Freestone · Sand · Michigan, US

Two Hearted River

Mouth of the Two Hearted River (June 2021)
Prime · Steelhead
Egg pattern · 12–16
Primelive now
About as good as it gets
River dropping into shape after a lift. The kind of afternoon you remember — a weighted nymph through the clearing seams, the dry as it settles.
90% confidence
What moved it
  • LevelModerate rain recentlyNo gauge reading
  • Water temp11.1°C
  • ClarityClearing
Today's fly
Egg pattern
Egg pattern12–16
A dependable searching pattern for these waters.
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Level
Moderate rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp11.1°C
ClarityClearing
Weather4°C
WindSW 31 km/h
Pressure1027 hPa
Rain · recent20.9 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Steelhead
Ideal
11°C est.ideal 4–13°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Steelhead
When
Spring steelhead Apr–May; resident brook trout summer
Where
Hemingway's river in name and feeling — a remote, tannin-stained Upper Peninsula stream with a wild spring steelhead run and resident brook trout in the…
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

Hatch predictions

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Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Brown DunHatch
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Quill GordonHatch
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Blue QuillHatch
2
3
2
HendricksonHatch
2
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Steelhead
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Michigan licence; verify MI DNR reach rules
  • Remote — be self-reliant
  • Wild run.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Mouth of the Two Hearted River (June 2021)
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Steelhead
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow9522% weight
  • Clarity7518% weight
  • Feeding Time5513% weight
  • Pressure757% weight
  • Insect activity6312% weight
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