So I was down at the creek on wednesday in a new hole. A guy named Sean was fishing there too. I only caught 3 little guys while Sean landed the biggest fish I've ever seen on the creek. It was a brown going 24 inches and probably 5 pounds. I took a pic with my cell before he released it, but I'm yet to figure out how to get pictures off of it.

Got a few more nice ones today. You can really tell which ones are stocked and which are wild. The one at the top is a big fat bullhead(or white catfish, not sure which yet) I got out of a deep slow moving hole.

now up to 501 trout this year.

Found a new spot today.

We got these beauties out of a spot on Ninemile that is nearan old mill and was until just recently, posted. the last 2 that I got were wild natural born trout.

now up to 453 fish and they're starting to hit worms.

For Browns and brookies, We use mostly salted minnows. Towards the mid season starting in late july, we start using more garden worms. My rod is a medium action ugly stick, with a quantum spinning reel. I have an ultra light shakespeare but I find that the ugly stick is actually more sensative. This year, I'm gonna try to find some of the more elusive native rainbows. The owner of a tackle shop near by says that their numbers are up lately.
This will actually be the first year that we break the 300 trout mark in less than 2 months. We're currently up to 296, and I'm going tonight.

This is me

Yup, that's me, and that's a salmon. It was a beauty Jack that I got at 6 am on our first day out in Michigan. When I said I'm non judgemental, that doesn't include snaggers. You can get King salmon to bite in the rivers. Snagging is illegal.