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Hot out
Got out today and worked the river hard. Tried a lot of flies and never hit the hot fly. Caught bout 15 bows and 1 smallie. And it was...
Mark Crawford
Aug 23, 20201 min read
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Another nice day!
We started off hot today with 2 big smallies, and a bunch of nice rainbows. Sun got overhead and the bite slowed and we caught several...
Mark Crawford
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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The bite!
Last 3 days were a perfect example of life for a guide. Sunday and Monday were very tough. Fish were short striking or just not biting at...
Mark Crawford
Aug 19, 20201 min read
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River looks good
Had some rain last 2 days and it has passed now. River got little murky on Tuesday but looks good today. Got that green tint to it. We...
Mark Crawford
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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Raining
Got up this morning and the weather forecast looked good. Showed rain holding off until 2pm. So off we went. About 30 minutes in the...
Mark Crawford
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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River looks great
Water levels are down to 420 cfs, lowest this year. Clarity has been green tinted and trout don't seem to care. On the cooler overcast...
Mark Crawford
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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Wow what nice temps!!
We have had a great week so for on the Spring. It has been so cool during the day and the trout are loving it. Olive woollies have been...
Mark Crawford
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Just got back home
The river has a pea soup look to it. It has come down a lot over the last month, 447 cfs. I will be guiding all week and plan on posting...
Mark Crawford
Aug 2, 20201 min read
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Looking much better
River has been clearing up today. Will be fine for the weekend. Stay safe!!
Mark Crawford
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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Water is brown
Lot of rain on Wednesday. Too much. Water is nasty this morning!!!
Mark Crawford
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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Hot out!
The last few days the bite has been tough. Olive has been the hot fly for us but seeing a lot of bigger fish run up and mouth the fly and...
Mark Crawford
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Lot of rain
Had over 2 inches of rain on Friday right over Mammoth Spring. The river in town looks ok. Just got a report from below bayou access that...
Mark Crawford
Jul 18, 20201 min read
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King Salmon Michigan
Its getting close to that time of year when the King Salmon run up the Pere Marquette on the Michigan peninsula. If your interested in...
Mark Crawford
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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Guided trip with Hunter Crawford
Had a blast today with Hunter at the oars. So proud of the man he has become. Gotta say he is a natural. Quick humor and great attitude...
Mark Crawford
Jul 15, 20201 min read
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Fish early!
River is looking good this week. The last few days water clarity has been heavily green tinted this week. Not sure why. Hasnt hurt the...
Mark Crawford
Jul 15, 20201 min read
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Benjamin Wiltz
We have been slowly working on the next chapter of SpringRiverFliesandGuides. I am working on getting inventory in the fly shop, open...
Mark Crawford
Jul 12, 20202 min read
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Openings next week
I had some last minute calculations next week. I now have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday open. Next week. Send me a text and we can have...
Mark Crawford
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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River looking good
I let the wild indians have the river over the weekend and got out today and fishing was slow. Got hits on everything we used and caught...
Mark Crawford
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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River still looking good!
Had some rain on Wednesday. It didnt affect the river. It did look like it got the south fork up. Which is down by Hardy.
Mark Crawford
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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Good day!
We had a big storm move thru this afternoon. I dont think it messed up the river but did not get a chance to check. Will update in...
Mark Crawford
Jul 1, 20201 min read
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