Birch Lake, not really much of a secret as I thought. Still good fishing though. 'Twas the night before the Michigan Inland Trout Opener, when all through the house.... Weather conditions on the last Saturday in April are always a gamble when you live in the Upper Peninsula. I've only been trout fishing for a … Continue reading The Hunt for 15 Part 8: Success! And the Start of a New Season
This isn't even the right pond. After a lackluster ice fishing season for me I was glad when the spring thaw came early. Almost a month early. After a mostly-unsuccessful jaunt to the Mighty Menominee for brown trout and/or walleye I got pretty eager to find open water at the beginning of April and decided … Continue reading The Hunt for 15 Part 7: Big Fish in a Small Pond
Early ice (4-6 inches) at Cedar Lake. Fishing no deeper than 5 feet. After a snowy October (see part 5), winter was slow to start in the U.P. The first weekend of November hit 70 degrees in several places, melting the lingering snow from October. When it finally did turn cold it made for a … Continue reading The Hunt for 15 Part 6: Early Ice, Shallow Water, and Complications with Fish ID
A final visit to what has quickly become my favorite brook trout pond.
My hunt for 15 continues at Birch Lake, with a cold rain and lock-jawed trout. Still, I managed one nice 13 incher and probably the hardest-fighting fish I've caught this year.
This one was a bonus round during a quick (mostly non-fishing) trip to the Hiawatha National Forest.
My final outing for the season to a lake that's been unexpectedly awesome.
My first official outing with the specific goal of catching a 15+ inch brook trout. I discuss some new trolling tactics I only recently began trying. 9 fish were caught over two days and about 5 hours on the water, with one 14 incher the first day.
Trying some new techniques to find a 15+ inch brook trout this fall.
It's been a summer of change. The birth of my daughter in April and a new job and move in August. Discovering some new waters that gave me some beautiful fish and revisiting some familiar ones that seemed to have lost their luster from previous years. I caught a lot of fish. I missed … Continue reading A Summer of Change
Saturday Nauna Night 