Tying with April in March

This month has been the month of firsts. First major snowfall in Northern Michigan, a heavy wet blanket that knocked power out to thousands of customers for nearly a week. First solo road trip to Wellston to visit Ray in my own fish vehicle in many, many years. And...

Spring Opener

The snow is gently wafting outside the window. Boxes are piled up around my tying desk as we prepare our next chapter in life. To say this has been an odd winter in Northern Michigan would be an understatement. The bay doesn’t seem to have an inclination of...

SIC/PALS part I

A few years back, Dr. Bryan Burroughs approached me at a state council meeting. There was a different twinkle in his eye, usually I can tell when we have exciting news to exchange, whether it is regarding DNA found in a new state record Brown trout, or the latest...

OAFS Early January Report~

January 12 Au Sable Fishing Report A kind angler found a fly patch and left it. Flies are rotted now, but it’s a good clue to where we fished over this last warm-up. With a number of days pushing the forty degree mark, fishing this past week was a must. I met up...