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Jmd123	September 1st, 2016, 1:47 pm
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Our cooler weather is staying with us and the trout are indeed biting fairly well again. On the Rifle Monday night I pulled in a bunch of little guys and three not-so-little ones, including the one shown below. The hatch dearth is also officially over, with heavy Nectopsyche caddis hatches making it look like snow flurries on the water as it starts to get dark. All fish were hitting EHCs in size 12, light grey at first then all white as it got dark. A #12 Royal Wulff fished into darkness did not yield any strikes. Yesterday I hiked in, a good mile or more, to some waters I have not yet fished. As luck would have it, Tuesday's heavy rains riled up the water a bit, it was right up to the fringing vegetation and was off-colored (sort of orange-brown). Thinking I might just catch nothing, I still managed to pull out about a dozen fish, not big but likely because of the water situation. Unlike another reach about a mile downstream, this area had excellent trout habitat with plenty of cover - belly-button-deep pools, overhanging vegetation, a few logs, and plenty of undercut banks. Though I didn't catch or see any, it's easily 12-15-inch fish water, and there are plenty of big gravel riffles to provide insect fodder for the fishies. On top of that, at this time of the year this river turns into a wildflower garden and yesterday was no exception, as you can see...gonna focus on this place until the end of the season and then next spring when things reopen, it has good big-fish potential! BTW everything took a #10 hopper, big surprise. My boss suggested not naming this stream on here to keep the trolls (i.e., baitfisherman) out, although I already saw a piece of fishing line with a split-shot hanging so of course it's not unknown. But Mike (Partsman) and Brandon (TimCat) know exactly where I'm talking about... Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
TimCat	September 1st, 2016, 5:25 pm
Alanson, MI Posts: 121	Judging by your pics, it looks like you got a Michigan hat-trick... a brookie, brown, and rainbow.... throw in a creek chub for a grand slam. Ha
	"If I'm not going to catch anything, then I 'd rather not catch anything on flies" - Bob Lawless
Partsman	September 1st, 2016, 8:19 pm
bancroft michigan Posts: 420	Awesome pics, yes I think I know that spot. The beauty of the Rifle is exploring its varied waters and some interesting feeders. I also saw many grouse this spring up in the park, I think I will doing even more exploring this fall! We really are blessed here in Michigan, about an hour and half drive you can be fishing on some kind of trout stream big or small. Mike.
Jmd123	September 1st, 2016, 9:44 pm
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611	Brandon, it's been a while since I last caught a Michigan Grand Slam (I don't count the chubs! Must be in the Salmonidae!), but I have done so before on this stream. Not many browns in there, once in a while I get one and it's always a surprise. I am always happy to get brookies though, as the rainbows seem pretty dominant in there these days. Not that I mind catching them either, especially when they decide to go airborne! This place deserves much further investigation, and you are welcome to help me do it! BTW just noticed your quote - I LOVE IT! My attitude exactly. What I love is when people think that having a flyrod is a disadvantage until you start outcatching them 3 to 1 or more (sometimes its downright ridiculous)... Mike, thank goodness not EVERYTHING closes on September 30th! The Rifle below Sage Lake Road and Reid Lake will be my hotspots after that. Let's hope this fall is as warm and lovely as the last one was. Jonathon
	No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
Martinlf	September 2nd, 2016, 10:43 pm
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell
RiverRocks	September 5th, 2016, 2:25 pm
UP of Michigan Posts: 5	Really pretty picture and really pretty fish. Thanks for sharing.

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