October 30th, 2008
After some downright nasty weather a warm up & sunny skies have entered the U.P.. This nice weather is just a cruel reminder of what is to come in the near future (snow)!! Water temps & levels have stayed the same for the most part & fishing continues to be good to fair depending upon river. Steelhead continue to move into the rivers in fishable numbers & fishing any dark water with good presentations has been productive. Taking a break from the nymphing & tossing the big rod around with streamers has been getting more productive & exciting. Pictured below is John with his first fish on the Spey/Streamer- a trophy Lake Run Brown Trout & some bright chrome!




Fish sofly & carry a big rod!
October 13th, 2008
Summer like air temps in the mid 70’s over the past couple days has been weird to say the least-the nice weather has angler pressure high for this time of the year. Regardless there is a good amount of Chinook Salmon available-many fish are currently spawning & some fresh fish can be found in deeper staging water.  Low numbers of Steelhead are around in certain rivers across the U.P.-with the groves of fisherman out chasing Salmon, the careless angler that parades through every dark piece of water looking to spot Salmon is making it challenging to target chrome.  Low light levels have provided the best opportunities to fish Steelhead-the high bright sun has limited mid day hookups. The forecast is calling for a cool down starting tomorrow & some rain-our rivers are overdue for a good soaking rain that will bring them up to ideal Fall levels.





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The leaves have begun to fall-that means Steelhead & Lake Run Browns are next!
October 6th, 2008
Recent cold air temps/precip have water temps down and levels up a bit. This years class of Chinook Salmon from Lake Michigan is the largest size fish I have seen in a very long time! Salmon are averaging around the 12 lb mark and some absolutley magnum sized fish are available around the 20 lb plus range-keeping a hold of them can be quite interesting! Some chrome has been making an appearance-both Steelhead & Coho are present, but a good amount of skill and or luck is in order to get these feisty guys into the net! A warm up & sun is in the forecast here in the U.P. over the next week-it has been nice to have clouds/rain on a daily basis so the changing conditions should make for some interesting reactions from our finned friends.


October fly fishing in the U.P.-big fish on the fly!!