by Ted Kraimer | Jul 16, 2009 | Angling Reports
Trout fishing has pretty much moved passed the Hex hatch, although there is still a sporadic showing of bugs on certain rivers on certain days in certain sections. It’s proved difficult to predict when and where, but it’s always good to see those huge mayflies flying...
by Ted Kraimer | Jul 10, 2009 | Angling Reports
The up and down, inconsistent weather has our Hex hatch continuing a little longer than anyone would have guessed at the beginning of the season. Numerous days of cool (sometimes cold) weather put the pugs on hold while little warm-ups triggered small emergences. The...
by Ted Kraimer | Jul 2, 2009 | Angling Reports
Last week’s hot spell helped kick-off the Hex hatch, but this week’s cool-down has shifted it into idle. The Upper Manistee and the Boardman rivers had respectable hatches lasting about five days, but with the cool down came fewer bugs – Hex and others. Our...
by Ted Kraimer | Jun 26, 2009 | Angling Reports
Finally after a cool spring, summer just came, and so did the hot weather. This week’s pressure-cooker and sunlight were just what we needed to get the bugs going on local rivers. The Manistee has hex bugs, but it’s just the first couple of nights, and the numbers are...
by Jordan Lindberg | Jun 15, 2009 | Environment, News & Updates
As reported in Saturday’s edition of the Traverse City Record-Eagle, Traverse City officials are starting to move forward on plans to remove most of the dams on the Boardman river. City commissioners on Monday will be discussing a proposal to release $25,000 as...