Ted’s Fishing Report: End of October, 2009

With a good shot of rain last week the water levels are up combined with some warmer weather – the fish are responding accordingly. The Big Manistee River is up and has some color to it, and is in fine shape for steelhead fishing. Water temps are stable in the...

Ted’s Fishing Report: Mid-September, 2009

With the passing of Labor Day, summer is unofficially over and so is the hot weather – at least that’s the way it is supposed to be. We have experienced a week of high-pressure, bright sun and virtually no clouds – just what you would expect in July and August –...

Ted’s Fishing Report: Early September, 2009

It’s not much of a secret that the summer’s cool weather has kicked off the salmon run a bit early this year.  So with the fish running bigger this year, it’s not much of a surprise that anglers are choosing to fish for big Kings rather than trout. To each their own,...