Entries by Jon Ray

Top Steelhead Hooks

Hooks for Steelhead Top picks for steelhead hooks, talk about a sticky topic! I’m sure this is going to open a can of worms, but I wanted to address this topic as it gets a lot of attention amongst our guide staff. Every day, no matter what we are fishing, every rig we tie starts […]

Spring Steelhead has started

Spring Steelhead in February For those of you that have followed Mangled Fly for a while you know how much we have loved February Spring Steelhead. Well this week the ice broke free in many locations on the Manistee River and we have been slowly getting the boats out and enjoying the strong fishing opportunities.  […]

February 1st Manistee River Boat Ramp Report

Tippy Dam to Rainbow Bend Take a virtual tour of the Manistee River boat ramps with our short video clip showcasing the scenic route from Tippy Dam to Rainbow Bend. With almost 100″ of snow this season, parts of the river are completely iced over.  If your starting to plan your trip today you better […]

Spring Steelhead

Spring Steelhead Fishing on the Big Manistee River As winter starts to fade away and the days get longer, many anglers in Michigan begin to turn their attention to spring steelhead fishing. One of the premier destinations for chasing these elusive fish is the Big Manistee River below Tippy Dam. This stretch of river is […]

Northern Michigan Smallmouth Bass

Northern Michigan Smallmouth Bass Smallmouth bass fishing season in Northern Michigan for Mangled Fly guides is in its last few weeks, as we transition towards the Big Manistee and Fall Steelhead  But by no means does this indicate that the fishing is slowing down, I highly recommend reaching out to Owen at Clear Water Angling […]

Match the Hatch with Ed McCoy

Ed McCoy Podcast Since Jim Bashline wrote the Bible on night fishing in 1973: “Night Fishing for Trout”, our passion for stalking big Truttasaurus browns at night on big mayfly hatches like drakes, Hexes, Isonychia and big stoneflies has become an obsession! Add in the whole new mousing craze, you now have fly fishing in […]