Pere Marquette Motherload

Back on the PM, down by Clay Banks

Didn't take long for fish number 1

Second fish of a procession
End of a great afternoon session of steelheading

An important part of the trip: burgers at Government Lake Lodge

Sexy waitress at the Lodge

Back down on Clay banks in the morningAttempt at being artsyLooking up to the burnt cottage

A nice brown

An evening steel

Mike arrives and brings us pontoons :)Ted hits a nice brownOur transportation for the dayMike working a runTed hooks up!Jerry Drake of Indiana with his bamboo speyAnother view of the river
End of a good float

Mark drifts a fly and BAMMMark with a nice hen
A nice brownie for meA pretty hen for me
Yep, I was there, casting away

My last steelhead of the tripA weather-worn fisherman
Some steel up on beds in Baldwin Creek

Muskegon River with Mark and Dan

Exploring the Platte and Betsie Rivers

The upper Platte

A nice hen from the Platte

A little lower down the Platte

A wide, open stretch of the Platte

First fish of the BetsieAnother Betsie River SteelheadA rare spot on the Betsie not full of anglers

A side trip up to the rapids