This is based out west, but reminds me of the same struggles our lake-run rainbows face in our natural reproducing streams and creeks. A bigger picture view point needs to be taken, the hatchery truck is not always the answer, even for us here in the midwest. With less and less dollars going around in the state. Things need to change.
Mangled Fly T-shirt spotted in Chile with Kean. Also Kean with a very impressive brown trout! Thanks Kean and love the story about the brown trout! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing!
With some fresh snow and the reflection of the sky bouncing off of the Manistee River, took two seconds during a steelhead trip to take this photo. Thought the black and white gave it the look I was wanting.
Ed McCoy sent Mangled Fly Media it’s first international appearance. Ed sporting the Mangled Fly Brown Trout t-shirt , on his trip to Argentina. We are working on the shopping cart but do have a new color for the Mangled Fly T-shirt in white. This is a limited time opportunity if you want one before they are gone let me know, feel free to shoot me an email – jray@mangledfly.com . Hope to have new shopping cart and updated T-shirt colors available online soon. Thanks for the pic Ed!
Had the chance to work with Rick Kustich and have a couple images in his new book, Advanced Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead. The book includes Tactics for Great Lakes steelhead, including new two-handed and switch rod techniques and Spey and Tube flies. Specifics on key rivers and streams in each of the Great Lake states, including the Big Manistee! Understanding steelhead behavior, choosing where to fish, and reading the water.
Check out Rick’s website for additional information and visit your local fly shop and purchase yourself a copy. I highly recommend it!
Good friend Kevin Feenstra in a short video by Andy Maser about the Muskegon River. Great video very well done!
This video shows what is so hard to describe sometimes. How it feels, and what you need to do! Having a blog and working on being a better videographer, some of the hardest emotions to portray are fishing emotions. Here is a video clip that makes even more confusing, and I love it.
What does one do when it’s single digits out? Well let’s break out the camera and start working with a new fly rod. As I mentioned in previous post, I have a new 1108 T3H Scott and it needed to get wet. Can’t share the video yet, need a couple more hours behind the lens with Erik, but a jpeg below shows the created juices have started to flow, not a video below!
Just found a new site that let’s you check the health of your lakes and rivers. http://watersgeo.epa.gov/mywaterway/ , is the link and I found out that a lake near my house was deemed polluted with mercery, good information to know. Check out your local area to make sure that your stream or lake are clean.
Grand Traverse Bay Smallmouth Bass