Don Vroon and his son Jake joined me today for a a summer-like day on the Manistee River. Fishing continues to be very productive though water temperatures have risen with the very warm weather. Get ready for a lot pictures featuring the Vroon's, they are...
When I felt the weight of my first Manistee River Chinook of the year, I told Captain Don, my guides' escape day bud, that 1) I haven't felt a King like this in years; and that 2) I wasn't sure that the 10 weight rod...
If you were wondering if all the rumors were true regarding the average size of the returning salmon this year, the pictures speak for themselves! Yes, the fish are big and going to be pretty hard on our gear. There are some smaller salmon mixed...
Dan with a Monster 21" cutthroat Gorgeous Snake River Fine-spot Cutt Beauty w/ a beast! The fishing the past week or so has consistently gotten better. The water in the Jackson Hole area is clearing by the day and water levels are dropping to ideal fishing...
Just a short little post. I'm all settled in at the RiverQuest "headquarters" for the next few weeks, aka my cottage in Lake Ann. We are looking forward to some great fishing up here on the Big Manistee. I had the chance to sneak out...
Sitting up here at the cottage reading the Deneki Outdoors Newsletter (info@deneki.com) and thought our readers might appreciate Deneki's advice to their customers about making the most of their days on the water. Some of it is Alaska and Andros Island specific but nonetheless applicable...
What an experience! Our nine day foray into the Alaskan bush was extraordinary—fly fishing so spectacular that one needs to live it first-hand to understand and appreciate. We fished silver salmon (Coho) so fresh from the sea the sea lice on them still had tails,...
Salmon have started to enter the lower stretches of our early running rivers. While numbers are down the sizes are definitely up. Reports of salmon regularly pushing the upper 20lb range and even a mid-30's fish being caught off Manistee. Daily salmon reports will start...
I am still basking in our successes from our recent trip to the far Western reaches of Alaska, it still seams surreal that only a few days ago we could gaze upon the Bering Sea, catch rainbows the size of our steelhead on 6wts, and...
A very pleasant day on the Muskegon River with Dr. Eastway and his wife Teresa. We used streamer and poppers for the smallies today. Capt. Don Graham...