Lots of rain lately here in the Upper Peninsula, most streams have dropped but they were as high as they get for this time of the fishing season!  The onset of autumn is upon us, a few colors on the leaves in certain areas right now.  Great Lakes water temps are still unseasonably warm from our extra toasty summer, Salmon numbers range widely but mostly low right now.  The fall behavior for Musky and Pike is beginning, some fantastic moments have had our guests riding a high level of stoke. Congrats to them on some great fish!

More beautiful weather here across the Upper Peninsula over the last few weeks for fishing. Smallmouth Bass fishing has been fair to good, cloudy days have been much more productive. Some nice rains have blessed us w higher water levels which has had fish feeding readily. A variety of insects have been present lately, flying ants & BWO’s primarily. Some spring creeks have also been productive for resident Brook & Brown Trout, both dry flies & streamers have caught fish.

Whew, an unbelievable hot summer here in the U.P!  Everyday seems to be in the low 80’s & lots of sun, not a normal upper peninsula summer by any means.  Water temps are higher than normal due to this nice weather, use proper precautions when fishing certain areas for all species.  Fly fishing for Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike & Muskies has been productive, some days better than others which is normal.  Atlantic Salmon on the St.Marys River has been slower, warmer water has most fish fairly lethargic.  Congrats to our guests on some fantastic fish, thank you!

Sweet summertime here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a fine place to call home or to take a vacation!  A warm summer is upon us by Yooper standards, not to normal to have so many days in the upper 80’s up here.  Water temps are high across the board, picking your days & your spots are key to a successful outing.  The St.Marys river has provided our guests with some magnificent fish this season, nice to see such ample baitfish numbers in this river system when rest of the Great Lakes are in dire straights.  Warmwater fly fishing opps are also available & some very nice fish have been active to eat at times.

What a great summer we have having here in the Upper Peninsula, downright hot & wonderful!  Some nice rain storms have kept new water coming into the rivers which is very needed during these heat waves.  Spring influenced Trout streams are still fishing, but be sure to take water temps on streams that tend to run warmer this time of the season.  On the St Marys river Atlantic Salmon are present & so are the largest amount of smelt i’ve ever witnessed.  Smelt numbers are thinning quickly with the warming water as they migrate to deeper areas, but ti was very neat to see such an abundance of baitfish.  Along w the Atlantics a fair amount of Pacific Salmon (Kings & Coho) were taking advantage of this smelt bonanza!

Such an awesome time of the year here in the U.P., long days & beautiful warm weather!  Lots of fly fishing opportunities to choose from right now & fun times on the water.  Some Trout streams are still fishing well for Brook and Brown Trout, finding the cold water is key to happy fish. Top water as well as subsurface presentations both have been productive, pick a fly & cast!  The St.Marys river has a few high quality Atlantic Salmon available, large amounts of smelt are around & aquatic insects have been active.  Congrats to our guests, some fun days on the water recently!

Finally a break from the rains & rivers levels are running pretty normal for this time of the season. Warmer than normal temps have our water temps higher than normal.  Some resident Trout opps still exist as some hatches are still occuring & fish are used to looking up.  Smallmouth Bass fishing has been good at times, a better choice when water temps are up.

Trout fishing here in the U.P. has been getting better as stream levels are dropping and in better shape.  A variety of insects have had Trout rising at times.  Brown Drakes, Caddis, Sulphurs, Stoneflies and Blue Winged Olives are active in different areas.  Fly fishing for warm water species has also been productive as water temps continue to climb.

High water across the region, many of our Trout streams currently here in the Upper Peninsula are quite big.  Seems like no break from the heavy rains over the last few weeks, never a good thing for this time frame of fishing.  This being said Trout fishing is relatively poor at this time, we need a period w no rain to get stream levels down to a normal level.  Warm water species fishing has been good at times, predators getting active w the warming water temps!

Some spectacular weather here lately for fishing the Upper Peninsula!  Such a great variety of fishing options right now here in the U.P..  Trout streams have been fishing good for both Brook and Brown Trout.  A few hatches have spurred some surface feeding activity.  Near shore Great Lakes action has been great at times w a nice mixed bag of species.  Come up & visit, contact us for availability!