Author: kellyn

Late summer in August and early September Northern Michigan offers some excellent fly fish for both of these fish. Recently we have been doing well with both! Smallies just love […]

For those looking for Big Brown Trout this is the time to float all night long! Mouse and frog patterns are top producers in the heat of our Michigan summer. […]

The lower river every year gets a good hatch of late hex in late July and August. These are a different species than out June Hex. They are a darker […]

July and August is prime to chase Smallmouth Bass on the Au Sable and some other rivers here in NE MI. This time of year for day time fly fishing […]

This years hex hatch on the Au Sable River didn’t start like normal! Typically we going by June 10th but this years high water and cold temps pushed thing back […]

The products we sell are what I use personally and for my guide service. This time of year 2 rods that are in my boat every day are the Winston […]

After a cool May the shore line of Lake Huron finally took off in early June. Hard to beat beautiful Tawas Bay to fly fishing for Smallmouth and Carp! The […]

Au Sable/Manistee Fishing Report – June 12th                   – by Eric Swies                 Let’s get right to it – , well, let’s face it, we’re addicted to drakes.  It’s a special […]

Still could be a few hennies hatching and spinner falls but they are really on the way out. Was not a banner May for this bug but it still produced […]

The cool wet spring continues here in North East Michigan. For the lower Au Sable this has been a good thing! Water temps have stayed in the lower 50’s and […]