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(Connor with a Muskegon River brown trout)
Here’s Connor from northern California with a nice brown trout that absolutely smashed a streamer pattern during the start of a rain shower.
(Connor with another beautiful brown trout)
Connor with another beautiful brown trout during the rain. Although the mid-afternoon rain shower
June 4, 2024 Northern Angler Fishing Report
If there is a fast forward button for the weather this sping/early summer, someone please hit pause! Things are ramping up really quickly in the hatch department. We are seeing Isos, brown drakes and the fish are looking up! Cooler
With May coming to an end, the Mayfly hatches and trout fishing continues. This time of year it’s often time for headlamps and evening spinner falls at dusk when the mayflies drop to the surface to feed the fish. Hatches have been sporadic and with the weather, they can emerge
Keeping an eye out for hatches is key, and we have got a good handle on what to expect with hendricksons, stones, caddis, and the upcoming sulphurs and brown drakes. And it’s always fun to experiment with different streamer patterns like D&Ds, zoo cougars, and the top-secret drunken foresters!
Keeping an eye out for hatches is key, and we have got a good handle on what to expect with hendricksons, stones, caddis, and the upcoming sulphurs and brown drakes. And it’s always fun to experiment with different streamer patterns like D&Ds, zoo cougars, and the top-secret drunken foresters!
At the mid-point of May it sure feels like we are at the end of May based on the weather and fishing conditions. The hatches are progressing with the sulphurs winding down on the trout rivers. It seems the great mahoganies are increasing in density each year and this year
Along with the rising temperatures, the smallmouth action is heating up. We’ve had a few 21’s hit the net so far. The Grand River is in great shape with good stain and we are bringing numbers to net.
The middle of May has produced productive fishing on all fronts. From smaller lakes bluegill and bass to trout on the local cold water streams. It is the time of year to get out and enjoy the flowering trees, the happy birds and rising
May 10, 2024 Northern Angler Fishing Report
Spring continues to roll right along with some amazing weather for fishing. The area’s rivers are in great shape and we have a nice balance of spring rains with steady weather patterns, so the fish are happy. May is off
With May here, it’s time for the Mayflies on the local trout rivers. This time of year can be a great time for the technical dry fly fisherman as there can be a variety of hatches ( and various stages of those hatches ) with fish keyed in on just
