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MFF US Midwest => Indiana => Topic started by: Hexagenia51 on Jul 30, 2020, 03:02 PM
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Just got back from four days at my cabin in Michigan. Amazing how much better the fishing was this trip than the June trip. Fished two small creeks and the Big Manistee River and caught trout on all three. The temperature(80s&90s) was pretty high every day but the streams are spring fed and ice cold so dipping your hat cooled you off really nice! The fish were keying on hoppers, and about destroyed my hopper fly by the end of the trip. Here's a couple pictures. Was really nice to finally do some good fishing! Hex
(https://i.postimg.cc/hJqY0mJT/IMG-2150.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJqY0mJT)
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Nice browns!! If you only had a couple days to small stream fish would you pick the Sauble or Little Manistee around the Big Bass Lake area? Near Natahka.
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Glad you had a good trip! Great looking trout.
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Nice browns.
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Nice browns!! If you only had a couple days to small stream fish would you pick the Sauble or Little Manistee around the Big Bass Lake area? Near Natahka.
Thanks Guys! I've never fished the Sauble before so would probably go with the little man! Hex
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Thanks Guys! I've never fished the Sauble before so would probably go with the little man! Hex
Thanks Hex!!! Appreciate the advice.
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Wow love the colors and red spots on the fresh picture!
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Wow love the colors and red spots on he fresh picture!
Ya the right out of the water pictures are always the best. Here's a couple picture of a brown from the little man a few years back. One of the prettiest browns I've ever caught! Hex
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(https://i.postimg.cc/fSJq4ZC4/IMG-1144.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fSJq4ZC4)
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Glad you had a good trip Hex.
I had a trailer on North Bayou on Hamlin Lake 1969-1972. Tons of fun!!!
Teach
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Ya the right out of the water pictures are always the best. Here's a couple picture of a brown from the little man a few years back. One of the prettiest browns I've ever caught! Hex
(https://i.postimg.cc/Vr7ZH5jB/IMG-1142.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Vr7ZH5jB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/fSJq4ZC4/IMG-1144.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fSJq4ZC4)
Wow!
I may not be raising trout after this year. Summers keep getting warmer and warmer and it's taken it's toll this year. Water temp got too warm and some external parasites went crazy. Got on their gills and they were having trouble breathing. I've lost about 25 fish so far with some browns up to 8 pounds. Treating the pond now with formalin and things may be getting better.
I don't want to put in a bigger well pump as I won't want to run my neighbor's wells dry. I could raise them indoors in pole building in a recirculating system using much much less water, but not sure if I want to build as I'm not sure what's going to happen with the economy and the virus. No sales lately as the virus has shut down taxidermy shows and shipping is iffy for frozen fish regular ground. And trout raised in tanks and raceways are usually not as nice as those raised in ponds. Fun times!
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Sorry to hear about your fish problems, I know the high temps are brutal on salmonoids in general! Some fishery guys predict the total loss of our stream Trout in North America if global temperatures keep rising. Sure hope we can turn things around! Hex
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I decided to tie a few Hoppers for my next trip to the cabin, probably later in August. Here's what I came up with. Their called "Morrish Hoppers" and are all foam and rubber legs. Later Hex
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Those look really good Hex, I'd bite that!
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Those look awesome. I would like to learn to tie nice flies someday, right now time is tough to come by for me. I've had to tone down my hobbies... but maybe someday I could tie something as nice as those.
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Great job Hex! Those look great!!!
I'm not in to foam but those are impressive!
Teach
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Thanks guys! As always the fish will be the final judges but I think they'll work. I use Utube alot to see how to tie different patterns, it's a great resource especially if you're new to tying. Later Hex
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Hex,
There's a wealth of info on fly tying on web.
Some of my favorites: Davey McPhail- Great tyer!!! A little difficult to understand as he's from Scottland I believe, but he's really good, IMO. I've written him several times and he answers right away.
FlyAnglers Online. Fly Shack. Fly Fish Ohio. And many more.
Teach
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Ya Teach I've been on most of those sites and more. Another good Tier and ex-michigandor now in Montana is Kelly Galloup. He ties some wicked streamers and other stuff also. Check out FrostyFly.com for some awesome foam bodies and other materials. Their Hoppers look like they could bite you, been thinking about ordering some but haven't. Tater mentioned he would like to try tieing and these would be super easy and the most lifelike I've ever seen! Later Hex
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Yes Kelly is good! I get a kick out of him. Talks a hundred miles a minute!
Teach
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Well I've got my hopper arsenal together and we're heading to the cabin later this week. Hopefully the fish will still be on the feed and my flys will turn some heads. If not I'm planning on finishing up screening in the porch and finishing the siding. Here's a couple pictures of the final bugs! Hex
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The fish in which river will get the pleasure of being fooled by those beauties?
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The fish in which river will get the pleasure of being fooled by those beauties?
The big man and the little man, if plans and weather hold. Hex
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Good luck with the weather and the fish!!
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Good luck with the weather and the fish!!
Thanks Hex