Fly fished the Little Manistee River in the Manistee National Forest during the evening of July 9th and the morning of July 10th. Fished near one of the primitive camp sites just west of 6 Mile Bridge. It’s a beautiful and wild area, but road access is nice, especially with a graded dirt road along the north side of the […]
Fished the Big Sable River in Ludington State Park today. Water was warm, 70s for sure. Sunny skies, wind was relatively calm. Fished from the foot bridge upstream to the dam at Hamlin Lake. Time: 2-3:30 pm Fishing during the afternoon on the Big Sable on a beautiful Sunday summer afternoon meant that I had to contend with many tubers, […]
Took the kids to the Grand River on the west side of Grand Rapids over at Johnson St. Park, our target species were channel catfish and flathead catfish Water level was very low, but it presented a safe opportunity to have the kids out fishing with me as there was a bit of an exposed beach. Unfortunately, the water level […]
Fished from the bridge downstream between 7-9:30 am Sunday morning. It was a beautiful morning for some fly fishing and as a result, there were a number of other fishermen on the river as well. Water wasn’t that high, indeed it is only a foot or so above mid-summer levels last year, so wading wasn’t a problem. There are some […]
Counties Fished in to date: Communities Fished To Date Weather: Clear, but quite chilly…air temps were only in the 40s. Water: Normal depths, and Buck Creek is usually quite clear away from the mouth. Decided to try my new Herters’ uninsulated waders out at the stretch of Buck Creek at Lemery Park, Wyoming. Despite the cool air, I was perfectly fine […]
Counties Fished in to date:OttawaIoniaKentGrand Traverse Communities Fished in to date:HollandJenisonPortlandLowellTraverse CityEastmanville Location:Paw Paw Park in Holland Weather: 70s Time: 9:30pm-1:00am Water was muddy as is usually the case. We were fishing for catfish using worms on the bottom as the Black River is only a few feet deep at it’s deepest (at least by the bridge at Paw Paw […]
Counties Fished to Date:OttawaIoniaKentGrand TraverseCommunities Fished to Date: Holland Jenison Portland Lowell Traverse City Eastmanville I was fishing for catfish in the Grand River this evening, I love the Eastmanville Bayou access on the Grand. The quality of the catfishing can be quite decent, with both large channel and flathead catfish caught. Bass can be occasionally pulled from the Grand […]
Counties Fished to Date:OttawaIoniaKentGrand Traverse Communities Fished in to Date:HollandJenisonPortlandLowellTraverse City I fished the Boardman River in Traverse City today, mostly along Hannah Park. (Note: if you fish downtown, bring quarters…the parking meters run on Saturdays too). It was a beautiful day for fishing, and there were many people attempting to catch the suckers that were all over the river. […]
Counties Fished to date:OttawaIoniaKent Communities Fished to Date:HollandJenisonPortlandLowell I fished a couple of different locations from Fallasburg Co. Park to downstream a ways. Time: 3pm- 5pm Weather: 60’s and clear Water: Clear and flowing at pretty normal depths. Type of Equipment:4wt flyrod with streamers, wooly buggers, and elk hair caddis flies. First, Fallasburg is a beautiful park, and with waders, […]
Counties Fished to Date:OttawaIonia Communities Fished To Date:HollandJenisonPortland Fished the Looking Glass River from the canoe launch to the Grand River in Portland, MI this afternoon. Time: 1 pm to 2 pm Weather was in the 50s, and quite clear. Water temp was in the 40s (didn’t have a thermometer with me), was normal depth and perfect clarity. Type of equipment:4wt […]
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