Looks like we’re having a good old fashion Michigan winter up here on the Pere Marquette River.  With plenty of snow on the ground and another system moving in, this will be a good recipe for having some decent water in the river this Spring.  The river is still low, cold, and clear on the cold days. Seeing a little more color to it on the days with a little melting action.  With another arctic blast coming in next week look for shelf ice to build once again and some areas might completely freeze over.  I spent a couple days walking in to the upper stretches this week. It was cold with feel like temps only in the teens. I definitely had to reacclimate to the cold again after spending some time in the Sun and warmth of the Florida Keys with good friends Clint and Debbie of the Red Moose Lodge!  On Monday, the river had a good amount of slush coming down all afternoon.  I did manage to get a couple of nice Browns and had a Steelhead go on the swing only to drop the fly on the second big pull.  Flies were very small. Low Water Leech and smaller version of June Bug Sculpin.  Will keep you posted on river conditions next week. Until then try to stay warm. Shaping up to be another good week for tying flies.  Don’t forget to check out the YouTube Page for great tying videos on some of most effective patterns for Trout and Steelhead. Please Like and Subscribe.