Entries by Chuck Hawkins
Dorado Trip to Parana
Chuck Hawkins is hosting a Dorado trip to Parana on the Fly Lodge in Corrientes, Argentina, April 1-7, 2017 Dorado are considered by many knowledgeable anglers to be the fiercest fresh water fish in the world. The Upper Parana River has the biggest Dorados in the world! We are fishing the Upper Parana River In […]
Plan D Boat Articulated Fly Box – Product Review
Plan D Boat Articulated Fly Box There are a lot of fly boxes on the Market today and most of them are designed very well, but tend to be somewhat repetitive. Today’s current fly tying craze incorporates a lot of “shanks” in the fly design and the current fly box designs on the market today […]
Fishing Guide Jeff Topp
Cherie and I are happy to announce that Jeff Topp has joined our guide team. Jeff has been a full time fishing guide since 1996 when he started at Katmai Lodge in Alaska. He is now in charge of guide operations there. He’s also spent 4 years guiding in Chile. In 2000 he started […]
Cold Sinking Lines from Scientific Anglers
Cold Sinking Lines from Scientific Anglers Scientific Anglers has created a couple of lines that couldn’t be more perfect for the conditions we encounter here in Michigan and for rivers that we fish in Patagonia and elsewhere. The Cold Sinking Lines are available with either 25 or 30 foot heads. They have a distinct advantage […]
Sulphur Hatch
Sulphur Hatch Many anglers that I know in Northern Michigan consider the Sulphur hatch to be the very best hatch of the year. It is a fairly long and usually very prolific hatch. It can last as long as a month in northern Michigan. Due to the usually large numbers of bugs, Sulphurs will produce […]
Orvis Recon Short Rods
There has been a lot of talk lately about the value to an angler throwing streamers using “short rods”. These are rods that are usually between 7 and 8 feet long. I decided to buy a couple of Orvis Recon short rods and give them a shot. I purchased the eight and nine weight Orvis Recon […]
Orvis Underwader Pant Review
Orvis Underwader Pant Review Orvis has recently produced an upgraded version of their Underwader Pants and I must say it is a significant upgrade! Boasting a dark charcoal color and chartreuse stitching these pants offer a comfortable contoured fit. The pants are very warm and will keep your pant legs from crawling up your legs […]
Manistee River Report & New Newsletter
Couple New Manistee River Fishing reports have been posted the past couple days. Jon Ray and Ed McCoy have been out chasing winter steelhead. The Manistee River is fishing well, with a good mixture of chrome hens and winter double stripped bucks. New February Newsletter – new fly pattern for matching the salmon parr hatch this […]