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Report at a Glance

General Region	Northern Michigan
Time of Day	All day
Fish Caught	Brookies, and one brown
Conditions & Hatches	Air temp. Mid forties, mixed sun and clouds, and windy.

Details and Discussion

Partsman	April 17th, 2021, 12:18 pm
bancroft michigan Posts: 420	Well, it has certainly been a weird spring, and our rivers are running very low and clear. Yesterday I fished pretty much all day, it was until early afternoon when the sun came out and it warmed up a few degrees that I started to see some hendricksons hatching. It sometime but eventually some fish stared to rise. The hatch lasted a couple of hours, and although not heavy it was enough to keep a few fish looking up. All small brookies, but I made a cast into shady slow bankside spot and got a nice surprise. Next weekend is the general opener here in Michigan, so a few new options. Mike
Adirman	April 17th, 2021, 12:48 pm
Monticello, NY Posts: 505	Sounds great , thanks for the report! Are you up on the peninsula Bud? I would love to go fish in Michigan someday 😊.
Partsman	April 18th, 2021, 6:44 am
bancroft michigan Posts: 420	Adirman, I live in central Michigan and usually fish the sunrise side. We are blessed to have many fine streams big and small in the l.p. The u.p. Also has many fine streams, some are very remote. It’s a 6 hr. Drive just to the bridge from my house, so I would want at least a week to explore. There are many books that have more info on our rivers here, and we have some great fly shops to help visiting anglers out. Hope you can make someday. Mike.
Martinlf	April 19th, 2021, 1:55 am
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	Nice. It's great to see some bigger bugs starting to come on. That's a pretty fish; great colors.
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell
Jmd123	April 22nd, 2021, 8:08 am
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Well done Mike and a beautiful brown! Where were you at? (PM me) Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Adirman	April 24th, 2021, 10:58 am
Monticello, NY Posts: 505	So guys , I’m wondering : what the Hell is a Hennie anyway ? 😁
Partsman	April 24th, 2021, 12:48 pm
bancroft michigan Posts: 420	Adirman, a Hennie or Hendrickson may fly, Latin name Ephemerella subvaria is one of the first fly may fly hatches that occurs prior to or very near opening day of trout season in the east and Midwest. A really cool bug that trout love, to eat that is! This is one you really want in your fly box in April and early may. Mike.
Adirman	April 24th, 2021, 6:03 pm
Monticello, NY Posts: 505	Oh ok , stands for Hendrickson then, we’ll , I know that fly!!

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