Ash Hatch?

[Shupac]

Anybody brush up against the big fire east of Grayling yesterday? I was floating the S. Branch and smelled smoke almost constantly from 2:30 on. Later, bits of ash were falling as steadily as snowflakes. I didn't figure what was going on until I got to the landing at McMasters' and a guy told me about the fire. Once I drove up out of the river bottom, I could see massive clouds of smoke rising to the southeast. Smoke hung heavy in the woods for most of the drive back to grayling, and cops had F-97 blocked off south of M-72. Pretty freaky. I've never been that close to a forest fire before.

Fishing? 1 13" brown to show for my troubles. It must have been the falling ashes that put them down. That had to be it.

[Sage XP]

As of 6p.m. today 6000 acres are repoted to have burned up here with 95% of the fire contained. We really need some rain to lower the fire danger.