St. Mary’s Atlantic’s
The St. Mary’s river—a very big river by the way—drains Lake Superior into Lake Huron. It’s also a very good place to catch Atlantic salmon. Perhaps we should call them Landlocks, because they never get to the salt, but they certainly do get into a rather large body of water, and they can get big. Anyway, they head into the St. Mary’s River in mid to late summer, and can be taken by the fly fisher using either single-hand rods or double-hand rods. The massive river certainly does not limit the casting style or gear.
My friend, blues player Keith Scott, had an opportunity to fish the St. Mary’s very recently and took his first Atlantic salmon with a fly rod. If you want to do what Keith did, now is the time to do it. There are plenty of guide services available (just google Atlantic Salmon in St. Mary’s River), and plenty of comfortable quarters in which to stay, both on the Michigan side and on the Ontario side.
OK, Keith, that’s number one. Now it’s time to get serious.