While it’s late September it feels like the dog days of summer.  The cool weather we had for a while earlier this month had us thinking that it was going to be an early fall with all the fish that showed up  in local rivers. But the past 10 days of bright sun no rain […]

A cooler end of summer had kicked off the salmon fishing on local rivers but things are starting to slow down with some nicer weather. Fish are scattered and spread throughout river systems with pretty much all rivers having fish in them including the Betsie Platte Bear Creek Big Manistee Pere Marquette. With the fish […]

As August comes to an end September has most of us thinking about salmon and fall. With the cooler temps the past few weeks ideal winds and some rain fish are starting to show up in the west coast rivers including the Betsie Manistee Bear Creek and Pere Marquette and should continue throughout the month. […]

As we hit the August mid-way point the fishing does too.  After a long summer the fish are starting to get wise to what we are trying to do and have been getting good at discriminating our presentations and angling attempts. In other words – they are getting wise smart and elusive. The Trico hatch […]

We are now in August and what is referred to as the dog-days of summer. Although it’s been warm we have had some cool weather too leaving  the water temperatures ideal. Last week’s rain has left the local rivers (Upper Manistee and Boardman) running a little higher than normal for this time of year and […]

It’s the middle of July and the fish are in summer mode. Trout fishing seems best in the early and late portions of the day but if presented with an overcast day the fishing can be good too. We have had a number of rains pretty much all spring and summer which have left the […]

When our first attempts at drag-free dry flies or stripped streamers don't work "Twitch Flies" and twitching them often saves the day on the water. Read more on how to twitch and which ones to put into your fly box.

Named for its color scheme the Michigan Skunk has been around since the 1940s and catching fish ever since. This pattern can be the secret when our favorites let us down. Learn how to tie a slight variation that improves its durability while simplifying the tying process.

July is here and fishing seasons are mostly caught up and in check after some cooler weather and more rain. Trout fishing remains good for those looking to spend mornings or evenings on the water.  The low-light hours and overcast days have offered significantly better fishing than when the sun is bright. Despite the rains […]

The recent cool-down and rains have had an effect on all of our fishing – some of it for the better some not. While this time of year is considered the “High-Holy Days” of trout fishing with the Hex emergence the bugs have been fickle. Once they started to get going the moderate weather turned […]

As we get deeper into June the trout fishing remains solid especially for those looking for match-the-hatch opportunities. The Manistee Boardman and Au Sable all have been getting decent emergences most nights but as bugs sometimes go some nights there are very few bugs. Look for the last of the Sulphurs at twilight along with […]

The trout fishing and matching-the-hatch has kept smiles on angler’s faces when they figure out what flies the fish want. This time of year on the upper Manistee AuSable and Boardman River a lot of different bugs can be found on the water making for some technical dry fly fishing. If headed to the river […]

Trout fishing has been good for those looking to test their skills with matching the hatch and presenting dry flies and emergers to selective fish.  Lots of bugs right now on the Manistee Boardman and AuSable Rivers and this time of year it’s a pretty good idea to have them all in your box because […]

Trout continue to be the main focus of most anglers right now as this is a good time for those looking to do some match-the-hatch dry fly fishing.  Rivers like the Upper Manistee Au Sable and Boardman have had some decent hatches of a number of different bugs including: caddis light Hendricksons Sulphurs Mahoganies and […]

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 the emergence of various bugs. On the upper Manistee AuSable […]

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++  Sorry about the delay as the website host was having technical issues.  The site should be fully up and running as before within a week. ++ As May comes around it is time to think about trout! It appears that the steelhead run has pretty much come to an end after a good spring […]

With Spring-like weather I’m thinking Spring is here to stay.  It certainly seems like we are a few weeks ahead as I look at stream-side flora however it appears the fish seasons are mostly in check with steelhead starting to wind down and trout beginning to get active. Steelhead fishing is on the other side […]

With warmer temperatures around it has felt more like the beginning of May as the grass turns greener leaves on the tress pop out turkeys gobble and the steelhead starting to dwindle. The water temps are around 50 degrees which has pretty much encouraged all the early running fish to get their spawning activities behind them […]

Despite rain and some fluctuations in the water and weather the steelhead fishing was a little slower than the previous weeks on the Manistee and Betsie rivers.  While we are still catching fish we are working harder and finding fewer – especially on those sunny days that tend to be more crowded. The steelhead that […]