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Ask your dad, he knows

Thx Emmet, u warm up yet? Tell your dad to get busy on the vise and get some tied for you

I don't fish steelhead much but they do get nice runs below Foote dam on the Ausable and below tippy dam on the manistee

@ Thank you Alex

A really good way to use it is float to the best areas to fish then wade them. Or, focus on slower wider sections like Conners flat

Yeah, you can run it most of June and get bit any time of day

There's 20 inchers in all those areas. Best bet is to settle into one of the biggest holes during a good hatch and be patient. Don't cast until you see the fish you want to catch and just sit on the bank waiting for that fish.There are definitely a higher percentage of them the further downstream you go but there's also less density. It's becomes harder to get around if you are on foot too.

I am going to purchase a Colorado XT to help me get down the river easier. Maybe with a trolling motor? Hopefully I can cover more water??

@deaconterrycarsten9722 it's hard to streamer fish without someone driving the boat at all times, for stalking Dry fish it's fine

Thank you

I've got about 3 hex patterns I rotate through for the entire hatch. Some times it's day to day or can be fish to fish but if you've got 2 or 3 good patterns you should be able to catch 95% of the fish. I'm in the process of getting the spinner I like filmed now.

@ Yeah I’ve had good luck with locally tied patterns, like ones at Gates, but not usually with the commercially tied stuff. I’ll give this one a try, thanks

@bryanb-x1w that sounds about right

Thanks Paul. I've been there, it sucks. I have not had that issue with the Daiichi which is why I've stuck with it

Appreciate it Dean. I have not tried it but now I'm going too

@alexlafkasfishing Maybe next a missing link type pattern. Here it's my go-to searching dry fly pattern. I think it gets eaten for an emerging caddis at times as well as a mayfly. I've caught fush when both are happening. I only tie it in 3 different colors and mostly in 16 and 14.

@deankrueger7178 I do have a mayfly emerger I'm gonna do that I run for most mayflies 14 and smaller

Seems like it. I'm gonna annoy Tonello as long as he has his position. The Biologist for the ausable has seen better results with reduced stocking, seems like Tonello could see that.

@@alexlafkasfishingI’d be real curious to know if stocking that middle manistee has done anything besides hurt the trophy trout numbers in those sections of river. I can’t imagine many people are fishing those sections of river specifically for some stocked trout to chuck into a cooler especially when they can drive a few minutes and catch some walleye or some other far better tasting fish.

@halvo11 it's definitely made them harder to catch. Over time it will hurt the wild trophy fish because the young of the year wild fish won't be able to compete with the trucker trout that are put at around year 2 size compared to the wild fish

@@alexlafkasfishing yeah I agree, not sure when they started the stocking down there but it’ll have some negative effects on the wild fish getting to that 5+ year class. Not sure what gain there is to dumping the hatchery mutants in there but that sums up a lot of Michigans management unfortunately.

Oh hell, it's actually pretty fun. People have asked me about writing a book, I was never going to do that. I decided this might be a better platform for what I wanted to do

I can't find anything smaller than a 2 that fits the bill for me. Seems like everything with the right gage wire has a very small gap. Unless u move to a super short shank like the finesse wide gap

@@alexlafkasfishingI would say that for all freshwater predatory fish-no smaller than a 2 (and bigger if the fly allows). I also try to have good gap relative to the fly…for the point to be out far enough to hook well without being just plain too big. I push that boundary, figuring bigger is better to get more flesh than small gaps (agreeing with wire not being thick). It’s not uncommon to see store bought flies with hooks or gaps too small or poorly located.

Better put an "at times" disclaimer in there. The young guys I get who are trying to improve get it a little harder

Thats a small river in my mind. I'd consider Parmalee down through mio more med size. The lower manistee, Muskegon and grand id consider big.

Thanks! Everybody out here spending 45min on a fly and I'm trying to make em in 5min and catch just as many

I run 6, 7, 8 and occasionally a 9. That day was an 8

@jimmarkovich4119 oh curt gets plenty. He got 3 with me last year from 25.5 to 26.5, his biggest this year was 27 while wading. I tend to go a bit slower with one angler on bigger rivers to hit everything. I also do it to keep the line tighter with the 300gr and a lead eye fly. We fished some really shallow water

@ Wow on Curt! Hats off to you man

No problem

Curt usually brings his rod that has a butt section from an old dry fly leader to a small swivel then we add 14 pound flouro. This can be as simple or as complicated as u want to make it

Appreciate the info! I’ll have to try a swivel set up. I heard you mention in another video that you use maxima chameleon as a long butt section to a short section of Fluoro. How do you attach the maxima to the fly line?

@jaydutcher2112 that's my typical set up. I'm doing loop to loop with the fly line and a crazy Alberto from Maxima to flouro. I'll also do the swivel sometimes, especially when it's cold because the knot is easier when u can feel your hands

@@alexlafkasfishingyou’re the man. Really appreciate this Alex

Thanks. Curt is as cool as they come, likes being out and is fine with whatever happens. Matt and I are trying to get something lined up before I leave but trying to schedule with him is like trying to get a sit down with the president

Thanks man

That's a tough one. The clacka skiff is pretty light and a bit smaller than the 16lp clacka but if you're talking a drift boat it's more about which accesses you use than the boat. The raft I have is the one I'd get. It's the smallest flycraft they make and doesn't have a self bailing floor. It's around 90 pounds, which is 30 to 40 pounds lighter than other rafts out there. Ive used a bunch of the other rafts out there and they are way more work loading and unloading

Thanks man. Smith low light yellow. Similar to the low light igniter that they discontinued

Hes been fishing that section 60+ years, he might know a thing or two

Appreciate it. Typically I'm running a sage R8 in a 6, 7 or 8 depending on situation, that day was an 8. With a rio 300 grain premiere (I believe). Obviously I'll match the line to whichever rod I'm using

You should look up “Drop Jaw Flies.”

@ Thank you!

@@craigjacobsen388 Have you tried them? They look promising. I discovered them recently & ended up ordering a zip stick. It was delivered today. Eager to try it out when I get home.

Book more days you cheap ass

I appreciate that. Gotta get some more stuff going pretty quick here, I'm running out of content!

@@alexlafkasfishingmaybe your viewers send in footage of us streamer fishing for you to critique. Could cut down workload but still result in very helpful content

@zachpinnell1498 that's an interesting idea.

I use to run those and have moved more to the Chinese strung saddle. I think it gets a better wiggle

He fishes a couple different ones the echo and a north fork composite blank he gets wrapped

30 pound Maxima Chameleon

Thanks Dan

Yeah, I'd be walking the grass banks at wildcat and white hole

I had visions of a very good thumbnail but im guessing the tube would have flagged it

Thanks! That's a good idea for a video. I think it'll be best to do on the water. I might get a chance this week

No kidding, that's nice to hear. I first met Kelly around 25 years ago when he had his shop.in traverse city. The first time we fished together was in the white 6 or 7 years ago. Hopefully I'll get a chance to get out west and see him again

Thanks!

I had a lot of heart break on the b10s in 1/0 & 2/0 before I made the change. It's been a long time since I dedicated myself to getting a really big brown. All the stuff I learned chasing browns has been applied to muskies more recently and has resulted in some very big trolling fish so I should still know how to do it. Maybe I'll get my buddy in Arkansas to put some time towards it.

I'm way too lazy for that but I guess if the price was right it'd make sense. Might be hard to find a couple people who'd be able to handle my ass for multiple days

Thank you Trying to come up with ideas for other videos lately. The more I fish, the more I think of. Been too cold to get out lately

I agree. I use different hooks for bass and pike/musky than trout which leads to a lot of tying and a lot of fly boxes

@alexlafkasfishing For certain flies I use the same hook as for trout, the B10S for pike and F314 for bass and asp

Thanks Eric. Merry Christmas to u too

There is definite a fine line for hooks. The TMC 8089 hooks anything that touches it but I rarely tie on them anymore because of how light they are

Thanks man!

Hopefully you found something in there that helps

Merry Christmas to you too. Hopefully there was something in there that will come of use

Sure thing! I've been filling a wade fishing box lately with a bunch of leech/sculpin patterns. Always my go to till water hits 48 degrees

@@alexlafkasfishing how do you like the sage R8? I found a deal on a used 690

​@@gigemaggs99I really like it. I run everything from size 12 dries to 4in streamers. Great balance of soft tip for accuracy and ass to pull when needed

@@alexlafkasfishing ok thank you I mainly use a 4wt Orvis Clearwater for most of my fly fishing and am looking for a 6wt for my quiver

​@@gigemaggs99a 6 is a perfect complement to a 4wt. 4 for Hendricksons and small and the 6 for drakes/isos and bigger dries in addition to streamers, night fishing, light bass, etc

I might just do the same

Thanks! I run the side anchor all year. Ive had issues with the floor anchor in winter so I just ordered it with the side