I saw something very unique... Weather???

I have a place on a small branch of the Pere Marquette in Lake County.

So, i'm walking by the river and here some splashing, and my dog starts growling toward the river. I'm thinking, a deer would be running away, a bear (of which there are a ton up there) ??

After I re-grouped a bit, I moseyed to the bank, and watched a salmon fighting it's way upstream.

I have 20 years experience on this stream. I have never seen a salmon in mid-August. Is it a sign?

This is sooooo getting moved to tBin.

SawGreen wrote:I have a place on a small branch of the Pere Marquette in Lake County.

So, i'm walking by the river and here some splashing, and my dog starts growling toward the river. I'm thinking, a deer would be running away, a bear (of which there are a ton up there) ??

After I re-grouped a bit, I moseyed to the bank, and watched a salmon fighting it's way upstream.

I have 20 years experience on this stream. I have never seen a salmon in mid-August. Is it a sign?

bLanche getting an early start

Yep, early run. Get some hot n tots and start casting, catch said salmon, cook and eat!

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:This is sooooo getting moved to tBin.

Pylon level prediction.


;-)

Jake and Senior have conflicting answers. It’s so confusing.

Jake from State Farm wrote:Nah, it's normal. There's always some early salmon.

As long as I remember, growing up in Manistee, just a beers drive away from that crick, I’d side with this.

DWags wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:Nah, it's normal. There's always some early salmon.

As long as I remember, growing up in Manistee, just a beers drive away from that crick, I’d side with this.

"a beers drive"...

not proud of it, but I remember when that was a unit of measure.

DWags wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:Nah, it's normal. There's always some early salmon.

As long as I remember, growing up in Manistee, just a beers drive away from  that crick, I’d side with this.

I suppose so.  This is 10 minutes East of Baldwin.  Quite a trek.

The earliest that I remember seeing that far inland was Labor Day.  And that was several years ago.

I think the salmon are mystics myself.

Well, you'll have to use flies on that stretch. Cast, catch and smoke, because those fuckers are half dead. Zombie salmon.

You sure it wasn't a Baby Ruth bar floating on by?

SawGreen wrote:

DWags wrote:

As long as I remember, growing up in Manistee, just a beers drive away from  that crick, I’d side with this.

I suppose so.  This is 10 minutes East of Baldwin.  Quite a trek.

The earliest that I remember seeing that far inland was Labor Day.  And that was several years ago.

I think the salmon are mystics myself.

Idkewild or Reed City?

DWags wrote:

SawGreen wrote:

I suppose so.  This is 10 minutes East of Baldwin.  Quite a trek.

The earliest that I remember seeing that far inland was Labor Day.  And that was several years ago.

I think the salmon are mystics myself.

Idkewild or Reed City?

Between. Middle Branch of PM near Chase.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Senior Dickfist wrote:Yep, early run.  Get some hot n tots and start casting, catch said salmon, cook and eat!

Thundersticks in the firetiger pattern used to work pretty well. Damn, I need to go find a nice pier to fish off of.

This works well too. The fish aren't hitting the lures to eat, the theory is they're territorial and pissed.

Senior Dickfist wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:


Thundersticks in the firetiger pattern used to work pretty well. Damn, I need to go find a nice pier to fish off of.

This works well too. The fish aren't hitting the lures to eat, the theory is they're territorial and pissed.

I can relate to that.

I think the salmon wanted to have sex with you. And your dog.