Spring Steelhead

Hi All

Spring is here and it is still chilly...We have had some nice days helping to melt the snow. We still have snow in the woods and enough ice on the lake to ice fish safely. So we haven't kicked winter's grip completely by any means..Water is still ice cold too...I have had trips for the last couple weekends. I have been on the water 14,15,19,20,21,22 and each day we have caught Browns or Steelhead or both and fishing has improved some each day..You can make a day out there and put some fish in the net but it's still not on fire or easy...

Water was dirty and ice cold with high flow last weekend after a heavy melt on 58 deg. Friday the 13 th...On the 14th./15th. 1/2 day trips Kevin caught his best Brown at 19 1/2" and his brother Tom caught a 22" earlier in the a.m. both on nymphs and egg flies..Steelhead were slim pickings both days we only had 2 on and landed 1 nice fresh chrome skipper that wiggled away from the camera but the bigger Browns helped fill the gap in tough river conditions..

This week/ weekend the Steelhead fishing improved a bunch when the water started to drop and clear and the Trout fishing followed suite as well with the better river conditions..On Thursday John Robinson from BBT and I scouted the river for a few hours of fly fishing and we did well.. The water level and color was perfect this weekend but cold keeping the fish glued to the bottom...

We hooked, landed and pictured a bunch fly fishing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but wanted to go mid river Sunday to enjoy some peace and quiet away from the crowds and find some BITERS..The kind of Steelhead that want to take your rod & reel away from you along with your favorite lure or streamer. We didn't find lots of fish #'s mid river but found peace, quite and new water was enjoyed along with enough fish to make it worth the trip...Sunday we landed a dropback hen and lost a epic battle 10-12lb. double stripe buck to a mono snag...That fish hit us in some really heavy water with log jams above and below..Tough spot and a big fish...

My new Clackacraft Eddy got here on the 15th..On the 16th. I dropped it off and it's getting worked on with a River Larry wench being installed and new cover being made at Armstrong Display both in Newyago Mi...I'm geeked to row it once it's all done and ready for the water... Hope it's done soon..

I have some week days open this March 24,25,26,27,30,31. if you would like to do a trip and hook up some fish... We also have rooms open as well...Give us a call....

Tight Lines
Clint