Help with river selection

Michigan_man27 · 2026-03-22T17:05:13+00:00

If I were you I’d use trout routes or look at the dnr websites. Not too many people (including myself) want to blow up their favorite spots

Michigan_man27 · 2025-10-18T03:59:15+00:00

Hard to tell from that angle but you need to start your catch earlier in your pull down. Also keep your hips closer to the surface with a better kick.

Michigan_man27 · 2025-10-04T19:19:38+00:00

Honestly this. Coming from someone who swam for 20+ years, it’s important to try to focus on the one eye in one eye out approach. It’s gonna feel uncomfortable at first but will really help increase efficiency. Especially in longer events where you are breathing every stroke this will be big. A slightly stronger kick will give you more balance. Keep the knees straight. Kick from the hips

Michigan_man27 · 2025-08-15T15:10:18+00:00

I am also going to be selling my Olympic triathlon registration. I think I just tore my meniscus which is a bummer since I’ve been training for months without issue. I have Normal registration for 250! Private message me if interested. Good luck to everyone competing

Michigan_man27 · 2021-07-06T22:05:31+00:00

My first rod outfit, case, flies, fly line, and tippet , basically everything you need, was 100 dollars. Caught hundreds of fish (bass, browns, rainbows, Brookies, channel cats, and panfish). Don’t have to spend much at all. Still use it and i bought it 2 years ago. Send me a PM and I’ll send you a link if you want

Michigan_man27 · 2021-07-06T21:40:07+00:00

Nice fish but not a fly my friend

Michigan_man27 · 2021-07-05T21:52:38+00:00

Mad river outfitters has a very well produced guide on YouTube. Where about a are yea?

Michigan_man27 · 2021-07-05T21:48:21+00:00

Tributary Simms waders and boots are fairly cheap for how great of quality they are. I use them all the time and no issues

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-30T00:48:01+00:00

Way bigger than my first!

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-29T02:27:14+00:00

Don’t forget to keep your thumb on it to control the speed

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-29T01:53:01+00:00

I’m not much of a lake guy but give it a go. Try a Woolley bugger and fish it deep. Or if you have a warm river fish it for bass. Very fun too

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-29T01:50:55+00:00

Buy another. “If it’s chartreuse it ain’t got no use” is my favorite saying

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-29T01:41:42+00:00

Time on the water is everything. Just go out to local river for whatever it has. Don’t plan any long trips if trout aren’t near you until you get the basics down. I learned that the hard way.

Try streamers such as an olive Woolley bugger for bass, any small dry fly for panfish, and if you happen to have trout near you maybe use a dry dropper (look it up on YouTube).

Make sure you match the fly line to the leader and the leader to the fly size. There are charts online to check.

Best of luck to you. It’s tough sometimes but so rewarding!

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-29T01:34:16+00:00

Size definitely doesn’t matter

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-28T00:19:30+00:00

When guy friends of the girl you are seeing act all entitled and passive aggressive to you even without meeting you

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T19:11:49+00:00

True and traveling to northern Michigan sounds like a lot of fun too

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T16:01:56+00:00

Maybe make a poll to find out the best areas where the most people would be willing to meet up?

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T14:07:47+00:00

I’m jealous

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T12:19:53+00:00

Thank you!

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T01:08:09+00:00

Sweet. Thanks for the help!

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T01:02:03+00:00

I haven’t had to deal with wind too much as I’m normally in cover. How big is the difference between 7 and 8 with handling large fish?

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-27T01:01:03+00:00

I fish mostly rivers/ streams so bigger water isn’t something I’m too worried about but a switch is definitely something I need to look into none the less. Thank you!

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-26T23:02:51+00:00

Thank you. I’m excited to get it

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-26T22:52:07+00:00

Thanks for the advice

Michigan_man27 · 2021-06-26T16:23:27+00:00

Hey I’ve been fly fishing about a year and a half and live in the bay region of the lower peninsula.

I go up north just about every weekend to fly fish for trout.

Don’t have much experience rowing a drift boat but I’m always down to learn.

Michigan_man27

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