Fall weather will barrel into Michigan this week as seasonal weather finally makes an arrival. We have been stuck with beach weather for most of the month. Salmon should finally fill the voids in most of the river systems around the state. Jeff Segard and his...
Karl Droppers and his his two friends Dan and Tim made the flight from Orlando FL. to fish with me today on the Manistee River for kings. Karl has joined some of our regulars in the past but this time it was his show for...
Today was a short day since Robert needed to catch an early flight back to California. In the short time he had on the river, though, he boated the largest King of the two day eight man outing. The 18 lb. male took...
Day two with Tom Sr. and Tom Jr. was as good or better than day one of yesterday. No steelhead today, but again, Tom Sr. went into his Zen-like fishing zone—casting and managing the drift day-long with a passion. The man...
The Avalon Group joined RQ today for their annual salmon trip. It would seem that the crew was ready for a couple days of fishing as work was consuming them since last year. Fred, Don, Dave and myself always enjoy this crew of guys. For...
Sudhir and his buddies joined me yesterday for a wonderful day of fishing. This day was all about the journey as the destination was trying at best. It would seem that every salmon we found ourselves battling wound up in an intimate relationship with the...
Great day with father/son team Tom & Tom. With guide Tom also in the boat, needless to say, things could have gotten confusing, but with my settling on Dad for Tom Sr. and their according me all kinds of monikers (all too gracious), we kept...
Don and I were joined today by John, Don, Bruce & Gary. The fish continue to amaze us with their ability to find every possible log or snag to avoid being part of the grip & grin of the day. Bruce is the winner of...
Pete and Jeff from Oliver Vandyke and Sharon and Randy of NSI joined Tom and myself for a summer like day of salmon fishing on the Manistee. My boat-Jeff and Sharon, had no trouble with hook-ups but certainly lacked in the landing department; must have...
Bill "Bubba" Smith and His buddies Chad, Mike, Pete & Rich Joined Steve and Me for the first portion of their annual cast & blast weekend. While the water dropped and the temps rose we were pleasantly surprised to find the weekend traffic very light...