Picture of the Day – Hendrickson vs Drake

Watched the Hendrickson take down the Ed McCoy AP Drake  in a boat side wrestling match.  FYI if you like chasing trout with the dry fly, make sure to pick up some of Ed’s Drake pattern.  New pattern at Orvis.

Picture of the Day – How many turtles?

By far the record has been set for the Manistee River in the category “How many Turtles on a Log” competition.  Dare to count?  Good Luck.  Click on the image to enlarge!

Patagonia Gear

I own the back pack and want the saltwater shell.  Patagonia has some of the best gear for the environment I like to trek around in.  Check out the video.

POD – Hoydenpyle Trout

Picture of the Day – Hoydenpyle Trout

One thing about fishing the Hoydenpyle is that you need to come to that section with a full cup of belief and a whole bunch of desire.  Stripping streamers on a bright sunny blue bird day will test all that desire in this section.  Trout below came in the bottom of the 9th with two outs.

Let trout season begin – Picture of the Day

POD was actually taken Monday with a last minute cancellation, I personally had a chance to venture out and throw some fur and feathers around.  Great to throw overhead again, and get back into the game.  With my spring steelhead season officially over for the year, time to focus on other species, hatches, and inland lake mysteries.

West Coast Winter Steelhead Video by Ryan Peterson

So much respect for those guys.

POD – March 14th

Took this photo the other day, and even though it’s not the best.  There is something about the release of a fish back to the water that will always make me try and capture that moment.  Pictured is Jason returning a spring-run steelhead back to the Manistee River.

14 inches of Heavy Snow

March 3rd brought us the biggest snow storm of the winter season.  14 inches of wet heavy snow.  While digging out the drive way the hard working men and women of Benzie  County came to clear the roads for safe travel.

Silver Fin Picture of the Day

March 2nd a great day of steelhead fishing today with Terry L.  We had a very nice mixture of chrome and winter fish.  Had a second to snap a fin picture from one of our adult fish today.  Spring steelhead fishing is really picking up and had some cancellations open up the calendar, feel free to contact me for open dates.

POD – Something Different

Feb 28th Picture of the Day is Something Different.

Have always liked the chase different stuff with the fly, yesterday marked the first day of the spring time northern hunt.  As ice out occurs many different species will come into the shallow waters.  Northerns are one of those species.  Yesterday marked the first test day of spring type fishing.

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