We had some good rain and cool weather in late September and it brought a lot of Kings in from Lake Michigan. October has been warm sunny days, dry and cool nights. Typically not great for Kings this time of year but they just keep coming. For best action stay out of the spawning gravel […]
Fall is finally here in NE Michigan and a great time to start hunting for Big Brown Trout! Currently water levels throughout Au Sable are very low due to a lack of rain but we are in pre spawning period so these trout are looking to feed well. With low clear water streamer will still […]
Been a great few weeks here in Northern, MI, between chasing salmon and upland bird hunting. Our salmon run on the Betsie river has been one of the better runs we have seen in a few years. Lots of happy clients catching lots of fish! We love the options we have this time of year.Coming […]
After a warm start to September Fall is finally here. Cool weather and some rain has been very good for the King and Coho run on the Betsie River. Good numbers of these Salmon continue to come in daily from Lake Michigan. Look for these pre spawning Kings for at least a couple more weeks. […]
A great time of the year with fresh run Kings coming in from Lake Michigan to many tributaries here in NW Michigan. With the cold nights late August had some huge pushes of Kings running up the Betsie River. These fresh run fish can be very aggressive and hard biters. Our best method is crankbaits […]
The last half of August and first half September can be excellent time for night time brown trout and daytime Smallmouth. With heat of summer past and all of our big hatches gone for the season many of our larger browns look to feed after dark. Late night mousing is what produces these bigger browns […]
Excellent report on Lake Michigan having a recent temperature roll over with cold ending on the shoreline. This is what brings King Salmon into the shoreline, harbors and river! https://www.fox17online.com/weather/weather-articles/lake-michigan-water-temperatures-tank
Such a great month for fly fishing and chasing Smallmouth Bass, Big Brown Trout and King Salmon! We have had a cooler end of the summer around here and has been very good for fishing. Last night it was a late night of mousing for Brown Trout and river temp was 61 degrees which is […]
It’s that time of year again – opening day of upland hunting season is just a little over a month away. That means cast and blast! There is no better way to spend a great day in the Michigan outdoors! We have great options for cast and blast. Michigan gets one of best woodcock migration […]
We are coming into our peak time for river Smallies here in NE Michigan! August is just a great time for the fly angler with excellent top water and dry fly fishing. Daytime streamers are always good for these fish with variety of different patterns – murdich minnows, deep fry, zuddlers and down size Great […]