Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Trout
Dexter’s Mill Creek: Trout fishers have a new place to go
By Howard Meyerson Trout fishing opened on designated trout streams Saturday and anglers were out celebrating on iconic trout waters, such as the Pere Marquette, AuSable and Big Manistee rivers. But a group of Ann Arbor area anglers plans to … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Dexter, DNR, Environment, Fishing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Mill Creek, Nature, Trout, Trout Unlimited
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Soldier’s story and more: Fly Fishing Film Tour returns to Michigan
By Howard Meyerson The horror of war and the personal trauma it imparts on soldiers might seem antithetical to the peaceful nature of fly fishing. However, Colorado videographer Scott Thompson skillfully weaves those ideas together in “Breaking Through: The Story … Continue reading
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Tagged Carp, Fish, Fishing, Fishing Video, Fly Fishing, Salmon, Steelhead, Trout
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Christmas on the Fly: gifts for the fly angler on your list
By Howard Meyerson Fly fishing videographer Robert Thompson made a quite a splash last spring when his production, “The River,” premiered at the Rialto Theater in Grayling on the opening weekend of Michigan’s trout season. The circa-1930 movie house filled … Continue reading
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Tagged AuSable River, Books, Christmas Gifts, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Rivers, Salmon, Trout, Trout Unlimited, Videos
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Higher brookie limit on three new waters
By Howard Meyerson GRAND RAPIDS, MI. — Anglers will be able to keep 10 brook trout per day on eight Upper Peninsula streams when the 2015 fishing season opens. DNR Director Keith Creagh earlier this month approved experimental regulations for … Continue reading
Northern Michigan fishing guide builds big boats for small rivers
By Howard Meyerson INDIAN RIVER, MI — While enjoying breakfast at a north woods restaurant just after dawn, Phil Croff noticed some men in the parking lot ogling his boat. They got out of their truck and made a bee-line … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanson, Artisans, Boat building, Boats, Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, Driftboats, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Phil Croff, Trout, Woodcraft
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Golden Lotus Dam: Permanent draw down complete, removal to come
By Howard Meyerson VANDERBILT, MI – The Pigeon River, north of Vanderbilt, is once again flowing freely through the Pigeon River Country State Forest. The last of 23 stop logs in the Song of the Morning Ranch yoga camp dam was … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Dams, Environment, Golden Lotus Inc. Song of the Morning Ranch, Huron Pines, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Nature, Pigeon River, Pigeon River Country Association, Pigeon River Country State Forest, State Forest, Trout, Trout Unlimited, Vanderbuilt, Yoga Camp
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Regulations proposed to bring back Michigan’s coaster brook trout
By Howard Meyerson It will take a while, but in a decade or so, anglers once again may be able to fish for coaster brook trout along Michigan’s Lake Superior shoreline and tributaries. State fisheries managers are embarking on a … Continue reading
Pigeon River trout stream to thrive with removal of yoga camp dam
By Howard Meyerson It’s taken three dam mishaps and several years of legal wrangling for good sense to finally prevail about the Song of the Morning Ranch/ Lansing Club dam on the Pigeon River, a state designated Wild-Scenic River and … Continue reading
1000 + Fishing Trips: Montague angler unlocks White River secrets
By Howard Meyerson To look the state’s list of Master Angler entries for the White River in Muskegon County one gets the impression the river is filled with redhorse, white suckers and carp. Only three salmon or steelheads were listed … Continue reading
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Tagged Cliff Minton, Fishing, Montague, Rivers, Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, White River
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New stream fish trend viewer let’s Michigan anglers find wild trout
By Howard Meyerson I’ve lost track of how often I have wondered trout fishing on this or that river, how big they are, and how to access the water. Perhaps you too keep a dog-eared copy of Gerth Hendrickson’s original … Continue reading
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Tagged Bass, DNR, Fish, Fishing, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Rivers, Salmon, Trout, Wild Fish
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