Trout Opener Looms

While a huge majority of our users are here just to search for properties, a fairly large number of our "people" are avid fly anglers and so are most of the agents and brokers within our firm. On that note, I'm having a heck of a time not thinking of putting my boots in the stream and casting to rising trout next month. For those of you who do not recognize the holiday, the traditional openeing day of trout season in Michigan is the last Saturday in April. For those who know, and understand the significance, it's Christmas for big kids!!! We just attended the Midwest Fly Fishing Exposition in Warren, MI this past weekend and there was a nearly audible buzz of anticipation in the air with the upcoming season just around the corner. I thought it might be a good starter conversation to have here on The Homewaters Blog to talk about opening day traditions that everyone enjoys here in Northern Michigan. Personally, I'll be hunkering down at my cabin on The AuSable and running my old Jeep from cabin to cabin and catching up with old friends. A favorite stop will be on Friday night to Tom Smith's cabin where there will be a great mulit generational crowd that knows how to do it right. Plenty fine food, a surplus of cocktails, a large fire in the classic stone fireplace and a terrific screend porch overlooking The AuSable. This camp has been going strong for generations and they are kind enough to let me crash their party each year and spend a few hours at the card table. Enjoy what's left of the winter everyone.