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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
It’s also been great to chuck streamers as the bite has been fantastic with patterns like DNDs, Circus peanuts, zoo cougars, and triple-doubles. These larger flies, paired with sinking lines, seem to be enticing the trout effectively under these conditions.
It’s also been great to chuck streamers as the bite has been fantastic with patterns like DNDs, Circus peanuts, zoo cougars, and triple-doubles. These larger flies, paired with sinking lines, seem to be enticing the trout effectively under these conditions.
The Hex flies have mostly finished a really heavy hatch period this year on the local rivers including the Manistee. This steady stream of bugs has left the trout fat and happy and like many of us after Thanksgiving dinner – second guessing that last serving. The rivers are in