TnRiver46

A couple from yesterday. One not long after sunrise from a pier and the other on an afternoon float trip after doing some tourist stuff

Thanks @IcatchDinks! Floated the platte river this evening and I believe we might have topped that Lake Michigan fish. Granted I supposed they can swim to and from the lake into the river I also caught 4 fish fly casting from the outfitter waiting on the shuttle, they were biting like sharks everywhere. The bigger one hit a fluke on surface in timber, sounded like somebody threw a brick in the water when it hit. 40 lb seaguar smackdown on Okuma combo (forgot leader material, found 12 lb test mono at dollar general, 300 yards for $2 haha) Had another blow up with the same sound and aggression but missed it. Rachel caught many smallies and rock bass with fly rod. I ❤️ Michigan

Got my first ever fish from Lake Michigan!! My wife wanted to see sunrise from a light house and swim so I of course did some casting. I was on a concrete pier/jetty and caught A nice smallie that fought crazy hard and kept trying to pull my line down in the rocks. Used the ole trusty purple worm on a jighead with 6’ medium moderate rod on st croix GXR reel with 6 lb mono. I broke the line lifting it up the 6-8 foot concrete wall but luckily it didn’t break until he was at the top. It was really windy and I was just bombing the worm downwind and dragging it. After about an hour I had basically given up and thump thump…….. when people say river smallies fight harder than ones from a lake, they aren’t talking about Lake Michigan! you can see the sleeping bear sand dunes in my release video

@raydomz, Crystal

We got into some NW Michigan SMB yesterday

Yikes. Think I’d take my chances with the wasp and im allergic to bees 😂

She is one remarkable woman! Here’s to continued memories together for the two of you

@Boomstick, jealous, party of one!!!

I ♥️ gar , thanks for the pics

Good gracious!!!

That’s a monster for 18”!!! Well fed fish

Had a fun day in NW Michigan floating the Crystal River. Got 12-15 fish between Rachel and I. Started off with some tiny rock bass and eventually got some decent smallies . Rachel was using a 4wt fly rod with dry flies and streamers, I was using a 1/16 oz dart head with green pumpkin zoom dead ringer. It’s crazy how clear the water is up north.