SMALLMOUTH! POPPERS! STREAMERS! ~ Trouts On The Water // Episode 2: MI Smallies with Mike Schultz

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  • Опубліковано 30 сер 2022
  • Last month, Rick Mikesell and Ivan Orsic made the cross-country voyage to meet up with Midwest fly fishing legend in the making - Mike Schultz (aka Schultzy). The goal? To get a taste of some of the best warmwater fly fishing the state of Michigan has to offer. Our first day was spent riding the waves on Lake St. Clair in search of Muskellunge (more on that later). The final two days on the boat were spent in Schultzy's boat. We trying to put the pieces of the 20" smallmouth bass puzzle - fishing topwater and streamers in an attempt to fool a big (and old) smallmouth bass on the fly.
    Want to learn more about Schultzy, check out the most recent episode of our shop podcast - The CURRENT - where Rick and Ivan sit down and talk all things Michigan warmwater and his journey through the world of fly fishing. Excerpts of the aforementioned podcast were included in this edit.
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    Also, stay tuned - we're looking to host a trip or two there next spring. More information to follow, right here on the BLOG.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 28

  • @mitchc5538
    @mitchc5538 Рік тому +7

    Awesome. Glad you talk about how old those fish are. Makes you appreciate them that more. It also makes me hate the guys who keep them that much more lol

  • @LPKJFHIS
    @LPKJFHIS Місяць тому +1

    Awesome video. Lovely production, editing, and storytelling. So cool

  • @bChipps
    @bChipps 3 місяці тому

    Y’all got me hyped for my local popper season

  • @clueless4085
    @clueless4085 3 дні тому

    Lived in Michigan for 30 years.
    I have chased every fish in the state with a fly rod.
    Nothing, and I mean _nothing_ stokes my fire like big smallies. They're just different. They're bulldoggin', backflippin', tailwalkin', mean muggin' psychos.

  • @BrentHermanussen
    @BrentHermanussen Рік тому +1

    Smallmouth are super fun. Rick nailed it, the casting is so dynamic and engaging. Nice work guys!

  • @alexhendrick8288
    @alexhendrick8288 Рік тому +1

    Streamer guys thinking topwater is boring lol now ive heard it all... Nice work fellas

  • @dankochanek8056
    @dankochanek8056 Рік тому

    I grew up on these rivers as a teenager. But never for Smallies just Steelhead. Great video.

  • @jakearmijo
    @jakearmijo Рік тому +1

    Mid west native here. Chicago but now Fort Collins :)

  • @Rob.Brown13
    @Rob.Brown13 Місяць тому

    anybody that has honestly chased big river smallmouth on a fly, knows that mike schultz is right. the big ones 18"+ are not that easy to catch. Tons of fun when you finally do find a pod of some bigger fish, specially if they want to eat top water!

  • @oldsmugglerflyfishing
    @oldsmugglerflyfishing Рік тому +1

    Cool video!

  • @edwardhogan5178
    @edwardhogan5178 Рік тому

    Nice work, y'all! Looks like a good trip

  • @mantismamba
    @mantismamba Рік тому

    Awesome video and story telling. I like how Rick is in the office / podcast / inventory / dungeon / fly tying / you been a bad boy / not sure really what goes on room

  • @tupelounclefan
    @tupelounclefan Рік тому +1

    What size rods are you using up there. I’ve been thinking about smallies on the fly and wonder if a 5 weight is sufficient.

  • @fish4life226
    @fish4life226 Рік тому

    How you guys liking the NRX+ sf? I have a 7wt on order.

    • @TroutsFlyFishing
      @TroutsFlyFishing  Рік тому +1

      Love that rod. It's built to throw streamers with the best of them.

  • @tnflyguy8996
    @tnflyguy8996 Рік тому

    What's with the need to trout set vs strip? 6:10

    • @TroutsFlyFishing
      @TroutsFlyFishing  Рік тому +1

      Talking with Schultzy, it'd be like throwing a strip set on a trout eating a hopper. The eat and presentation require a trout set, as opposed to a strip set that might pull the fly out of the zone horizontally, essentially.

  • @briancasey5908
    @briancasey5908 Рік тому +6

    you lost me at "top water isn't exciting"

    • @benjungbauer4646
      @benjungbauer4646 Рік тому

      Agreed. Top water for smallmouth is some of the most fun you can have with a fly rod.

    • @TroutsFlyFishing
      @TroutsFlyFishing  Рік тому +1

      we don't disagree with you in that regard.

    • @jhoffman81
      @jhoffman81 9 місяців тому

      Literally THE most exciting

  • @10flyingdutchman
    @10flyingdutchman Рік тому +7

    Michigan is a terrible place for recreational anglers. Zero fun. I hear that California is better...

  • @FishingWithBigRed
    @FishingWithBigRed 2 місяці тому

    Too much talking and useless B roll footage and not enough fishing action.

  • @oldsmugglerflyfishing
    @oldsmugglerflyfishing Рік тому

    Cool video!