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It’s hard to write it and believe it, but up until today (and today has yet to be determined) the fishing has been kind of awesome. A giant cold front has come through — kind of like the cold shoulder of May — and the bugs that were hatching at
On the other side of frustration is the sweet release of a river alive. And nothing is quite alive like a good Michigan trout river is alive on a perfect May evening. When Katy and I made it to the river for a Mother’s Dave evening wade, the #16 sulphurs
(Muskegon river brown trout on a dry fly)
Absolutely love this time of year when the big game fly rods get changed up for the beloved 9 foot 5 weight dry fly rods. This beautiful Muskegon river brown trout absolutely smashed my cinnamon caddis dry fly. Nothing beats that first
Steelhead:
Steelhead season is still in full swing, with fish found in all three stages—pre-spawn, spawning, and post-spawn—spread throughout the rivers. Anglers can choose their preferred approach: indicator nymphing, swinging flies, or stripping streamers. The hot ticket continues to be nymphing with egg patterns and natural imitations like stonefly and caddis
Trout season is underway on the Manistee with a smattering of hatches that can be present at any time of the day. It’s been a while since we have had any rain and the rivers are running clear with levels ideal for both floating or the wading angler. This time
Spring is here and although the sun is here, we are still waiting for water temps to come up just a little to get fish fired up to chase bugs on the surface.
MANISTEE RIVER
The Manistee River is settling into
Yesterday, below Mio, I walked so much that I saw two different guides doing two separate floats and I STILL couldn’t find a rising fish. In fact, the best rising fish I saw rose to a stocked rainbow. How do I know? Because I was on the bank watching that
(Ed with an incredible 27-Inch Muskegon river brown trout)
Every once in a while the Mighty MO (Muskegon River) flexes its muscle and proves what a World-Class fishery it really is and Ed’s beautiful brown trout is the ultimate example of just how amazing of a trout stream the Muskegon
(Calvin with a beautiful Muskegon river steelhead)
Here’s Calvin from Madison, WI with an absolute bruiser of a Muskegon river steelhead that smashed his fly on the swing! Great job Calvin! This one was definitely worth a photo!
(Dan with a late season crystal chrome hen)
Here’s Dan with late
Here’s my great friend Eric from Hillsdale, MI with a powerful Muskegon river steelhead that absolutely smashed his fly on the swing! Great Job Eric!
(Eric with another hard fighting steelhead)
Here’s Eric again with a hard fighting steelhead that just didn’t want to see
