Turner and Hooch

With the weather and other obligations I haven’t been on the water a ton but when I have gotten out I have seen it pay well. The PM has been mostly unfishable with the last drop in temps but that should change with the up coming forecast. Luckily in Michigan we have many rivers to chose from.

Tom Lynch, Brad Turner and myself made the short trek down to the Muskegon for a fun run and what a river in January!! Normally this beautiful watershed is just a little to busy for me but in January it just isn’t and having very stable water temps with plenty of food making a nice winter salmo trutta fishery. On top of that the Muskegon harbors some serious targets as Brad and Tom proved and I tried.

28.5 inches of Muskegon Brown trout on the fly Brad twisted up the prior evening!!

Two old friends getting it done.

Pere Marquette Watershed

Water levels=Low

Water temp=34

Water clarity=clear