River Monsters! Fly Fishing for SALMON in Michigan 

Yes sir! Tight lines to you as well. Thank you for watching.

Appreciate that. Thank you for watching.

Salmon season is quickly approaching for sure. Good luck!

Thanks you. It is appreciated.

Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment.

Great question. I was using a 7ft bass leader tied to a yarn egg followed by two and a half ft of 6lb mono tied to a stone fly nymph or a streamer.

It was good to see a healthy run again after a couple of down years. Thank you for watching.

@@theaveragejoefisherman4287 amen

Nice catches hook ups too !

Gunna be at the Pm this September. Egg sucking leeche flys are my fav. Hope you upload a video if you go this year too buddy tighten lines !

Thanks for watching and good luck when you go.

Sounds like a plan! I hear they are starting to run now. Good luck to you and thank you for watching.

Thank you kindly.

Thanks!

Hi Jay. I'd like to give you that info, but unfortunately other viewers would really be upset with me naming spots. I hope you understand. My suggestion would be to view the Trout Unlimited book on the river. It will list all of the access points. Cheers!

@@theaveragejoefisherman4287 damn u joe

Baldwin?

Our salmon run occurs in the Fall.

You're wrong. But thank you for watching.

@@theaveragejoefisherman4287 there is no such thing as a bedding salmon eating an egg fly, anyone that has diligently fished for eats would know that. wether you knew it or not, ur flossing. If ur gonna do it don’t put it on youtube my man.

@@dominickjerovsek350 This has been debated by people forever. Yes, bedding females normally do not eat. Males on the other hand will. You and I will have to agree to disagree on that one. Either way, thank you for watching and happy New Year.

I am totally jealous! What an awesome fishery you have right in your back yard. I try hard to not give away the spots I fish, but when it's right by where you live, I guess it's pretty easy to recognize. 😀

Where’s this

@@pescaconelbarbon Northern Michigan.

You and I are of the same mind Alexander. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

Ah, the old debate, do they bite or don't they. Cleary some do. If that's not your experience, keep at it Will, you'll get better.

@@theaveragejoefisherman4287 Dude you’re targeting bedded spawned out fish in 1.5 feet of gin clear water with a ton of lead on your line. You’re snagging and so is everyone else targeting salmon/steelhead like this. Sad to see a blue ribbon trout stream get raped year after year by these tactics

@@Will-vo1lp Actually, if you watch the video, I am targeting the males behind spawning fish. No different than what steelhead fisherman do. I search for aggressive fish that'll swing at a streamer or egg regardless if it's to eat or out of aggression. If that's not for you, that's cool. You could always lobby your congressman to try to get the rules changed.

@@theaveragejoefisherman4287 Thanks for the dialog. The fact that tactic is also used for steelhead in the spring makes my skin crawl. Think of all the fish that are snagged while trying to spawn and multiply that by 12+ hours of fishing pressure per day for 2 months in the spring and 2 months in the fall. Its simply not sustainable! If you want aggressive steelhead eats you should be on targeting them in the fall and winter, not the spring when they are in full spawn mode. The brown trout bite is incredible during both salmon and steelhead runs due to the amount of egg roll in the system. Try targeting browns on your 5wt this fall, I can guarantee you will find the experience more rewarding than targeting spawned out salmon. Unfortunately, the DNR cares more about selling fishing licenses than protecting the resource. Personally, I would love to see this section of river become "fly fishing only" and have a ban on all level lines.

@@Will-vo1lp Happy to have a dialog. In fact, I believe our country needs more people willing to having a conversation about opposing views instead of the way things are currently being handled. That section of the PM is flies only, and, as a viewer pointed out earlier, most Great Lakes Salmon and Steelhead are hatchery plants and not in as much trouble as you may think they are. Most of them are not wild. That's probably the reason the current regulations are what they are. As for the Browns, check out some of my fall Brown Trout vids. There is nothing like trout fishing in the fall, but trout spawn in the fall, so some people find that offensive as well. Bass fishing is fire in the spring, but they too are usually spawning at that time and LOTS of people fish for them, including state wide tournaments. All a fisherman can do is follow the rules, practice catch and release , and, if you're like me, target the males, and look for aggressive fish. At the end of the day, I obviously do not take issue with fishing trout, steelhead, salmon, or bass during their spawn. I do my best to illicit a strike and enjoy the fight.

I also fish the steelhead run when they come into the rivers to spawn. Oh, can't forget about bass in the spring when they come into to the shallow water of the Great Lakes to spawn. That bite is fire. Thank you for watching.

Maybe out your way it is.. these great lakes fish arent like the west coast runs .. most great lakes salmon are hatchery plants. And not in trouble..

@@rustbeltwilds837 👍

Even though it wasn't your cup of tea, I thank you for watching.

Unsportsmanlike conduct?