One could fly fish a lot of days and not top this one for fabulous weather, perfect river conditions, and eager trout. Long time customer Ben hosted friend and business colleague Steve for a day of streamer stripping, a totally new experience for Steve. Ben...
With the river dropping and clearing, the trout went on the feed today as RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I enjoyed a day on the river. We fished streamers on 300 grain sinktips with success all day, and closed it out by taking a crack...
It's trout time; the birds are singing it, and the flowers are showing it. RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I enjoyed a well deserved "guides' day out" on the river. For whatever reason, the large trout bite was nonexistent for us, but the little guys...
Long time customer and friend "Uncle" Pat hosted his two nephews (brothers both) for some late season fly fishing for steelhead. When the weather gods turned nasty, Pat felt it all the more important for the guys to do the trip to create a memory,...
A bit of a reunion today with my reconnecting with Jeff and Dave with whom I fished a number of years ago. Great time with lots of catching up. The steelhead celebrated with us as the guys connected repeatedly. C & D, as well as...
Fellow educational colleague Bob and his good bud, Ron, chased steelhead with me today. Ron, a leader in West Michigan Trout Unlimited circles and a commercial bamboo fly rod maker, has become a dear friend of mine, as, of course, is Bob. The easy fishing...
Long-time friend, customer, and fellow Rotarian, Dave invited his friend Doug to join me on the river. We started out fishing runs and glides and picked up some dropback hens, then headed for the love nests and started tossing fat lines and indicators. Although Doug...
Gorgeous day on the MO today; after the sleet, rain, thunder and lighting, and wind, we certainly deserved it! I was on my best behavior with attorney Pat and detective Terry in the boat, and with the fishgods grinning, we had some wonderful fly fishing...