When daughter Julie asked me if I would take her fly fishing, I was pumped. Julie's completed a couple of college degrees, and now is a registered nurse for Spectrum so she's been one busy girl, the result of which has been limited one-on-one time...
Fat and sassy bows and browns continue to be eager to bend the fly rod. Swung Iso nymphs and soft hackles in the choppy water creates a "catch-a-thon" most afternoons. Keep in mind however, most of these fish are stockers, but some very nice fish...
Interesting evening on the water last night—in this case the Manistee River below Tippy Dam. RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I are hosting family and friends whom I've come to know by virtue of the fact that their cottage is next to our family's cottage...
Isonychia are stealing the show and breaking hearts day-to-day near the lodge. Larger trout again are making themselves visible after a week or so of hiatus as they likely processed all the the sucker eggs and fry they had been eating. While the Iso's have...
father and son having a great time! Frank w/ a nice brown caught on a superfine 3 wt...
Cool comfortable weather is with us for a few days and is providing a perfect back-drop for evening dry fly fishing. Up stream nearer to Croton caddis hatches of ol' time proportions are providing constant target rises. While the majority of the fish are small,...
John stuck this nice Brown on a spent caddis as the light was fading Fished a half-day with John and had a great time. Caddis emerged all afternoon and fish were eating them with regularity. Floating pupa and cut-wing caddis were well received by the trout. ...
With several weather changes today, and tubers coming down river, Dr. Eastway and Theresa hooked a good number of trout today. Thank you Dr. Eastway and Theresa for a good day. Capt. Don Graham...
a beautiful afternoon and a beautiful fish this gator surprised us all, what a fight! nice fish for Theresa DRAKE BROWN! Bob is wondering if her's is bigger Well, the Muskegon never ceases to surprise. Marginal trout fishery???? Not so sure about that. Today was a lot of fun and...
beauty and anticipation mosaic wanted to squeeze this one like the horn on my banana seat bike double your pleasure; two fish on calls for creative netting sip...