Brian Kozminski, headman at True North Trout, is here today to shed some light on fishing streamers for brown trout. We find out the best times to go fishing in Manistee River, MI. We talk about TFO rods – Brian tells us the types of rods he uses for each season and his go-to flies. We learn how we can help prevent these water invasive species from spreading, which is one of our primary responsibilities as anglers, if we want to keep our waters fishable and clean. We learn what size of native browns we can take that is actually beneficial for the fish’s population system.
Brian also shares his story of how he once became homeless and decided to turn his life around by doing what he loves – fly fishing. Now he’s on top of his game, living the life he’s called for. Very powerful story!
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Streamers for Brown Trout Show Notes with Brian Kozminski
03:23 – Brian tells a quick story of how he was once became homeless, went to rehab, then turned his life around and pursued fly fishing
06:21 – The previous owner of True North Trout wanted to retire the blog page but donated it to Brian instead
07:40 – Brian talks about the Manistee River – streamer fishing goes from April to September
09:45 – Rick Pope from TFO was on the podcast at WFS 158
10:30 – Brian shares what’s coming up for him in the next couple of months
11:26 – May and June are the best times to book a fishing trip with Brian – October is great because the river gets quiet. June 21 has the longest day of the year, the sun goes down at 10:30pm to 11pm
16:16 – Brian walks us through Manistee River fishing (April and May) – from M72 to M66, there’s a lot of ‘flies only’ section water in there and bring a drift boat. Above 72, you can bring a long boat. Below 66, the river gets larger and slower
18:11 – Brian uses an Adipose drift boat
26:30 – Brian talks about mousing in July and August
30:30 – We talk about streamers in the fall – from end of August to September, they do terrestrial fishing – mid September, trout key in on cinnamon ants
31:55 – September to October, a lot of people come to Michigan to catch 25-30 pound king salmon
34:40 – Brian uses a 9 foot TFO BVO (which is now replaced by LK Legacy) fly rod during spring. During summertime, he uses a 4 wt. If he’s strictly fishing streamers, the Axiom II-X is what he prefers
42:29 – Brian was on the Meat Eater show – Das Boat
49:04 – We talk about Rock Snot, aka Didymo, a type of algae – how it destroys our waters
51:08 – There are over 200 invasive species in the Great Lakes area – Brian explains how we need to take this seriously and what we can do to prevent the spread of these harmful species
55:50 – We find out what’s coming up for TFO
1:08:48 – Sex Dungeon and Circus Peanut are Brian’s go-to flies
You can find Brian on Instagram @truenorthtrout
Visit their website at TrueNorthTrout.com
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Streamers for Brown Trout Conclusion with Brian Kozminski
Brian Kozminski sheds some light on fishing streamers for brown trout. We found out the best times to go fishing in Manistee River, MI. We talked about TFO rods – the types of rods he uses for each season and his go-to flies. We learned how we can help prevent these water invasive species from spreading if we want to keep our waters fishable and clean. We also learned what size of native browns we can take that is actually beneficial for the fish’s population system.
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