It has been another busy week here in Trout Creek, MI. Randy
and Steve joined me for a couple of days of great fishing, great meals (if I do
say so myself, given the fact that I cooked them), and great camaraderie. We
began their adventure catching numbers of brook trout and ended it catching
quality. Randy is an exceptional angler who selflessly gave up time with me for
his good friend Steve. Steve hadn’t had a fly rod in his hand in a year, but
proved that fly-fishing is like riding a bicycle. Both caught an amazing number
of brook trout up to a foot long and Steve finished off the trip landing a large-
shouldered, 17-inch rainbow on a Copper John, despite having
never thrown a nymph rig in this life and overcoming that steep learning curve
in just two pools.
The weather continues on its roller-coaster fashion. Last
week Tuesday morning, residents covered their gardens for fear of frost, while
Monday the high broke 90 degrees for the first (and hopefully only) time this
year. Now we are back in the 70s, a much better temperature for fish and
anglers alike. If you follow my
Twitter account, you will already know that
hoppers are the newest game in town. I had a day off on Sunday and absolutely
hammered brook trout on a new stretch of river I had never fished. If you are
looking to head for the U.P., now is the time.
17 inch Rainbow, wow, that is a monster. It is the end of July and the trout are surviving the summer heat. It is truly a special place.
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