Due to a last minute cancellation I was able to land this really nice brown trout on a Gray Drake pattern this evening.
Wet flies continue to produce although certain dry fly patterns (i.e. caddis) presented as a dry on a “dead drift” have been the best producers as of late. Sulfurs, caddis, and gray drakes have made up the bulk of the dries right now. Due to all the immediate food sources (sucker spawn) in the Muskegon, patience and presentation have been the keys to strike the big ones. As the suckers start to move on the trout will start to look up.
Look for the next week’s warm spell and dry weather to drop the water levels and increase the surface hatches.
post by: jon fortuna