How did everyone do?

[Steve]

Well we heard from WEEZER and a few others in our Stream Report Boards below, how did everyone else do?

[Dutchman]

Steve I did what I usualy do on opening weekend.....I worked!Now that all the "tourists"have left, I can fish unmolested and enjoy fishing the way it is meant to be enjoyed!I Feel the monday flu comin on!! I get a bonus today because I get to watch the spartans in the BIg game tonight! ooo I don't feew vewy good!!

[toto]

Man I saw so many people I couldn't believe it, although it shouldn't have surprised me. Fished the Platte, and everywhere I went I saw people tracks, some pretty big ones too. But only saw one very skiddish steelhead. The platte can't handle much pressure as low and clear as it is. Fished the Betsie on Sunday, again no luck. Went to Crystal Lake for the heck of it, and low and behold caught 2 very pretty rainbows in the 2 or 3 # range. Caught them and blue/chrome little cleos in the 2/5 oz size. Lot of fun on the right equipment, the chances of getting a 9 or 10# Rainbow in there are getting better every year too. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.<"><

[deerless]

I had a bit of luck. I had 3 or 4 fish on and I landed two. What a rush! those fish are so big but man are they stupid. It took me awhile to learn how to fish them because they didn't act like regular trout. They wern't in the spots that I thought they would be. I found that most of the fish were just hanging out in the middle of the stream. I was looking to find them behind logs or rocks and under overhanging branches, but the were right out in the open. In fact I had one sit about a foot from me for near an hour. Strange things....

Deerless

[green caddis]

[Fished the Manistee on Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd. Went downstream from the dam on saturday and literally no runs were open. So fished the gravel island then left to go down near Rainbow. Very few fish down there telling me that fish that were there have either spawned or went further upstream. Did not hook any there either but few people. The spring run of fish shall be in there soon however looking at this rain thats coming. Anyways, went upstream again on sunday and found better weather, more fish, and less people. Had the whole river to ourselves by 5:00, and the spooked fish started to appear on the redds periodically through the day. Only landed 3 and lost somewhere between 7 and 10. We were mainly fishing the runs in front of the clean gravel. Hexs were good early in the day but ran out of them early. Steelhead Buggers were our top producers. All the fish in the river are fish from the winter and are starting to get spawned out. Spring fish are still waiting, so the couple days of rain could really be great for the fishing, white antron bugs will really be great then in the lower river.