Tom Whalen and I headed north Monday morning, fishing the PM first on our way to the Manistee for a guided trip with Ed McCoy of Chuck Hawkins Outfitters. The weather Monday was sunny and relatively warm, and the fishing wasn't bad either. The best part was having the river to ourselves. The bad part was losing a fly box chock full nymphs and eggs. No steelhead in the river. We packed up mid-afternoon with the intention of trying our luck on the Betsie but by the time we got as far as Crystal Mountain we'd had enough and rented rooms at the ski resort. We had an exceptional meal at the Thistle Pub & Grill before turning in. The next morning we met Ed along M37 and headed off to the river getting started upriver well before daylight, which was a good thing as there were already boats on the river staking out the best runs. It was a cold damp day, but the action was good going 4 for 10 with each of us landing a pair of nice chrome steelhead. This was standard chuck-n-duck using a wighted two fly rig (egg patterns). All-in-all a good two days of fishing.
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