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Well I finally got out to exorcise an overwhelming urge to fish a wet skunk. I had visions of non-stop action, based on a short float last week. These grand dreams eroded into something different but still rewarding. Asa and I have known each other since Asa was a tiny
Late July fishing finds us headed to the upper Manistee river in the mornings looking for hatches and spinner falls of Tricos for some trout. When those little flies aren’t on the water, we are using the larger, attractor/suggestive/imitative terrestrial patterns often tied with foam and rubber legs – its
We have had this cabin for 5 years now. Working new job- Boat Sales, bartending, still guiding, and family growing, we found we were not spending as much time at the cabin. The serious consideration of selling was very tempting, especially knowing what was available in the area and being
THE JORDAN RIVER
It is early January as I sip my coffee and watch ice floes migrate down the river in front of the cabin. So far it has been a mild winter, December was wet, but not in the fluffy white powder kind of way. We are all ready
You have to try hard this time of year — harder now than a few weeks ago. I got out a few times this week and had a blast. Yesterday I got to sit in the front of the riverboat for a few hours — best seat in the world,
Trout fishing on the local rivers continues but with a more casual approach as we aren’t matching hatches in low light to finicky fish. Instead head to the river with a mix of general dry flies that imitate mayflies since they have been eating them regularly for the past 10
Over the holiday break the water level was still up and the water temperature was down so I took advantage and chased some trout on our local waterways. The trout seemed healthy and happy to play. Smaller streamers, nymphs, and foam bugs all worked well.
The first heatwave is
July 11, 2024 Northern Angler Fishing Report
July is here and we are through with the Hex hatch, still seeing trout looking up only this time of year. Time for attractor patterns, ants, beetles, hoppers and really anything foam! Super fun time of year to get out
There is a little patch of the South Branch that I consider something like my home water. It’s not my favorite stretch, but I love it. As teenagers we used to do a lot of wades — long point-to-point wades, alternating who was in the lead. Inevitably such wades, often
After the often one-dimensionality of the spring, July can feel a bit like a buffet. There is some kind of fly fishing to be had somewhere all the time, often two or three kinds, each their own mini-event. This week it was tricos on the North Branch, olives on the