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Here is an up to date fishing report from our friend Jeff Hubbard @ outfittersnorth.com
The Pere Marquette Steelhead fishing has still been very good. Cold but good. (: Seeing some new fish coming in with the rise in water we had last week. The river is dropping fast, though it’s still holding a nice stain. For Flies nymphs have been good, try Stones,Caddis,”Squirrel” Nymph. For eggs colors have been cheese,apricot and HubbaBubba. For Streamers get them down and fish them slow. Leeches and numerous baitfish patterns have been the ticket. Winter Steelhead fishing has been great this year. And it looks like the old ground hog saw his shadow so winter might set in up here for a few more weeks. If interested in some winter Steelheading check out my special on the Current News page. Open dates for the winter special are: February 9,10,18
Pics from the week so far. 1/26, 2/1,/2/2 Fraser joined me for a couple days of cold weather, but some of the most memorable Steelhead fishing I’ve seen in a long time. Here is one of the biggest, coolest looking bucks I’ve seen in awhile. Fraser with a nice chrome hen. Nice Steelhead I took on the swing while the water was high.
Drop me an email if you want to book a trip, or if looking for an up to the minute report.
Join Kevin Feenstra this Saturday at the shop for a FREE Fly Tying Demonstration 11-2. Kevin is the guru of the Muskegon River.
Kevin’s Bio: Born and raised in West Michigan, Kevin has been fishing West Michigan streams his whole life. Soon after graduating from Calvin College in 1995, he became a fishing guide. He regularly contributes articles to magazines such as Midwest Flyfishing and his flies have been published in many books, magazines, and fly tying manuals. He is a member of the national pro staff of the Scott Fly Rod Company, Ross Reels, and Daiichi Hooks.
Off the Grid. For every well know hatch, river and run of fish, there are countless others that go virtually unnoticed. So when we began filming at the beginning of last year, we decided to look for people, places and fish a little bit more, out of the ordinary.
I hope when the DVD comes out he includes a map to some of the trout locations!
Ed gave me a call today after he got off the river and told me to check out the fishing report.
From big winter bucks to chrome dime hens we found a nice little mixture of steelhead today. With air temps reaching close to 30 today and no wind fishing was very pleasant. Any time that the weather has allowed comfortable fishing, steelhead have been willing and eager to come to the fly. Ed McCoy and I fished today and reflected upon this winter and our past ten plus years of winter steelhead fishing. We feel this year is special and have to rank this as one of the best years for winter steelhead fishing we have seen in some time. As February turns into March spring is just around the corner, if you have interest in early spring fishing give us a call 231.228.7135
This is the time of the year where a half day on the water can go a long, long way…
Half Day winter special is just $225. Come and fish steelhead in solitude. We’ll bring the heater, a thermos of coffee and the camera. Some of the best steelhead of the year are caught between now and March 15th.
Here is a very cool way to tie hackle on to a piece of mono to create a sweet little dry fly. You could tie all of your small may flies be changing the body color, hook size and hackle.
The video is from the Head Hunters Fly Shop on the Missouri River in Craig, MT. Nice little pattern!
I’d like to thank Ed and everyone that showed up for the fly tying demonstration yesterday. Patterns soon to show up online. Remember, if you’d like to share a day chasing trout on dry flies or indicator nymphing for steelhead contact the guys at www.hawkinsflyfishing.com There are a good number of fishing in both the PM and the Big Manistee right now. During the next warm up the fishing should turn on again. The guide from Hawkins right now fish everyday they can and offer half day guide trips if a full day in cold is a bit to much for you. Here is a preview of some of the fish you will encounter on a trip.
Here is a quick video on how to tie the Sparrow Nymph. It’s one of my favorite patterns for Steelhead here in Michigan. I tie them with a natural pheasant rump with olive dubbing or tan. Also, I use the died pheasant rumps to create some quick fish catching patterns.
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If you have any suggestions on what patterns you’d like demonstrated on our YouTube site please let us know: info@nomadanglers.com
