back even further. No Turkey Trout tomorrow! But a bright fall rainbow is worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-jrTCAPLs #steelhead #flyfishing #fishing Any fishing is great but there’s something different and special about swinging flies for Fall steelhead. The “take, pluck, grab, pull, yank”, whatever you want to call it is like no other in fishing. It’s a lightening bolt of electricity when a steelhead grabs your fly
After a hunting hiatus, it felt wonderful to be on an empty, beautiful river. My fishing stuff was in disarray and time was short before school pick-up, but Katy and I snuck in a quickt float. It was one of those clammy November days. The river was — is —
Mid-November finds us with fishing conditions that we kind of expect this time of year. The crowds and tree leaves are gone as are the salmon, but steelhead remain in the rivers. Colder temperatures and even some snow brought the water temperatures down as they bounce around in the mid-40s
St. Joseph River: Continues to produce a few walleye and steelhead. Most were fishing near the Berrien Springs Dam. Look for the steelhead bite with the warm-up.
Grand River near Grand Rapids: Continues to produce a few good runs of steelhead. Fish have been caught on jigs with wax worms, spawn and beads. Most are fishing near the 6th Street Dam and below. Walleye were caught off the wall and at Fulton Street. No big numbers, but steelhead still can be found in the Rogue River.
Muskegon River: Had decent steelhead fishing.
Manistee River: Look for steelhead in the deeper holes during the cold snap. Brown trout fishing was slow below Tippy Dam. With the next thaw, steelhead fishing should really pick up.
Pere Marquette River: Was also producing steelhead for those using spawn, beads and wax worms.