Help in Michigan

[Tig]

I am going to Northern Ontario this spring between April 10 and the 21st. I will be going thru Michigan and up I -75. I could have some extra time (2days?) so I was wondering what fishing opportunities there were in the UP north of St. Ignace? Looking more for small stream fishing mostly - no lakes. Or if anyone has some time on their hands and wants to show a poor lost Canuck around to some of their secret spots I am certainly open to that.

Thanks

[rainbowchaser]

Michigan's general trout season is still closed during your time window. The Fox river is now open all year for catch and release fishing and there are some other type 4 streams that are open all year but they are mostly not what I would call small stream fishing. I would probably look at stopping in the Grayling area and fishing the Au Sable in that time period.

[Tig]

Are these 'steelhead' rivers we are talking about?? I would certainly consider them if you think they are worth the license fee for two days. I will be fishing the Canadian side of the Sault rapids and that ain't small stream. I just thought if there were any brookie or brown trout waters open in the smaller streams on the Michigan side I would give them a shot. For the most part I will fishing the rivers on the North Shore of Superior for steelies. All of the rivers up there are open year round. I think I might be a little early for the runs but this is the time frame that I have. Thanks for the feed back RBC.

[rainbowchaser]

There would likely be steelhead in those rivers but I don't know about run timing up there. You might ask at the Steelhead site.com which is all about great lakes steelheading. I would expect some action by then based on the idea that they are about three weeks to a month behind us here in West Michigan but the fish might be in the deeper lower part of the rivers. Fishing river mouths might work.