Gateway to Michigan's finest fly-fishing
Everything has been crystal clear, from the river to the sky to the moon, and to the necessary fishing techniques needed to extract crystalline trout. It’s been tough most days to most people, but some are finding fish, almost always on dry and dropper rigs, or blind fishing dry flies
Shop hours are 7am – 7pm daily!!!
Not much has changed since my last report. The river is LOW & CLEAR; with no rain in the extended forecast! Yet the kings keep pushing up the river. Every section has fishable numbers, but still plenty of voids here and there. We
We have open rooms for this weekend, and it looks like a good one. Send emails to [email protected] if interested in sneaking in some trout fishing.
Yesterday I had a float with my friend’s Al and Joyce. I don’t really guide anymore but I donate a few trips here and
The 4th month of summer continues with some warm temperatures. The forecast calls for even more. Water temperatures on the upper Manistee are in good shape with the cool nights and sometimes, they drop too low, and you need to wait until the sun warms it up a little for
September 10, 2024: Kevin Feenstra will be speaking at the Holland Audubon Club. The talk will be titled “The Birds, Mammals, and Fish of the Muskegon River”. More information can be found here. September 17, 2024: Kevin Feenstra will be speaking to the Muskegon Nature Club. The program
Shop hours are 7am – 7pm daily!!!
Been busy chasing fish and having fun!!! The river is low and clear, but the kings have decided to start running! It has not been “ideal” conditions, but the fish think it’s time to come home. Mother nature is amazing and very unpredictable
Hey guys, just realized it’s been a minute again… Hopefully you’ve been able to follow me on my Facebook or Instagram accounts where you’ll find more frequent little updates, but otherwise you’ll always find it here eventually. (With all of the recent scams and imposters out there on social media
The rivers around Traverse City—Boardman, Manistee, Betsie, and Platte—are seeing starting to see late summer early fall conditions. The truth of the matter is we need rain. Rivers are running low and clear so you’ll have to work at not spooking fish. Salmon are beginning
Hats, gloves, socks — whatever it takes, we’re going to clean the river this Saturday (want to join? Info at bottom of this report). We’ve had several days of extraordinarily beautiful weather and fickle fishing…but there have been enough highlights to keep us smiling. It’d be difficult not to enjoy
A few of us got out over the holiday weekend, and despite the heavy canoe traffic, low clear water and blue skies, the Trout fishing was decent. We caught several Trout on nymphs out of faster pocket water. Stoneflies and soft hackles were the main producers.