Mysterious Fish ! ? Please Comment

So, I was out to one of my favorite spots this morning and I happened to catch another little trout, but I'm not sure what kind. I have caught a few of these before and I love their coloration and design. I've looked at pictures in a few fishing books but still haven't found anything concrete as far as identification goes. The closest thing I have found is a picture of a "golden trout" that my friend found for me.

Let me know what you think please? Very curious.

First Fish of the Season

So this past weekend, my girlfriend and I went out for a canoe ride! We were very surprised to see the most beautiful, calm lake. It was absolutely picturesque and not to mention I caught the first fish of the season! It was a decent sized pike which we through back. Even though it was the only fish of the trip it was really great canoe ride. We hope to get out again if the weather cooperates this weekend!
 
Enjoy the pictures!

Book of The Week: Fishy's Favorites

The book I picked for this week is: "Fishy's Favorites" by Jay Fullum.  I got this book for Christmas and have found it very enjoyable ever since. Jay is a very knowledgeable fisherman with a great deal of experience when it comes to tying flies.  The book is full of great stories and instructions for tying these unique flies. This is definitely worth checking out if your into fly fishing for trout, bass, and saltwater fish.



Click the cover above to check the book out on Amazon. Enjoy!

Artwork!

I've been posting artwork once and awhile because I love to draw and hopefully visitors to the site find it neat as well. If you have any outdoor artwork that you would like to show off, please send it along! Click Here to email your photo!

Enjoy!

River Report 3/24/12

On Friday afternoon, I finally got to go out and do a bit of fishing. I checked one of my favored sites and was surprised to find a few people parked nearby. The people there didn't stay long, however, and I ended up having the river to myself.
With the snow melt finally drawing to a close the rivers seem to be slowing down a bit and it seemed like a good time to check for some trout! I began with a fake crawler and had no luck. I then switched to a dead crawler I found nearby, which also resulted in no bites. My next choice of bait was a bit more exhilarating; trying a daredevil spoon, which resulted in a very nice rise from some sort of fish. But being far away kept me from seeing what it was for sure. I tried a few other baits and got a few more rises, but the fish just wouldn't bite!
Point being, there are some fish moving up the rivers, just have to find the right bait for them! Good luck!

Steelhead Flies

I recently found an amazing site while searching the net:

The Caddis Fly

It is an amazing website that is loading with great information about fly fishing in the state of Oregon. They also have lots of great videos for tying flies. Since people are getting back out on the rivers, I figured they might like a good resource for restocking their fly box with some very intriguing Steelhead flies.

Enjoy.

River Report 3/20/12

As of yesterday the rivers in the area were running really fast and high. The radio even reported a flood watch for some areas in the Keweenaw because the water level was getting so high. On Saturday, I checked out the Traverse river and that still had ice on it, however I imagine that to be gone by now. Eagle River on Sunday was was flowing very heavily, pushing a lot of debris out into Superior. Last night, the Tobacco River in Gay was roaring into Lake Superior and it looked a bit too rough to fish. Most of the banks were washed down to the big rocks and there were several trees sitting at the mouth of the river that had been pushed down stream! The power of water is quite impressive!

Stay tuned and enjoy the pics.

Falls at Eagle River

Tree that washed down Tobacco River

High water on the banks of Tobacco

Rivers Are Heating Up!

With all of this nice warm weather, the snow is melting quick and that means that the rivers are starting to flow freely with the spring melt. As the ice melts on the lakes, many fish will begin to make there runs up river or start to spawn and that's a good time to fish.

Fishing The Pier

A couple of gentlemen I ran into the other day said, that the warm weather is making a few fish start to run but its been pretty hit and miss. It will be fun to hit a few streams this week and see if anything is moving yet. Pretty soon there will hopefully be runs of steelhead and smelt!

Stay tuned!