Who wouldn't want a surprise All-inclusive gift to the lodge and and a day of guided fly fishing for a birthday present? I think Julie totally hit it out the park for her husband Jay! And for the record, I'd be pretty happy to catch...
Longtime customer and friend, Jeff, started taking his nephew, Grant, fly fishing with me a couple of years ago a couple of weeks before school starts each year. Grant is now a sophomore at Michigan State University where classes begin soon so today was his...
Long time guest and friend Matt from the DAC joined me along with his nephew Harris for a little escape from their Lake Michigan family vacation. Sometimes yah gotta just get away from the the beach and fish! Fishing today was a little more fickle...
Scott Burke and his son from Elkhart TU joined Dave today for a quick escape from Indiana. You never know how a quick trip will turn out, but I'd say from the looks of it Lady Luck smiled today! Pictured is Scott with our biggest...
RiverQuest Captain Don Graham and I finally were able to find time to hit the water for some smallmouth bass fly rodding. Great fishing this morning with the bass busting top water poppers and Don's creative streamer ties underneath—hot off his fly tying bench. Truly,...
At days end on the river, when a 13 year old young man who loves to fish but has never touched a fly rod, let alone cast one, tells the guide that he's thinking of spending the $90.00 he's saved from mowing lawns along some...
Here's a thought: gather all the kids and their spouses from sundry parts of the country at the family cottage; celebrate the Fourth of July; and, then, take them fly fishing! Great move, Pat, who here poses with daughter Stephanie with one of her first...
Boy, how we love it when the smallmouth bass are looking up for a snack! Todd and David tossed poppers on the Muskegon today, and the smallies munched away. Just a delightful day on the water: eagles, osprey, turkeys, deer, willing smallmouth, and great company. ...
Three generations in the boat today: Dick, the grandpa; Matt, the dad, and Eliot, the 12 year old son and grandson—each learning to fly cast for the first time and boating some willing smallmouth bass that rewarded lessons learned. Though intermittent drizzle marked the morning,...
So, so good to get back in the boat to chase smallmouth bass with best fishing bud, RiverQuest guide Don Graham. Despite less than ideal weather—cold front with winds up to 25 mph—the smallies wanted to play, as did a couple of pike. As one...