big man tips

A few photos from different Fishing Spots.

For all those people who fish the shore of Lake Michigan or the harbor areas. Here is an update on the Big Lake - Surface Temp Good Luck!

I got a call from SteelSlam.... a long time friend and fisherman who has been fishing this week. Official Count for March 30th was 1 for 3 on Steelhead.  He said that the browns are active and he caught quite a few smaller fish.  The steelhead action is still a bit slow with water temps between 37 F and 38 F.  The fish activity will increase rapidly when the water temp rises into the mid 40's. The preferred bait of choice.... ALL ( Spawn, Wet Fly and Minnows )  You can add Wax Worm, Wigglers and body baits as well. The proposed fishing plan for March 31st is to head down river to Manistee Lake or fishing near the Breakwall at the mouth of the river and the big lake.

I am getting reports from "SteelSlam" who is fishing on the river all this week. His FIRST STATEMENT was that the water temp is low and many people have said the run is over.... but in fact most of the fish have not spawned yet. There have been some fish on gravel, especially in smaller tributary waters where the temp may have been a little higher at times. Here is the current river temp information for Manistee River below Tippy Dam. I have shown the daily, 2 day, week, month and 2 month graph's. You can clearly see that the normal water temp averaged over many years is normally much higher at this time of the year. I will be up on the river this weekend to hook some steel first hand. More information from SteelSlam and others. Tight Lines! MI Steelhead

It is still looking pretty cold out at the mouth of the river but the faithful fishermen have been holding down the pier and getting some nice fish. Make sure to send in your fish photos and / or story by emailing your post to misteelhead.photos@blogger.com

A couple nice browns from "SteelSlam" who is a real hardcore river rat!  He got this nice fish in the Manistee River.

A Great Sunset this Friday Evening.  The fishing is a little slow right now with the temp change.

After the rain and snow the river levels and temps changed a bit.  Make sure to check out our links to river water and temp information.

The fishing action is beginning to improve at Rockford on the Rogue River.  If you have some time and you are local - you may want to get your lines in the river soon.

If you are fishing in the Grand Haven Area, you may want to contact the Grand Haven Steelheaders. I have in the past fished with guys from a number of different groups around the state and they are very good about helping new people get plugged into the sport and show you the ropes. Grand Haven Steelheaders Fishing Report

The water flow has increased from last nights rain, this will help warm the river and encourage the fish to run.  Keep and eye on the river temps the action should pick up very quickly now.

Here are some great resources for checking in on the Muskegon Area

Here is a great link to check if you are planning to fish in the Holland area.  This is near the Holland State Park. http://www.spyglasscondos.com/Weather_Station.php