Almost October here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, feels more like August though! We had one week of cool temps and then unseasonable warm temps has been the norm. Unlike lower MI, our rivers have been full of water, some streams saw massive flows over the past few weeks with heavy rains. Currently our rivers are in a good place with most rivers having ideal flows.

Trout fishing has been quite good, resident Brook and Brown Trout have been active and feeding on a variety of options. Dry fly fishing has been good at times, terrestrials have been productive which is a fun way to fish. Streamer fishing has also been a great way to target prespawn fish.

Smallmouth Bass and Muskie fishing has been going strong. Smallmouth have been primarily feeding on baitfish but the surface bite is still going on some days. Some nice Muskies to the net recently, subsurface and topwater has been getting grabs.

The Salmon run has been a somewhat trickle of fish. Water temps are still quite warm but some fish have made it upstream. Both Coho and Chinook Salmon are available. Look for their numbers to increase as water temps drop & hopefully some more rain comes our way. Also some Pink Salmon are available in select streams, a unique fish to our region.

Congrats to all our recent guests on some outstanding fish, great work! Open dates are still available, winter is coming so let’s get out fishing!

It has been an extremely busy summer of fishing here in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, lots of variety for our guests to choose from. We have had some fantastic resident Trout fishing, some great days of spring creek fishing for both Brook and Brown Trout. Finding the cold water makes for some fun days on the water. Attractor dries, streamers and nymphs have all been productive.

Atlantic Salmon numbers on the St Mary’s River have been lower the normal this season, reduced water flows among other things have led to a lower return. Regardless our guests have found some great Salmon and Rainbow Trout. Water temps have escalated on the river so we have moved on to other species at this time.

Smallmouth Bass and Muskie fishing has been solid, water levels are low currently so a nice dose of rain would be good at this time. Both topwater and streamer fishing has been productive.

Please drop us a message or a phone call if you’re interested in getting out this season. Some wonderful fishing ahead of us, adventure awaits!