by Jim Enger | Aug 10, 2009 | Creative Nonfiction
When I first got to know the Boardman River I had another, secret, name for it. My private name for it was the “Compromise River.” I called it that because the Boardman ultimately empties into the Grand Traverse Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan, right in downtown Traverse...
by Ted Kraimer | Aug 6, 2009 | Angling Reports
It isn’t news that the weather has been cool and water temps reflect that. Local rivers are in better shape than I can remember for this time of year so get out and take advantage of it. The Upper Manistee continues to offer a sampling of bugs each day: BWOs, Light...
by Jordan Lindberg | Aug 5, 2009 | Flies
The Zoo Cougar has become a staple fly for Northern Michigan big game fly fishing. I tie and fish the Zoo Cougar when I’m chasing large brown trout on the trophy water on the Au Sable below Mio and can report that it is a fly that can move large fish even in the...
by Bryon Anderson | Aug 3, 2009 | Art & Photography, News & Updates
If you’ve had even half an eye on the fly fishing shelf at your local bookseller or library over the past thirteen years, you will be at least passingly familiar with the work of artist and fly angler emeritus James Prosek. His book Trout: An Illustrated History, a...
by Bryon Anderson | Jul 31, 2009 | Flies
Even as we enjoy the long, balmy summer days, it isn’t too early to think ahead to the approach of autumn, when brook and brown trout begin to feed aggressively in anticipation of the rigors of spawning. Once their lust is consummated, the males will continue to...
by Ted Kraimer | Jul 31, 2009 | Angling Reports
Not much has changed on local rivers from last week’s fishing report and thankfully the cooler temperatures and bits of rainfall are keeping the river in good shape – both in terms of levels and more importantly, in terms of temperatures — rare going into...
by Jordan Lindberg | Jul 30, 2009 | Angling Reports, News & Updates
Think the hex madness is over, eh? Well, that depends on where in the state you live, and also on whether you fish for smallies as well as trout. In this story from the Detroit News, Dave Spratt shares his notes on fly fishing Michigan’s “other” hex...
by Jordan Lindberg | Jul 26, 2009 | News & Updates
The 62nd annual Weyerhaeuser AuSable River Canoe Marathon wrapped-up today. The winners, Andrew Triebold and Steve Lajoie, finished the run from Grayling to Oscoda with an unofficial time of 14:17:42. Triebold and Lajoie were the winners of the race last year, along...
