July 21st, 2016
What a great summer we have having here in the Upper Peninsula, downright hot & wonderful! Â Some nice rain storms have kept new water coming into the rivers which is very needed during these heat waves. Â Spring influenced Trout streams are still fishing, but be sure to take water temps on streams that tend to run warmer this time of the season. Â On the St Marys river Atlantic Salmon are present & so are the largest amount of smelt i’ve ever witnessed. Â Smelt numbers are thinning quickly with the warming water as they migrate to deeper areas, but ti was very neat to see such an abundance of baitfish. Â Along w the Atlantics a fair amount of Pacific Salmon (Kings & Coho) were taking advantage of this smelt bonanza!
