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Unfortunately, not much has changed since my last report. This has been a tough spring run with much fewer fish then I can ever remember. There are still a some around, but being
Not much has changed since the last report as a trickle of fresh fish move up the rivers as others spawn, while those that already have drop back to the lake. We have had some rainfall but not as much as we were hoping for to really test the hypothesis
The last few (beautiful) days we’ve seen a little bit of everything on the Au Sable. Strong BWO hatches that, due to the sunny conditions, haven’t been of much use to the trout angler. A dribble of hendricksons. Some stones. It has been slow fishing for some, and great fishing
Hey guys, sorry, this one will be short again… I’ve just had a few inquiries about reports and thought I’d better post something. John did a fine job in his April 1 report if you haven’t seen it and the truth is I haven’t updated, because nothing much has changed…
Steelhead fishing on the Manistee and Betsie Rivers has been slower than normal for this time of year. While we have received some rain events over the past two weeks, the fish haven’t showed up in significant numbers, but rather just a trickle of fresh fish. Because the land is
Manistee River Fishing Report
This week has brought a variety of weather with some rain and great bump in water levels to spark some fresh steelhead into running up the river to spawn. It has been the strangest of springs so far with water temperatures hitting 42
The first mayflies of the season mean something every spring, even if only serving as a sign of spring itself. For two of the last three days, the mayflies have also meant rising trout. Yes, there has been some dry fly fishing on the Au Sable. A lot? No, not in the
While steelhead may be past their peak on most rivers, forecasted rains will likely bring in pushes of fresh fish. Egg imitations continue to produce with all the spawning fish on beds, as well as fry and alevin patterns.
Some rain last week gave the rivers a nice little bump in water flow and some additional steelhead moving upstream from lake Michigan. Clarity is still really good on the Manistee River below Tippy Dam, and is a little more stained on the Betsie River. Water temperatures have pretty much