The king run has been off to a slower than normal start, but is gaining momentum! Every day is getting better and today was solid! (LOTS of fish moving throughout the day in decent numbers). It was not a massive wall of fish, but the most I have seen yet. Plus, we have very, very promising conditions in the forecast! Cooler weather and rain!

We still have some prime dates available for guide trips. These dates are up for grabs to the first caller. We will be hardware or streamer fishing in the lower river for the next 2 weeks...which is the best salmon fishing of the year (in my opinion). If you have never experienced the smashing grab of a chrome king on a streamer or stick bait...give us a call...1-877-422-5394. Plus, we still have plenty of rooms and lodging available at the Motel (call shop for openings).

My open dates are: 9/6 – 7, 10/10 -12, 10/15 and then it opens up.

Steve's open dates are: 9/08, 10/10 – 12, 10/15 and then it opens up.

Kings have been our main focus right now and will continue to be for the next six weeks (until we switch to steelhead). Warm water temps and low water levels have made things tough thus far. But, I think our run has finally started! Too many tough days in August that I would rather not talk about…ha, ha. Those days are usually some of the best, but not this year.

We have been getting opportunities every day, but working hard for them. Hard work has been paying off and more fish in the system will certainly help the overall tone on the river. Enjoy yourselves and please respect other anglers…we are all out there for the same reason. Traffic has been low, but should increase significantly from this weekend on.

Here are a couple from today:

Trout fishing has been decent during the day with terrestrials and nymphing. Hoppers, ants and rubber legged creatures have been generating most of the action, but mayfly emergers are still getting some attention. Bead heads and hopper/droppers rigs kill two birds with one stone. Plus, waking flies after dark is your best bet a large brown.

Steve and I had a great opportunity to assist the Michigan DNRE conducting their annual stream shocking survey on the PM. It was amazing how many quality fish are in the river…even to me. We should get the results soon and we’ll keep you posted. Plus, Steve has some very cool video footage of the event…it should be awesome! But here are some still shots to check out:

Salmon season is underway and we hope to see you around the shop, Motel or River. We are super excited and have some fantastic fishing ahead of us. See you out there and thanks for checking the website! We’ll do our best to keep you posted.

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Good luck on the water, please practice catch & release and be courteous to your fellow anglers.

Announcements/News/Destination Travel Info-

Argentina 2011

We currently have eight openings for our annual Argentina trip (January 15 – 22, 2011). The package price per person based on double occupancy is US $3,250.00 and includes:
• Six full days guided fishing (with expert, local bilingual (Spanish-English) fly-fishing guide)
• All your lodging, meals and beverages (including beer & wine with meals).
• Transportation to and from the Airport in Bariloche

Alaska 2011
Taking deposits for next year’s trip ($500 per person holds your spot)…Week one: July 30 – August 6, 2011 and week two: August 6 – 13, 2011. We have room for twenty guests each week. The package price per person is $1,995.00 and includes:
• Six full days guided fishing
• All your lodging and meals
• Transportation to and from the Airport in King Salmon, AK

Please contact the shop to sign up for either (or both) of these exceptional trips!

Thanks for checking the website and we will keep you posted as things develop. Take care and good luck fishing!

Later & Fish-On!