(Day 1) 2 DAYS in the WILD Camping & Fishing Remote Michigan River

Part 1 of 2 days fishing a stunning Michigan River with TONS of big fish
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[@AaronFunke]

Beautiful water. Loved this video

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Aaronfunke Heck yeah! Check out day 2 for sure!

[@evans1982]

I’m pretty sure those aren’t steelhead unless it’s spring, fall or winter. The summer run are called Skamania, and they’re a special breed from out west that survive well in warm water. They’re very silvery fish with little color. I don’t think they’re stocked in the UP, but you could check the dnr stocking reports. Regardless though beautiful trout. I had some great fishing in the UP last summer and fall. I know a brookie stream that is unparalleled to any other stream I’ve ever fished in the UP! Tight Lines!

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Evan S. Then maybe they were fat resident rainbows! That would be so cool. Brookie streams!!!! That sounds legitimate!

[@FNZythax]

I live in Marquette Michigan such a beautiful place

[@HaightsWanderings]

@YTfnzythax Yeah, Marquette is beautiful.

[@johnporter9597]

Very good video my friend, won’t be long and our bass will make it back into the rivers here in Western NC mountains.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@John Porter I might have to make a road trip to get away from this nasty winter conditions to get at some bass elsewhere in the states. It was -25 windchill here today .. :(

[@johnporter9597]

@@HaightsWanderings come on down, we been catching the fire out of jumbo yellow perch from the raft lately. Rivers are blown out this week due to rain but I may sneak a day in on a small lake just to keep fishing

[@johnporter9597]

@@HaightsWanderings what are you using for a anchor? I am running two different Tornados, depending on what river I am running. I have a 15 pound and 34 pound.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@John Porter I have a 15 lb custom Tornado that I run and also a 20-25lb pyramid that I run if I need to stop on a dime. I prefer the 15 but there are some spots that I can't get it to hold me at.

[@johnporter9597]

@@HaightsWanderings my rivers here are tailwaters from dams so I use my heavy anchor on them as sometimes they release outside of their scheduled times. My free floating rivers I use my 15 pound as it’s slow moving and not to deep.

[@aaronsoto6305]

Benjamin -WOW - great video. Lots of action, beautiful Smallies, and those Rainbow were incredible. They were huge! Best of all you got to share it with your dad. Kudos to you both!

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Aaron Soto I am so glad you enjoyed it! I had tons of fun with my Pops. Stay tuned for the second day video to come out too!

[@amogussusybaka1484]

Really one of those magical experiences you can only get in Michigan

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Amogus Susy Baka Yeah! Some really awesome places to visit.

[@timwolffis5026]

When was this?---oh the bugs. I love the UP but those bugs--ugh.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Tim Wolffis Sometime in the summer - I am not quite sure when it was. I can't remember too many bugs - but you know, there were enough. :)

[@barneyewing2664]

You proved that having bananas on the boat does not affect the fishing. But I will still never have them on my boat because, well...I just hate bananas.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Barney Ewing I'd fish with a banana style lure if I could! :) I believe in the power of the banana. And, they are tasty! Ha

[@johnporter9597]

I eat bananas daily but no about the deal with bananas in a boat

[@HaightsWanderings]

@John Porter I have a decal on the front of my boat that says "Good luck Banana"

[@johnporter9597]

@@HaightsWanderings where did you find the decal? I need one badly!

[@HaightsWanderings]

@John Porter Look up Good luck Banana on Instagram

[@ericrichards7529]

Great video, we have similar multi- species fishing on the Muskegon. What month did you film this, dies this river flow into which Great lake?

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Eric Richards Honestly I don't know what month it was. Possibly June, July, or August. Probably mid-summer ish. And, yes, it eventually does flow into one of the lakes.

[@ericrichards7529]

I was curious because the foliage looked pretty green to still have dropkick steelhead in system, they could possibly be resident 'bows, pretty cool excursion, I look forward to part 2.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Eric Richards I don't know enough about steelhead to say for sure. I was very happy to find them though. It was definitely mid summer ish. I think those trout can be found in there year round - the water temps were pretty cool if I remember right.

[@ericrichards7529]

We have a summer run of "steelhead" in some of our cooler systems aka " skamania" those trout you caught look kinda like fresh steelies. Interesting, either way, very cool bonus.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Eric Richards Ah, I have heard of skamania but I didn't know what the specifics were.

[@jonahswitzer31]

Sick video! This river looks awesome and those Smallmouth are amazing! I know on the rivers I fish in Indiana, most of the land around it is private, and if you want to camp, you have to find an island. Was this river in a national forest where you could camp anywhere?

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Jonah Switzer I think we were on state land. I used Onx to map where I could and couldn't camp. Although it could also be in national forest - I don't remember back to the trip well enough. Sorry!

[@timjones8184]

C'mon man, quit rubbing it in. Still have 2 1/2, 3 months to go yet. Been years since I have done a float trip. And I have a cabin in the UP.

[@HaightsWanderings]

@Tim Jones I feel you - It's a long cold, dark, snowy winter we still have until a bit of spring pops out.

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[@HaightsWanderings]

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