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Got a chance to fish with my good buddy Mike on Saturday for some Steelhead action on the Manistee River.  Mike has been one of my outdoor mentors teaching me cool things about fishing since about 1985 when we first met.  We have fished on more Adventures than I can remember. This weekend my friend wanted to help me understand Plugging and other river boat fishing techniques.  I normally spend my time wading in my favorite water, however Mike insisted that I get a taste of the action from the boat.  Having been unsuccessful in my two prior trips to the river this year, I said SURE.  It would also help me learn something new. The weather was great and we did not see many people fishing - it was opening weekend for Walleye and Trout.  As you can see from my photo below there are no other people as far as you can see. We were able to get some action right after setting up our gear, however the first fish (very large) was stripping line off and then jumped into...

Fishing Report:  Rogue River in Rockford - April 4, 2015 Arrived before light in hope of getting some morning fish action.  The river conditions are great, water is low and clear.  There was a fair amount of fishing pressure, but not overly crowded. I observed a few fish being caught and helped to net a large dark male fish for an angler who had just broke his rod during the catch.  He was just about to grab the fishing line and I said NO just hang on, the fish was about one good run away from breaking the 8 lb line. The fish was caught on a small egg pattern fly. Overall it appears the fish are not up river yet.  No silver fish were being caught and the cold temps seem to be holding the water temp to a very slow warm up. Fishing should be great soon and April should turn out to be a wonderful month to fish. Good Luck and Tight Lines!