After a warm weekend, we are now in the midst of a cold front and receive some substantial rainfall which helped out our very low river levels.  During the warmer weather some great resident Trout fishing was available across the U.P.. Many different Mayflies as well as Caddis have been coming off-BWO’s, Sulphurs, March Browns & even Brown Drakes have been called dinner.  The colder temps now should slow down the emergences a bit as we have progressed very quickly & are ahead of schedule.  Thank you to The Scott Fly Rod Company-very pleased to be asked to be part of the Pro Staff team of top guides in the industry.

Quite a tragically eventful week here in the Upper Peninsula, unfortunately wildfires raged fully out of control and devastated thousands of acres of pristine wilderness.  Fires happened across the whole U.P., most most notably around the Seney area & north of Newberry.  Fishing roots run deep in these areas & our most sincere condolences go out to the owners of the all the properties that were devastated from this event.  Sources report that these two fires were started by lightning strikes and the high winds/arid conditions provided perfect conditions for the fires to spread.  Visit the Michigan DNR website for info on the wild fires.

Whew, quite the warm up weather wise here in the U.P., air temps in the mid 80’s have it feeling like mid summer.  Trout fishing has progressed rapidly with this warm up and water levels are very low.  A nice storm is upon us as I am writing this report, hopefully it will generate some substantial runoff from the rain.  A smorgasbord of aquatic insects have been coming off in vagarious locations- BWO’s, Caddis, March Browns & a few Sulphurs are around.  Look like a cool off this week, a much needed relief from the unseasonable heat.  Please check out this new article by journalist Howard Meyerson of Michigan, a piece on the proposed Brook Trout limit increase here in the U.P. by Mi DNR.  Howard interviews several Phd’s in fisheries biology that are experts on Brook Trout here Upper Peninsula and gets their opinion on this proposal. Please sign the online petition I have created to oppose the Brook Trout limit increase here. I will be providing this petition to MI DNR this week, thanks for the support!