September 20th, 2009
The warm weather continues as some clouds & rain are very needed here across the Upper Peninsula. Seems like every single day is no clouds & hot air temps for this time of the year. Rivers are low & in need of a good refreshening. A few new arrivals in the Salmon Department have shown up, not any real significant numbers have come screaming upstream. No real relief is in sight with the 10 day forecast-this week being the final week of resident Trout season will find us chasing Trout instead of migratory fish. The final farewell to yet another season of U.P. Trout fishing, seems like just yesterday we were getting excited about the big Brown Trout that followed our streamer or the first rising Brook Trout of the year. Now, it is nearing the end of September & the leaves are beginning to color up. Wow, the fishing season sure does move by quickly. Resident Brook Trout are getting their spawning colors on & some great fish are currently available. As the Trout season is ending yet another season beings, won’t be long & the chromest of chrome will be dancing on the end of our fly lines. Fall Steelhead-sure can’t wait to feel the tug!



Rain Please!!
September 14th, 2009
This past week I was joined by legendary fly fisherman & all around nice guy Bob Clouser. Bob is known across the fly fishing world as one of the most innovative fly tiers & the inventor of several patterns that are staples in every serious streamer fisherman’s fly box. To say it was a treat to have him in the boat would be an understatement! He & his fishing partner Linda joined me as we traveled across the U.P. targeting different species with the fly rods. Using Bob’s different patterns & custom line of fly rods during their visit to the U.P., they caught Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass & Northern Pike. Fishing with an angler like Bob who fished all over the planet is priceless- learning new techniques to add to the arsenal & hearing stories of worldwide angling is what fishing is all about!
Currently we are in some need of cooler weather & rain here in the U.P. It seems as if lately it has been in the mid to upper 70’s with sun shine everyday. Great weather to enjoy fishing in, but some clouds would be very welcome! Forecast is calling for a cool down starting later this week with some rain. This should help bring in some new fish to the rivers. Until then enjoy the sunshine, Winter is coming!






Bring on the rain!