Monday, November 3, 2008

Menominee River, Michigan UP


Spent the entire day swinging streamers below Hattie Street dam in the town of Menominee. Heavy fog lasted all day.  This seemed like great weather for hooking up with a big lake run brown.  Alas, the fish thought otherwise.  I did manage to see a few of the bigs though which gives me encouragement to return.  This was my first experience with the two-handed rod which I found enjoyable, though considerably more difficult than it looks.  Brad Petzke provided an entire day's worth of instruction.


Sunday, November 2, 2008

Manistique River, Michigan UP


Had a good morning of fishing below the mill in town.  Many hookups and landed two nice steelhead and one salmon.  Unseasonably warm.  Only one other fisherman who left shortly after I arrived.