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Fishing Reports
Spring Steelhead on MI Rivers
March 08, 2005
Posted by Hawkins Outfitters
Email: jray@hawkinsflyfishing.com
Current Report
The Manistee and Muskegon
have slowed a little in the
last couple of weeks. We
have been on a roller
coaster ride with the
weather. Yesterday morning
it was raining and 40
degrees. By noon it was 20
degrees and snowing. The
fish don't know how to
react. Both rivers have
decent numbers of winter
fish in the systems. New,
fresh fish have been absent
but the recent runoff should
get us another push of fresh
fish.
We've been jumping 2 to 4
fish on a half-day trip.
Those fish have come on
little black stones, caddis
and buggers. Eggs of choice
are clown, steelhead orange,
and Niagara Gold. Fish are
still in winter mode, deep,
slower holes but look for
them to start closing in on
gravel anytime now. We have
seen a little worked gravel
on the Pere Marquette so it
won't be long.
Trout fishing as really
start to pick up as well.
Litte black stones, midges,
and even white baitfish
patterns are picking up some
impressive browns and
rainbows.
We still have few prime
steelhead days left, give us
a call at 231-228-7135.
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