Meet the man behind the lens and lines. Northern Michigan skier Mike King talks about self-discovery, chasing snow and his film "Lake Effect." This article first appeared in Traverse Northern Michigan. Find this story and more when you explore our digital issue...
Few moments can jazz winter like seeing the chrome flash of a steelhead in a dark and frigid river. Fisherman and writer Bob Butz shares the how-to of steelhead fishing in Northern Michigan. Before I tell you a little about the magic and mystery of winter steelhead...
For a few frenzied nights in
a Northern Michigan summer,
massive hatches of mayflies draw trout to the surface and anglers to the river’s edge in a strange dance of predator and prey.
For a few frenzied nights in
a Northern Michigan summer,
massive hatches of mayflies draw trout to the surface and anglers to the river’s edge in a strange dance of predator and prey.
Cajuns call them crawdads. We call them crayfish. Here’s how to catch, cook and eat our freshwater lobster.
For those who listen, the song of spring peepers is more than background music—it’s understanding the secret lives of Northern Michigan frogs & toads.
Traverse Classics: In the following excerpt from his book Season’s Belle, contributing editor 
Bob Butz tells the tale of his yellow Labrador retriever pup’s first spring and her transformation into a bona fide bird dog.
Once the fly-fishing haven of Michigan’s early industrial chieftains, Fuller’s North Branch Outing Club on
the Au Sable River now re-creates the sporting spirit of days gone by.
Photo(s) by Spencer Milbocker
