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It was around 3:00 AM Sunday morning and we were 3/4 of the way through our night float. We had been grinding through an hour long mousing lull, and I was about ready to call it. We had caught a 19.5 incher early on, and had a decent amount of non-committal bumps on the surface throughout the night. I was struggling to keep my eyes open in the rower's seat, when I heard a thrash on Shane's mouse. "Got him, good fish, GOOD fish". I gave one hard back-row and we turned our headlamps on. When we saw the fish,...

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 behind us but we are entering that part of the summer when more heat is sure to come.  With that being said I'm sure the focus of our fly fishing will switch over to warm water species.  Personally I have not focused much on chasing smallmouth around but I did hook into...

Thursday night we launched the boat around 9 PM and were able to lock down a good-looking spot and wait for bugs. The water temp was perfect at 65 degrees. Sure enough, around 10 PM, we started seeing spinners flying up river. Not long after, they were all over the water. We were thinking, “man, are there any fish here? They should be rising by now”. We were about ready to pull anchor when the river came alive. Brad heard a good fish rise upstream and I had 2 or 3 feeding right in front of me. Brad caught his...

While steelhead may be past their peak on most rivers, forecasted rains will likely bring in pushes of fresh fish. Egg imitations continue to produce with all the spawning fish on beds, as well as fry and alevin patterns.    Water temperatures are on the rise, and the Trout activity seems to be picking up. Fish are chasing streamers on cloudier days, although action has slowed a bit as water levels have dropped. You won't want to miss out on the streamer fishing opportunities with the coming rains. When water temps start to get into the high 40's and the...

Well folks what a strange ride we have been on.  Going from low water and no snow, to several feet of snow, to the huge melt and spring like conditions and then just like that thrown back into winter.  Mother nature is definitely having a fun time throwing us curve balls.  With that being said I do welcome the snow to help us sustain the water levels we have.  The Rogue is currently running 240cfs, the Grand downtown is 5370cfs, the Muskegon at Croton is 1970cfs, and the PM at Scottville is 590cfs. Whether or not winter stays around or spring comes...