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Fishing

Night Moves

July 29, 2010 Fishing

Dan Donarski is back – this time with a creative twist.  Check out this fly-fishing story – do you know someone who could play the starring role?
(Fly fishing after dark on rivers like the Indian and Escanaba in the UP, or the Au Sable, Manistee, or PM in the Lower, are simply pure magic. Here’s [...]

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Western U.P. Smallmouths

July 14, 2010 Fishing

Dan Donarski is back with more great Pure Michigan fishing tips for you!
Smallmouth bass have really captivated me of late. They are very dependable under almost all weather conditions and they are found throughout the U.P. here’s a quick look at three of my favorite places to fish them when I get the hankering to [...]

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Hearing about Herring

June 24, 2010 Fishing

Thanks to Dan Donarski for sharing his tips on where and how to catch herring in Michigan!
This isn’t going to be a tale of ya-shoulda-been-there. Because, as this is written, the “been there” part of the story hasn’t revealed itself yet. It will, though, any day now.
Rather this is more in the vein of “ya-better-get-there,” [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Summer

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It’s Open!

May 27, 2010 Fishing

Dan Donarski is back, and this time, he’s sharing some great advice on how to make the most of bass fishing season, which opens this Saturday!
The last Saturday of May is upon us, and that brings bass fishing season! (Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers don’t open for a few weeks yet)
One [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Pure Michigan, Spring

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Tomorrow

May 14, 2010 Fishing

Thank you to Dan Donarski for this guest blog piece on the opening of walleye and northern pike fishing season up in the Upper Peninsula!
Remember the old adage “Today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday”? Well, tomorrow is going to be the today you’ve been hoping for since the 15th of March.
Tomorrow, the [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Spring

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Trout Services

April 14, 2010 Fishing

Thank you for this guest blog post by Dan Donarski on his love of Pure Michigan fishing, and the opening of trout season.
You have to get up early sometimes. It just can’t be helped, avoided- postponed any longer. The last Saturday in April is one of these.
Bare feet hit hardwood floors. Hunched over shoulders balanced on the [...]

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Metal Heads

April 5, 2010 Fishing

Thank you to Dan Donarski for this great guest blog post on spring fishing and the steelhead run!
Sportsmen and women living in Michigan have it made. We really do. We have it so good in fact that all too often we take what we have for granted. I know I do at times.
Take spring, for [...]

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Walleyes!

March 10, 2010 Fishing

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another fantastic guest blog piece about Pure Michigan fishing!
The planets have aligned, the sun has been shining, the temperatures are warming. What normally happens after the general walleye closure is happening right now. As in this minute, and it will continue until the general season closes on the 15th of [...]

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Got Any Smelt?

February 25, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece with more great ice fishing advice and the best bait to use.
In these parts walleye and perch seem to get the most attention among ice anglers. Sure there are the tried and true whitefish and herring fellows, both spearers and bait anglers, but these are certainly [...]

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Tagged as: Fishing, Guest Blogger, Outdoors, Pure Michigan, Things to Do, Winter

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Fish On Ice

February 18, 2010 Family

Thanks to Dan Donarski for another guest blog piece with great advice for those looking to get out and try ice fishing this winter.

 
Yes, it is February, the shortest month of the year, yet the one that seemingly takes the longest to get through, to survive. Days are getting longer, there is more sun, but [...]

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