The 2014 Paint Creek Fly for Hope Trout Tournament and the Ryan Rocks Bluegill Fly-Fishing Event are approaching soon. Both events will happen on Saturday, September 13 at the Rochester Municipal Park. This is an enormously popular one-day event founded on the motto “Fly-Fishing, Friendship, Good Humor, Good Times.” Anglers may donate $25 per person ($50 per Team) to enter the Paint Creek Fly for Hope trout tournament. All proceeds this year benefit Reeling & Healing Midwest, a volunteer … [Read more...]
Flies for Hope on Paint Creek
May 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Michigan's Regular Trout Season had a cold, chilly start on April 26, but that means our local Paint Creek is now open for fishing. It also means the 2014 Paint Creek Fly for Hope Trout Tournament and the Ryan Rocks Bluegill Fly Fishing Event are approaching soon. Both events will happen on Saturday, May 31 at the Rochester Municipal Park. This is an enormously popular one-day event founded on the motto “Fly Fishing, Friendship, Good Humor, Good Times.” Anglers may donate $25 per person ($50 … [Read more...]
Paint Creek Restoration Project – Two Thumbs-Up from Fishermen
October 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It's not often a radical change to a beloved trout stream gets such strong approval, if any approval at all. Trout fishermen are a finicky sort and can get downright heated over changes to what they've taken under their wings and into their hearts as “their” waters. “What was wrong with the way it was?” they'll lament and strongly protest all comers with designs on their domain. But the visionaries and engineers that planned and are now executing the Paint Creek Restoration Project in the … [Read more...]
