Warm water conditions currently exist on the St.Marys River & fishing can be challenging.  Covering water meticulously looking for players has been key to hooking fish.  Cloudy days have provided much better opportunities as bright days most fish seem to be working on a tan rather than being interested in eating much.

Take a break from fishn’ & pick a wild blueberry-record crop this year in the U.P.!

Atlantic Salmon fishing on the St.Mary River I would rate as so-so right now-some days have been good & others just plain brutal.  Water temps are up & fish are getting moody-the right conditions and fish are active. Other days they are just plain not interested in anything-that is Atlantic Salmon fishing.  Congrats to our guests who have taken some spectacular fish lately-nice job!

Muy Excellente- Mr.Salmo!

Atlantic Salmon fishing on the St.Marys River has been getting tougher on a daily basis right now-higher water temps than normal coupled with large amounts of Hex has made for some challenging fishing at times.  The fish have settled into their mid summer behavior & have scattered throughout the St.Marys River system.  Nonetheless some great fish have provided us with some memories this past week. Congrats to our anglers this week- some very rewarding fish!

Sunshine in da Yoop-life is good today!

Atlantic Salmon fishing on the St. Marys River continues to be productive, but water temps are getting quite warm for this time of the year already.  It is a different kinda year on the St.Marys as the Atlantics showed up earlier than normal this year & water temps are at August levels currently.  Some beautiful resident Rainbow Trout provided some big smiles as these are one of the rarest species of this river system-combined with the Whitefish & Atlantic Salmon a few lucky clients were able to capture the St.Marys River Grand Slam.  Taking advantage of a high wind cancellation day- I spent the day fishing the Canadian rapids- I was very surprised to catch the extremely illusive resident Brook Trout pictured below (15 inches) as well as a drop back Steelhead.

Let Freedom ring-go fishing & celebrate your independence!

Some quality opportunities exist on the St.Marys River system for Atlantic Salmon at this time-some very nice fish have been taken lately that have provided some big smiles!  Federal restrictions on water regulations have water flows low as the Upper Peninsula & Canada have been under drought like conditions until lately.  A few Steelhead are also present as well as our tasty friend the Lake Whitefish!  If you are venturing up to try your hand at the Atlantic Salmon fishery-please remember the limit is ONE Atlantic Salmon per angler.  Respect the fishery & know your regulations, it’s your responsibility as an angler.

Atlantic Salmon in Michigan-thanks to LSSU!

Friend Jamie Clous & I met up with Captain Will Benson of World Angling this week in Sugarloaf Key, Fl to experince fly fishing for Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish.  Will is known as one of the finest saltwater guides in the Keys and he produced some epic Salwater opportunities for us during our visit.  My very first day he was able to give me enough shots @ fish to give me my first Grand Slam (Tarpon, Bonefish & Permit on the fly)-very exciting to say the least!  Fly fishing for Tarpon is quite an experience-having a fish the size of you creep up to your fly & then all hell breaks loose once you hook up. Many fish jumped 4-8 times taking several hundred yards of fly line/backing-nothing relaxing about fishing Tarpon! The Tarpon we hooked were in the 30 to 100 lb class with some fish above 100 lbs- in 3 days of fishing we hooked 21 tarpon & managed to land 7. The Permit fishing is very demanding as well-long casts & perfect presentations get it done, otherwise the fish spook easily.  All in all it was a very sweet trip-I highly recommend a trip to the keys to visit Cpt. Will!

Good Stuff in da Sun!!

Seems as if we have received all our rain that we have been missing out on this year in the past few days! Water levels have risen dramatically across the U.P. as many ares received several inches of rain.  Trout fishing has been good lately with a mix of bugs & different techniques providing for some excellent days on the water.  Fishing should remain quality with the colder air temps & much needed water.

Stay tuned for some interesting pics next week!

Seems like a completely different world of fishing right now as water temps have dropped & some rain has brought river levels up.  Trout fishing right now has been excellent as water temps are in the low 60’s & the Trout are visibly in a much better mood than they were in the last heat wave we endured!  Ideal fishing conditions have been present lately with cool days, rain & cloud cover.  Brown Drakes, BWO’s, Sulphurs & a few others have some quality fish looking up.

Life is good in da Yoop!

Brown Drakes, Sulphurs, Caddis, Bwo’s, & Black Quills-just to name a few of the smorgasbord of bugs hatching right now.  The unseasonable warm weather has us about 2 weeks or so ahead of schedule on our emergence of insects.  Some excellent opportunities have been available as of lately for the dry fly enthusiasts.  Looks like weather is going to get back to normal after this weekend, so hopefully it keeps the fish looking up for their next meal!

Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend-Thank a Veteran!

High sun & downright arid-those are the only words I can think of the explain the weather as of lately here in the Upper Peninsula, feels more like July than May.  No rain all week has us back at very low water levels & warming water temps with the unseasonably warm temps.  Nonetheless the Trout fishing has been good-some strong insect activity has fish looking up.  Brook & Brown Trout have been taking full advantage of the insects on the surface & some quality opportunities are available.

Troutn in da Yoop-a family tradition…..