A day of trout.....

[ausable_steelhead]

Well, went fishing for stream trout saturday, something I don't really do. But it's summer and my kind of fishing doesn't start till August, so I decided to do something different. I fished way up a steelhead river in NE Michigan. It's not very deep here, or very wide. I took no large or even medium fish, but the ones I did catch were nothing but beautiful. I believe that the gorgeous colors of a stream trout, combined with the small, brushy flows of a trout stream are what lures people to them. Not to mention the solitude, we never encountered a single other person. We fished simply, 4lb and trout worms on small baitholders. We fished weightless or with a bb shot, depending on the water. The best trout holding areas were shaded areas under overhanging bushes. Deeper holes also produced, of course, but the overhang produced the most trout. I love the alertness and survival of stream living fish. Even though these fish were very active, 2-3 out of a spot would soon end the catching. It went from sun to clouds on and off throughout the day, with the cloudy portions producing best. I'm gonna post quite a string of pics here, even though it was just a day trip, it was fun and relaxing:

The brushy, shady banks of a trout stream:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0730.jpg

A fat, heavily-spotted rainbow:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0718.jpg

Watery rainbow:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0720.jpg

We caught lots of these-yearling steelhead:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0729.jpg

Silver in the sun:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0727.jpg

Salmo Trutta:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0726.jpg

Color of the river:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0733-1.jpg

One of the reason's we fish:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/ausable_steelhead/100_0732.jpg

[Splitshot]

Nice report. Those stream trout are really beautiful and that looks like an excellent stream. Be careful, those stream trout can hook you. lol

[saginawbowhunter]

looks like fun, that first pic looks like a place i fish from time to time.

[RIVER LADY]

Very nice Jon. Those fish are gorgeous. :)

[Ranger Ray]

Nice pics! Love those small brushy streams.

[fishfanatic]

Your reports and pics (and Splitshot's) always make me just want to get out there, if only for the scenery, catching anything is just icing on the cake. thanks for sharing

[Whitetail70]

Pretty awesome, especially for something you don't normally do!

[NEMichsportsman]

Nice pics and report as always Jon!!!!!!!!