Author: kellyn

A few photos of what we catching in August!

In the past I have always done a lot of night time mousing during my winter stay in January, February and March.  The cold months fish very well at night […]

I spend a lot of time on water in low light/dark casting larger topwater flies to Smallmouth Bass or mouse patterns for Brown Trout.  My old stand by fly line […]

This time of year Smallmouth are so active and feeding throughout the day time hours.  Streamers and lots of different jigs to representing crayfish, gobies, sculpins and leeches have been […]

Weather been a little up and down here with more rain mixed in than most mid summers here.  Heat is back now and has been ideal for our river Smallmouth […]

July and August is prime time for Smallmouth Bass here in NE Michigan. For those looking for a daytime guided float trips these are hard to beat with aggressive Smallies […]

This popular hatch typically is peaking in many places in Northern Michigan and the Au Sable River right now. Well not this year as everything came 2-3 early.  Are there […]

Moon phase can have a big impact on how our Big Browns feed at night.  Dark phases are just ideal for nighttime mousing.  With brighter moons we hope for cloud […]

Tis the season for night time mousing!  All of our mouse patterns are currently in stock now and ready to ship!  https://michigan-streamside.com/product-category/flies/mouse-patterns/