by Brian Kozminski | Mar 26, 2026 | Environment, News & Updates, People & Interviews
Meet the TRUE NORTH TROUT All‑Star Guide Team — 100+ Years of Michigan Fly‑Fishing ExcellenceNorthern Michigan’s rivers have a way of getting under your skin. The whisper of the Jordan at dawn, the deep green bends of the Manistee, the electric swirl of a rising brown...
by Brian Kozminski | Mar 13, 2025 | Environment, Gear & Equipment, Lifestyle, News & Updates, Uncategorized
**True North Trout** in Kalkaska, Michigan, is excited to announce an **Introduction to Fly Fishing Camp** on August 1 & 2, 2025, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Upper Manistee River. This immersive two-day camp is perfect for those with a basic...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 21, 2025 | Environment, News & Updates, Uncategorized
As we become more aware of outdated dams and the cost of maintenance versus benefits, we begin to realize that some 80 to 120-year-old structures no longer produce the energy output they once did to outweigh environmental concerns. Many dams, along with highways, were...
by Brian Kozminski | Aug 16, 2024 | Environment, Uncategorized
On November 2, 2023, the dam operator submitted a report to FERC on the turbidity readings the operator’s contractor had observed while they were doing maintenance on the dam that included the following two statements: “6) Since Boyne began monitoring turbidity on...
by Trout Unlimited | Sep 29, 2023 | Environment, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
The Mitten State has a thriving trout population, a fly fisherman’s dream, to say the least.However, it hasn’t always been this way, and it could change in the near future. Four trout species inhabit Michigan waterways; most are not native to the state; some, like the...
by Brian Kozminski | Feb 3, 2023 | Environment, News & Updates
CAMP GRAYLING- geographically in between two of the best rivers in the Midwest- The Au Sable and the Manistee Rivers. This has been a very hot topic lately. Many believe this was a quick land grab from the Military Base in Grayling from the DNR. There have been many...
