TECHNIQUES

Trout and salmon inhabit the Great Lakes feeding on baitfish, insects and crustaceans.  When the conditions are right they run up the rivers and streams that empty into the lakes.  Water flow, feeding, temperature change and spawning are the main reasons why trout and salmon enter these tributaries.  Many different techniques are used depending on the time of year and the conditions of the streams.  Some of the techniques used include the dead drift, strike indicator presentations, stripping with streamers, swinging with wet flies, spey rods and sometimes dry flies.