Beaver Island


May 08
2012

Michigan BadAxe

I meet artist Jonathan Marquardt of BadAxe Design at a show this winter.  I really liked Jonathan’s work and attitude and asked if he would like to do a Beaver Island shirt.  I just looked at the final draft of the Beaver Island design and it looks great.  As soon as the first shirts arrive I’ll get a post up for everyone to see.

Jonathan just finished a Michigan design that he is calling Trout Over Michigan and it looks really cool.  The Fiberglass Manifesto did a detailed post on Jonathan and the new Michigan design.

Here is a link to the Manifesto post.

Fly fishing art.


May 03
2012

In-Fisherman on Beaver Island

Last summer In-Fisherman’s Steve Hoffman visited us on Beaver Island to shoot a carp show.

I forgot how big that last fish was, you have to love it when everything falls into place.


Apr 25
2012

Popping flies for bass

Morgan Sherburne recently wrote an article for the Petoskey News that includes information on northern Lake Michigan smallmouth fishing and specifically Beaver Island.

By the end of a winter of steelheading, my enthusiasm for large, anadromous trout has usually significantly waned. I’m tired of being cold, wet and skunked… Read More.

michigan-fly-fishing


Apr 23
2012

Fiberglass on Beaver Island

FocalFish recently featured an article by Cameron Mortenson from The Fiberglass Manifesto about his trip last summer to Beaver Island.  There is some great photography with the article.  Click here for a link to the article.

Beaver Island is only 28 days away!

fly fishing in Michigan.


Apr 11
2012

Flats of the Third Coast

Caleb Reinhold of fishpornfix.com was part of last year’s Beaver Island media outing.  Caleb put together this cool video.  Maybe I should be more conscious about goofing around when Caleb has a camera?

Beaver Island carp and smallmouth in 42 days!

Flats of the Third Coast from FP Media on Vimeo.