Cohos in the lake have been on fire.. lots of action and sometimes everyone fighting a fish at the same time.. this is a great time for big lake fishing The post September 15th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guide Service.

Cohos in the lake have been on fire.. lots of action and sometimes everyone fighting a fish at the same time.. this is a great time for big lake fishing The post September 15th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guide Service.

The long and hot summer remains with us making for some challenging trout fishing conditions on the local rivers. The water is low and clear and the fish are pretty well aware of what we are trying to do after fishing them hard for a few months. The best fishing tends to be whenever it […]

This is the month Kings are here in good numbers. Big fish too.. 4 kings over the 28lb mark so far.. we have openings left. I think fishing will remain good through September out here.. no coho yet but there out here somewhere.. The post August 8th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guide Service.

This is the month Kings are here in good numbers. Big fish too.. 4 kings over the 28lb mark so far.. we have openings left. I think fishing will remain good through September out here.. no coho yet but there out here somewhere.. The post August 8th appeared first on Steelhead Hunter Guide Service.

As August begins we find ourselves in familiar territory on the trout rivers. Terrestrials are becoming a bit more active in and around the bushes and grasses Tricos dancing above and falling to the water mid-morning and wild brook trout outcompeting the browns for dry flies. A mix of patterns are bringing fish to the […]

With Mid-July comes mid-July fishing conditions. With the warmer weather and bright sun we are finding the best trout fishing to be in the morning or late evening when the sun isn’t so bright and the fish are out looking to eat. Mid-mornings are offering good hatches of Tricos and BWOs with fish looking for […]

The current heat wave leaves no doubt that July is here and limits our fishing opportunities. As water temperatures increase the trout become vulnerable to the stress of fishing and therefore we are limiting our fishing to the early and late hours of the day for their sake and ours. The nocturnal hex hatch is […]

This weather has us thinking its more like late June than May with the warm temperatures. Water levels on local rivers are ideal – perhaps a little low – with little recent rain. Water temps are in the low 60’s and the bright days have been making the trout fishing a little tougher than we […]

Mother nature seems to have caught up with the times after some warm and bright days. Leaves blossoms green grass and insect hatches on the river seem to be in synch with the calendar. Trout fishing on the local rivers continues to be ideal for those armed to fish subsurface with streamers until the surface […]

If feels like we skipped spring and went right to summer as temperatures approach 80 degrees.  Nature is catching up with the season as the fields on the way to the river have turned from brown to green and foliage is starting to become omnipresent in the woods. So is the fishing. Trout fishing is […]

Boy what a difference a week makes. While last week had us thinking we were stuck in winter the past few days have us thinking spring. Sunny skies and warmer temperatures has the water warming up just a bit after all that run-off from the snow increased water levels but kept the temp near 40 […]

Since the last report we have had some cold weather – especially low overnight temps – keeping the water temperature right around 40 degrees. While some snow fell most of it is still on the ground so the water/river levels have not increased leaving us with unusually clear water conditions on the Manistee and Betsie […]

As the sun radiates off the water and the chirp of birds in the background is equally welcomed it’s apparent that the longer days and increased sunshine has Spring Steelhead fishing on angler’s minds.  The local rivers including the Manistee and Betsie have a mixed bag of winter and fresh fish in them with even […]

March is here and so is an early start to the spring steelhead fishing. The winter – at times – has been just that – winter but there have been plenty of thaws along the way pretty much leaving us without any snow ice-free rivers and a favorable forecast. River levels on the Manistee and […]

It’s the end of the month and year and possibly the season. The long-term forecast is calling for sub-freezing temperatures for a while so it’s going to be a bit before we get another warm-up and allow for some tolerable weather on the river.  But stayed tuned – a little sun no wind and temps […]

While fall was pretty mild with some cold days mixed in it looks like those days are gone as winter has shown itself. With the white stuff falling outside the window and the long term forecast not calling for temps to be above freezing anglers will have to look for their windows of opportunity to […]

Its late fall fishing around here with mixed weather ranging from snow to rain to even a little sun (we sure haven’t seen much of that for a while). Steelhead remain the primary target for most anglers with the fish transitioning into hold-over water.  Look for fish to be in holes and the slower tail-outs […]

Significant rainfall over the past few days has really brought water flows to record levels for this time of year. We often experience this much water in the spring after thaw/rain/run-off  however this time of year we are not sure what water clarity will be like going forward but it should be better. A positive […]

It’s October which undeniably means fall is here with cooler mornings and often sunny afternoons – it’s a great time to be on the water. Those looking to fish salmon are still finding fish moving through river systems. The nice weather of September disrupted the flow of fresh fish but with some recent north winds […]