Doesn't get any better than this: guides' day on the MO with fellow RiverQuest guide and best bud, Don Graham, and steelhead on the swing. The bite on C & D was slow with only a nice teens brown trout taking a liking to our...
Great times on the MO! Take your pick: salmon or steelhead. Steelhead numbers are now sufficient to warrant targeting them exclusively. Eric, though, opted for salmon today so son Adam could be assured of repeated hookups. I like to use the readily available salmon as...
Sweet time with Dean and his friend, Earl, who is one big-time South Haven perch guy—some 3,400+ into his boat last year! Fly fishing, though, was a new deal for him so we broke him in well, both with C & D and indie rigs. ...
Total riot on the MO today with Patrick and colleague, Matt. The guys wanted to fish salmon and fish them we did. After putting some in the boat, we held a fly casting clinic; Pat's business associate Dan had presented him with an Orvis Clearwater...
Son Frank treated the guy who taught him to fish and love the outdoors, Frank Sr., for a day of fly fishing. Frank Sr. similarly taught the other eight of his children and now is taking his grandchildren fishing. They all apparently love it and...
Once again today with long-time clients Don and Mike, I was reminded how privileged we RVRQST guides are to host such terrific people—people who care about others, their families, their communities, their quality of life, and yes, the quality of the sport they love: fly...
Reunited with long time client, Jeff, who introduced his Purdue fraternity brother, Tom, to fly fishing. We had a great time with day-long hookups and fish boated along with a ton of laughs. As our guides noted in their posts, we lucked out with the...
Wonderful time on the MO with Dick and friend Sherwin today. As Steve and Jay's posts indicate, salmon are actively spawning, and steelhead and trout are around to surprise and please. New to the long rod, Sherwin caught on quickly to switch rod delivered indicators...
Let the good times roll! Former education colleagues, Dave and Tom, reconnected with me on the Manistee today. What a total riot! We debated education policy, argued politics, talked fishing, and marveled at Mother Nature's fall performance, both in the river and throughout the woodlands. Major...