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We have had a tough spring this year on our trout streams. We have had some of the heaviest spring rains that I can remember. At the beginning of the year all of the lakes in the White River system were well below the top of power pool. We were enjo

Hi Folks Just returned from Labrador fly fishing the Mckenzie River Lodge.  Pretty incredible place in the middle of no where. Literally one of the last true wilderness areas in north america.  Not for the faint of heart.  Challenging

A grand slam is where you catch all four species brown brook cutthroat and rainbow trout on one day. In my thirty plus years of fly fishing on the White and Norfork Rivers I have done it five times (two of which occurred on the same day). It seems l

Hi Folks Spent yesterday morning fly fishing on a Winooski tributary for native brook trout and wild brown trout.  Water temperature was 60 degrees and the water is low.  We really need rain.  Still warm and muggy with somewhat cool n

As we enter a more typical 'winter' stage of weather with rain and bitterly cold wind squalls the trout fishing really heats up. The cold conditions and increase in river flows push the fish to really ramp up and head upstream to spawn. In t

With October upon us fly-fishermen in the Southeast turned the seasonal corner in our angling pursuits. In Tennessee and North Carolina seasonally regulated public trout waters designated as "delayed harvest" (DH) waters opened yet

(The Wild Rose WI strain  here MI uses in its hatchery programs is a gorgeous brown strain- problem is they take a long time to get their 'wild' on'- a little too domesticated...Ashallie with May 2015 Muskegon trutta perfection caug

Hi Folks Pretty crazy weather change from Friday to Saturday.  I guided a family program Friday and fly fished with a guest yesterday.  It went from warm and a bit humid to wet and cold over night.  Had to cover certain plant in the ve

Hi Folks Been staying out of trouble guiding and storming around Vermont trout streams.  It feels more like the end of May rather than the end of June.  The weather has been inconsistent and weird.  Beautiful and sunny one minute pour

Fishing Report. Most of Virginia has been experiencing a very mild winter so far. Mountain stream brook trout fishing has been great. On the warmer days the dry fly fishing has been great. The weather/rain has been keeping water levels […] The

Hi Folks Since returning from out west fly fishing I have been guiding Vermont waters everyday with fly fishing guests. Water levels have come up a bit from recent rains and it appears that we are now in a nice pattern of damp Fall weather. Increase

Hi Folks Been guiding a of of different types of trips the last few days.  Keeps it fresh for me when I go from small stream fly fishing for trout to lake spin fishing for smallmouth.  Did get some rain last night via thunderstorms.  

As the photo-period of day light gets longer the signal for new life is on! Chinook/Coho /Atlantic salmon and brown /brook trout fry will hatch and it will be 'game on for matching the sac fry  hatch!....salmonid cannibalism at its finest!

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Absolutely the best weather of the year lately here In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! A variety of unique fishing has been available ranging from Atlantic Salmon Brook Trout to Smallmouth Bass. Something for everyone right now to choose from that&

Trout fishing is the main theme right now as the next two months are some of the best for anglers looking to fish dry flies and streamers for brown and brook trout. All local rivers are pretty much experiencing ideal conditions and with that comes th

Hi Folks One of my favorite hatches of the season is now taking place. Tricorythodes or Tricos are a multibrodied mayfly that begins to hatch early morning in late July and can go on into October. Tricos are tiny from #20 to #26 sized fly. The hatch

( a gorgeous landlocked Atlantic salmon of  November 2015 for Steve swung up to the surface in a snowstorm on a white intruder-Somebody has to tell these Atlantic's they are not in Iceland/Russia/Gaspe Quebec) I pinch myself that I'm dr

Hi Folks Summer is winding down and I have been spending a lot of time on the water. We are coming into one of my favorite times of the year for fishing in Vermont. We have received a bit of much needed rain and we could use some more. In addition a

Tuckasegee River Fly Fishing Report May The Tuckasegee River is fishing at its absolute peak for the year. This past week both stretches of the Tuckasegee were given the final stocking of the Delayed Harvest season. Big Rainbow Brown and Brook trout