NICE!!!!

Details????

Now we're talkin'!! Not only do you get after them,,,you two look good doing it! Congrats, Dave to you and the Mrs....

Like bean asked....DETAILS!

I bet that wasnt on the White River......


Nice pictures. What kind of lures you fishing? Do you target objects slack water? Do you hook up on walleyes at times? Inquiring minds want to know....lol h.h.

Just the standard Pere Marquette River trip in Michigan. Steelhead and browns were sought. Three steelhead and two brown chasers to the boat. Soft current just off the edges of fast water, egg beads and small flies, swinging and drifting with a centerpin reel setup and tossing hot'n'tots in areas of lumber. Perfect weather with launch temp at 26, mild wind with overcast and a high at 34. Eagles, deer and dead quiet out there today. Everything returned to the river to fight another day.

good stuff......thanks for sharing!!!

Awesome Delaney, looks like a great time.

Great pictures Dave!! Those gloves you have on help grip the fish? They don't take the slime coat off the fish?

WOW, looks like a great time. Those are some fine looking fish!

The gloves don't take the slime off and they have just enough "mesh" on them to help hold the fish. I prefer to use grips but we didn't have any with us. The biggest discussion with various folks up there is how big of an issue the nets create in regard to slime and hurting the fish. i've always wondered what issue is created by guys who grip the tail so tight that it crushes the fish. With the warmer temps up there, the fish were very active and we hit a lot of fish in two days, steelhead, coho and browns. Having my own drift boat, actually an 11 foot pram designed to fly fish from, makes the game much more interesting by having to read the river, the currents, the new structure, water flow speed and having to navigate some very tight areas with reasonably strong currents over the course of a six or seven hour float.

Looks like a great trip for you two. I have caught coho, king, and steelhead. Have not hooked into a brown yet so it looks like I will have to keep going back.

I've went to using a Boga when possible. But, I've also heard/read that its just as bad to lift a heavy fish by the jaw. "They" say it causes dislocated jaws and it puts too much pressure on their internal organs. I did buy a rubber mesh net that supposedly helps. I'm not convinced either one is as much as an issue as just plain old rough handling of the fish in the boat before the release. Can't hurt though…..

Sure makes you wonder. Hey, I've got my wife an xmas present from Flymasters that's gloves the are made of a wool fabric that supposedly do not suck any water at all. If she likes them I'll let you know. I'm told that I can use them rowing the drift pram and pull the anchor and the hands/finger never get wet. I agree that the issue of how to deal with fish is tough one. Sometimes makes me wonder if pictures are worth it.

Yes, let me know on the gloves Dave. I did get a cheap pair of neoprenes for this years fall trip. They were a big help. However, the seams were not sealed, and eventually they failed, and my hands got wet. They smelled of gizzard shad when we were finished, so I just tossed them…….