When nature is curios with art- and who says aquatic insects can't see! Image I took on the Gray Drake door with an Isonychia ( white-gloved-howdy) adult on a #Matt Zudweg Brown trout carving- cool!

(my image: dark blotches on the bottom of image are hundreds of wild Atlantic Salmon all pooled up on Quebec's Dartmouth River by a cold water spring during a nasty and unusual drought and heat wave years ago) PLEASE TAKE NOTE!. We are going into a 9 day plus run of temperatures in the mid 90's F A VERY RARE SUSTAINED HEAT WAVE FOR MICHIGAN! ( wha...

( A Hex/yellow drake/ Danica  imitation- author image and tie) Summer's  giant drakes are one mayfly hatch period that guarantees big trout will be on the prowl for them. Besides the legendary Hexagenia/( light hex) and Rithrogena (dark hex) hatch of Michigan and the Midwest Hexs' /giant drakes exist all over the globe and east coast were you have...

I am very sadden to say my good friend supporter and an Icon in the fly fishing world passed away yesterday- the one and only Dick Pobst. Dick was a good fishing partner on the Muskegon and a bug /hatch matching fanatic up until a few years ago. Dick introduced me to Orvis 25 years ago when I first started out in an old wooden/fiberglass drift boa...

The hotter the better!! Smallmouth Bass (And Pike) in Michigan absolutely love hot weather. The top water bite has been incredible lately. Hot Weather has kicked the Smallmouth Bass fishing into overdrive!  Top Water Bass Fishing has been excellent the past few days!  These Michigan guided fishing trips are fun and fast paced with tons … Continue...

My Iso-caine ( 2.0 version with new materials) is the closest thing to fishing a dirty and deadly night-crawler for big browns. This wiggle nymph with its marabou tail articulation and wiggling/jiggling action due to the micro tungsten head and the rod and stripping imparting stutter jerks and pulses is deadly when fished down-and-across in classi...

( My 12 inch wild trophy brown for a good cardio workout-worth every bit of sweat!) ) Hoofed-it for close to three miles through steep ravines and glens on my ground -zero gem ( last stocked in the 1880's with the original Von Behr Black Forest German bachforellen) Got one wild 12 inch trophy to show for it- it was worth it! Turned a 20 inch plus...

(2/2/20) Steelhead Fishing on the lower Pere Marquette River has been fishing very well.  Bright Steelhead have been coming through Ludington into Custer and Scottville.  Spring Steelhead fishing should remain excellent during late February and March. Float fishing with beads and spawn continues to produce the most fish.  Fly Fishing with Black St...

Had a beautiful day on Lake Michigan today lil man couldn’t get enough

Lake Michigan Salmon fishing this morning with Chuck and his wife….landed 2 nice Salmon 24 lbs…..and 1 Lake Trout….been getting Salmon every trip….book your trip today (231) 329-2117

Had an awesome day on the Lake landed 11 nice ones….book your trip today. (231) 329-2117

Bruce and I finally got over to Saginaw for a fun walleye trip….we both got out limit of walleye plus a pike…what a long but fun day..

Had a limit catch today on the 1st day of 2 day outing.

Took the new 1st mates out this morning for a trial run landed 2 nice King Salmon and 2 Lake Trout book your trip today (231) 329-2117

Steelhead fishing has been pretty good to us this late fall. It won’t be long and we can officially say its winter. The steelhead are moving into their typical winter holding water and will become very predictable. Beads and spawn bags fished under bobbers have been taking fish along with back-bouncing eggs. The last Read More