Just back from Manistee, MI.........Salmon fishing was FANTASTIC

[fishincreek]

They should be making a run into some of the rivers. I think I fished the Little manistee or maybe the Marquette. Fun was had by all.

[kygorski]

I lived in N. Ind, Worked almost on the lake, For almost 6 yrs I quit bass fishing. We'd start the spring with coho,the summer with trout and the fall with everything.During the winter it was the warm water discharges,that was truly a fishermens paradise.Then something happened to the alewives, the kings got smaller,also the cohos came down.Now when I talk to some of my old pals, they talk nothing but small mouth.

[raincheck]

I lived in N. Ind, Worked almost on the lake, For almost 6 yrs I quit bass fishing. We'd start the spring with coho,the summer with trout and the fall with everything.During the winter it was the warm water discharges,that was truly a fishermens paradise.Then something happened to the alewives, the kings got smaller,also the cohos came down.Now when I talk to some of my old pals, they talk nothing but small mouth.

The reason i fished Samon in Lake huron was they stoped planting Lake Mi. Didn't JVD just win on SM.

[GeoFisher]

I lived in N. Ind, Worked almost on the lake, For almost 6 yrs I quit bass fishing. We'd start the spring with coho,the summer with trout and the fall with everything.During the winter it was the warm water discharges,that was truly a fishermens paradise.Then something happened to the alewives, the kings got smaller,also the cohos came down.Now when I talk to some of my old pals, they talk nothing but small mouth.

Man, that is COOL.

[Embrey]

Man, that is COOL.

id say judging from the pics, they didnt let you man the net?

[kygorski]

I fell head over heels with the steelhead fishing, late oct used a fly rod, and up till your snot froze solid it was the ulta long spinning gear and 4 lb line, the water was crystal clear. What ruined on the st joe was all those pesky lake trout you couldn't keep.Before they made release only in the river got a 14 lb laker on 4 lb test.

[GeoFisher]

I fell head over heels with the steelhead fishing, late oct used a fly rod, and up till your snot froze solid it was the ulta long spinning gear and 4 lb line, the water was crystal clear. What ruined on the st joe was all those pesky lake trout you couldn't keep.Before they made release only in the river got a 14 lb laker on 4 lb test.

That is pretty cool.

Thanks for sharing.

[raincheck]

Geo i'm from Mi. Not from Manistee but Grandma lived in Manistee.She lived on 1st across the street from Dairy Queen.When she died my parents moved there & when Dad died in 85 Mom sold the place & moved.The spot i go dry fishing i remember from Dad stoping there.The last 2yrs i have hit a patch with 50 or so morels.Its in the Manistee national forest. off M55.We spread Dads ashes in Udell about 10miles east of Manistee over looking the Manistee river.I visit him a lot & thats where Mom will be & me when we die.Mom turned 90 yesterday.If you ever want too go dry fishing i'm game.
Terry

[fishincreek]

This past weekend on a river/trib, my buddy got a 17 and a 21 lber. He saw hundreds of fish running up.