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northern_outdoorsman
08-12-2003, 03:14 AM
Just returned from another awesome weekend trout fishing! Mike, Sa ultramag (Pat), Pat's son Brian and their friend Dave and I Floated a two day float Sat and Sunday. Camping on the river in the middle of the float was so cool! Saturday I caught a ton of trout...Sunday there was only two trout that I managed to fool and a ton of Smallmouth Bass! Monday saw Mike and I fishing another stretch of river and this was the best day trout fishing for me all year! I must caught over 50 trout and kept 4 for Dinner tomorrow night! Thanks Guys for an AWESOME weekend and it was a pleasure meeting and fishing with you Pat, Brian and Dave! Lets do it again soon..like tomorrow?

I'll let the pics and captions tell the story.

Mike with everything but the Kitchen Sink!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/537/162401_kitchen_sink.jpg?4393

15 minutes into the float I got the Skunk Out with this nice Rainbow!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/549/162402_rainbow_1.jpg?3055

I was busy catching Trout and no one was around to take pics so I kept the camera put away til camp was set up...Here's our Trout River Camp!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/537/162403_River_Camp.jpg?312

...and the view from camp!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/551/162404_camp_view.jpg?1927

The Crew waiting for Dinner to finish!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/537/162406_The_Crew.jpg?1621

A long day on the river and great food was too much for Brian to handle...
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/537/162407_Brian_Sleep.jpg?4579

Sunday and a Smallie...
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/537/162408_smallie_1.jpg?212

Here is my 21 inch Smallmouth...Man what a fight this one gave!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/526/162409_smallie_2.jpg?8918



northern_outdoorsman
08-12-2003, 03:15 AM
Pat, Brian and Dave left Sunday Evening and Monday Mike and I set out on yet another float...here is a Pretty Brown!
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/523/162410_brown_1.jpg?9685

A nice 'Bow
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/549/162412_rainbow_2.jpg?1725

Brown Trout
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/523/162411_brown_2.jpg?8364

another nice brown
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/523/162413_brown_3.jpg?6283

After over 50 Trout I called it quits after this nice Rainbow...
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/549/162414_rainbow_3.jpg?6753

THANKS MIKE, PAT, Brian and DAVE for an unforgettable weekend!
boss
08-12-2003, 05:44 AM
nice job northern, those pics get my blood flowing...
Gone Fishing
08-12-2003, 06:42 AM
Great job Don and some wonderful pics as well. Looks like you guys had a blast.
hangoo
08-12-2003, 06:48 AM
wow, now that looks like some fun.........could you ask for any better?
Mike
08-12-2003, 08:44 AM
Three days of being a trout bum, and now it's back to work. The weekend went by way too fast, I'm ready to go again. :) Don't tell DryFly, but I think I went way beyond the weight capacity of the 8' boat! Those are just 'guidelines' anyway, right Dave?;)

It's too bad you couldn't join us on Monday Pat. You could have witnessed me find every means possible to lose trout. Knots slipped, leaders broke, line got wrapped around logs... It was pretty comical. Don just kept shaking his head and reeling in the trout. I even tried giving him some dull hooks, but it didn't help.:D ;)

No better way to spend a weekend. Let's go again. Soon. How does the 23rd and 24th look for you guys? :)

Mike
MIBIGHNTR
08-12-2003, 09:43 AM
Looks like you guys had a GREAT time!!!

I would've loved to have joined you but I had to find a hunting spot for my lazy brother and nephew!!! :eek: :D

I'll bet you guys weren't sweating your butts off swating horse-flys!!! :eek: :mad:

I'm thinking I may have made the wrong call......:rolleyes:

Maybe next time......

Mark
SA ULTRA MAG
08-12-2003, 11:29 AM
Hey MIBIGHNTR, who you calling lazy ? I had to row really hard to find fish.....NOT :eek:.

So......did you find us a good spot ?

There is no thinking about it......I know you made the wrong call, we had a blast.

Pat
Shoeman
08-12-2003, 11:35 AM
Now, now boys....

Looks like a fun trip. I'll be on that stretch for Labor Day. A few weeks ago, some of the larger eddies had 100+ fish. There must have been cold water springs in them. At dusk, the fish would abandon the eddies and feed on the adjacent flats. What a blast.
Whit1
08-12-2003, 06:31 PM
Don,
Thanks for the report and the pix.

Ralph,
It's nice to see that you're still alive and fishing.
Shoeman
08-13-2003, 07:09 AM
Yup, alive and "living large" :p

Just trying to learn some new waters ;)
Hemish
08-13-2003, 08:04 AM
Nice job N_O! Nice pix too, lots of trout, probably tired of catching those now eh?
northern_outdoorsman
08-13-2003, 12:24 PM
I never get tired of fishing!
kingfisher2
08-13-2003, 05:34 PM
Great post DON! Reminds me of........"fishing with Hemmingways ghost", or, "Dyke Fishing", 000ps...hehe....

Great trip guys....

Marc
hypox
08-13-2003, 06:54 PM
Great report N_O. Seeing those pics really gets me going. Looks like a trout fishing trip this weekend!!:D :D