lake trout

Lake Trout, in the river?

What’s up with the increase in Lake Trout in the Big Manistee this year?

 

Great Story

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Mangled fly caps

New Mangled Fly Hats in Stock

Warm Start to November

A large area of high pressure anchored over the Atlantic, combined with a storm system organizing over the Plains, will generate well above normal temperatures across the Great Lakes during the first week of November. Normal high temperatures are in the mid and upper 40s for much of northern Michigan for early November.

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Patagonia Fly Fish – Pic of the Day

I’m honored to have Patagonia Flyfishing post an image on their Instagram account  , thank you Larry and Paul for letting me take a minute and play as we floated a Michigan trout stream this fall.

Be on your way now, see you again! Photo @mangledfly @patagonia @patagoniaprovisions

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ESL old standby

New and fancy patterns are always coming out, but sometimes going old school is the best policy.  The ESL is a standard pattern.  ESL stands for Egg Sucking Leech.  Yesterday we got on the board with a fresh steelhead up from the lake that very morning, if I had to guess.  On a orange headed black rabbit strip egg sucking leech.

 

October Bonefish – Pic of the Day

Tidal has limited sizes left but is on sale now, get them while they last.  New release of Mangled Fly Hats coming soon.

New MI State Record Smallmouth

New MI State Record Smallmouth has been caught.  More on the story click here