Ted’s Fishing Report: Early July, 2009

by | Jul 2, 2009 | Angling Reports

Last week’s hot spell helped kick-off the Hex hatch, but this week’s cool-down has shifted it into idle. The Upper Manistee and the Boardman rivers had respectable hatches lasting about five days, but with the cool down came fewer bugs – Hex and others. Our...

Midsummer Hoppers: “The Madam X”

by | Jul 1, 2009 | Flies

The following is the first in T|N|T’s four-part series on tying and fishing hopper flies, and on the the joys of Michigan midsummer trout fishing. Look for more installments in upcoming days. With the arrival of midsummer and the “dog days” that follow comes one...