Day two with Don Vroon had the fish gods smiling a little more than in the past few days. Perhaps, it was the company of his 16 year old son Jake that brought an ever so slight smile from the gods. Weekend traffic was pretty...
Don Vroon along with his guests Drew and Mike joined me for a comfortable day on the Manistee. Fishing was much of the same as we journeyed back to the upper stretches near Tippy Dam. There are a few more fish in upper river and...
Fishing remains difficult on the Manistee. If you are not in the "A" position with your "A" game it can make for a long day. The salmon that are in the system have yet to figure out their program. There are good numbers of fish...
Pat and Kevin joined me today on the Manistee with a quest for chrome salmon in the lower river. With a big rain last night and dark skies fore-casted today I was equally excited. However, our hopes of an easy day would be dashed by...
Harry Heersema and his son from Louisville joined me on the Manistee river today. Scott, a first timer fly fishing for salmon did a great job of hooking and landing several salmon today. Harrys fish just didn't want to be photographed. Capt. Don Graham...
Another bluebird day on the Manistee with very few fish in evidence! Were it not for some love from fellow gentleman guide Chuck Scribner, today could have been a long, frustrating day. Salmon remain in good numbers in the lower river with precious few in...
Dan Challa and Dan Plumert joined me today on the Man'. Angler pressure was way up today and unfortunately pockets of fish were spread out more than ever. I am not trying to paint an ugly picture; the river is beautiful and the water is...
Wonderful day on the Manistee today: gorgeous fall weather and great company. Very few fish in the upper river, however, but John and his 91 year-old father-in-law Harold, managed to connect with some kings. Our landing percentage wasn’t the best, but it didn’t matter to...
New scenery was in-order today as my guests Dan Holtrop and his friend Patrick from Chicagoland area joined me on the Manistee River. We ventured up-stream today only to find the pockets of fish just as spread out as those in the lower river. Fish...