April 22nd, 2009
Mother nature decided to give us a nasty slap in the face the last two days in the form of a late Winter storm. I have to admit it felt more like Steelhead season fishing in a snowstorm verses fishing in the 70 degree weather we had two days previously! Snowfalls in the high county reached upwards of 15 inches of some wet nasty snow, looks like our high fire danger is over for quite some time now! This storm gave us a good blast of water that we needed very badly. Rivers levels have risen and are continuing to rise from this weather event. The forecast is calling for more precip in the form of rain and some much warmer air temps over the course of the next week. Water temps have plummeted down to the lower 30’s and all is good.




Opening Day on Saturday-the holiest of holy.
April 10th, 2009
High winds have dominated all week making some pretty miserable conditions for fly fishing here in the U.P.. Coupled with some bone chilling temps it has felt more like Winter fishing until today. Bright sunshine & air temps in the mid 40’s felt nice & from the looks of the forecast it finally looks like Spring is officially here! The nicer weather has increased fishing pressure as everyone that has thought about fishing has been out enjoying the sunshine. Water levles have dropped a bit & cleared, but with the warmer weather in the forecast the runoff should once again bring river levels up.




Spring Steel-Fun for all ages!!
April 2nd, 2009
Winter weather has been continuing lately with a glimpse of Spring every so often as daytime temps struggle to get above the mid 30’s. Snow flurries have been dusting the ground nearly everyday and water temps/levels remain cold & clear for the most part. Currently water temps range from 32-36 depending upon river. There are Steelhead around- but with the cold & low water persistency is the key to success. We are experiencing a true U.P. Spring this year, Winter just not truly wanting to let go. Once it does we are going to have some good Steelhead fishing. Some very healthy & large Steelhead have been taken this year, the photo below of the male Steelhead is the largest fish I have seen in a very long time here in the U.P.!



Spring Steelhead In Michigan’s U.P.- a celebration of the beginning of yet another fishing season!