River Reports

  • January 2025

    A very Happy New Year Michigan Fly Fisherman! It’s been a down right cold January and the fishing has been mostly hit or miss. There has been some local success…

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  • June 2023

    As I write this post we are in a serious drought with local waters very low and warming with ambient temperatures in the upper 80’s and low 90’s. The opener…

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  • October 2022

    We had a good season fishing locally with more rainbows, steelhead parr and smolts to hand. Fewer nice sized browns this season but good action! A special thank you to…

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  • May 2022

    The opening Trout weekend brought a lot of anglers to the creeks, streams and rivers across Michigan. The local bite was a bit slow for the morning hours and not…

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  • March 2022

    It was a cold and snowy few months here in Michigan. March is proving to warm up and some of the sluggish winter fish have now turned on to the…

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  • November/December 2021

    Well folks, it was a relatively warm fall with a few good rains that got the river up and nicely stained. With the new construction at Avon and Dequindre it…

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  • September/October 2021

    A very warm October thus far and September was mostly pleasant as well. The local fishing has changed over from our local Paint Creek which came to a seasonal close…

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