by Brian Kozminski | Feb 13, 2013 | Flies, News & Updates, People & Interviews
Captain Ed McCoy of Hawkins Outfitters will be joining us this Saturday from 12-5 pm. Ed has been a guide for the past decade and has a background in Zoology and Fisheries and Wildlife. Ed will be tying Manistee River trout flies with an emphasis on dry flies and...
by Brian Kozminski | May 10, 2012 | Flies, Lifestyle
Trout Season is upon us. The foliage along the banks and trail into the river resemble shades of cilantro and lime green. Fiddlehead Fern fronds emerge from the soil and fill the air with a scent that can only be Northern Michigan on a favorite stretch of cedar...
by Brian Kozminski | Jan 11, 2012 | Flies, Lifestyle
January 10, 2012 at City Park Grill in Petoskey> Miller Van Winkle Chapter of Trout Unlimited Hosts a monthly gathering of fellow artists of thread and feather~ We had a great turnout! from beginners~ along with a few pro’s~ If you are ever in the Petoskey...
by Jordan Lindberg | Feb 17, 2010 | Flies, People & Interviews
Ray Schmidt’s fly box is featured today at Midcurrent as part of their “Inside the Box Series.” Unsurprisingly, it is a box full of BIG streamer flies — the sort that are tied on BIG hooks to fool and catch BIG trout. Ray notes in the...
by Jordan Lindberg | Feb 7, 2010 | Flies, News & Updates
As we get the 2010 fly angling season underway (looks like an early spring is on the way this year!), keep in mind that it is banquet-and-show season throughout the watershed. Here are some important upcoming events to get your mind back on trout and flies: 37TH...
by Bryon Anderson | Feb 1, 2010 | Flies
By now almost everyone pretty much knows the deal with parachute-style dry flies. They float with their bodies flush in the surface film with the hackle fibers splayed in a circle around the body (hence “parachute”), imitating very closely the attitude of natural...
