Two Hearted River Michigan Fly Fishing Report & Options for Selecting Flies: Email us at (sales@perfectflystore.com) with the dates you will be fishing and we will send you a list of our fly recommendations. We can get flies and gear to you within two to three business days from the time you place your order via Priority Mail. If you provide a budget for flies, we will select them to match the budget and get them to you on time for your trip. Your can also call us at 800-594-4726 and we will help you decide what flies and gear to use. All orders are shipped free in the U.S. If under a $100 order requiring Priority mail is a charge of only $8.10. Orders over a $100 are shipped free via Priority Mail.
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Type of Stream
Spring Fed Freestone River
Species
Brook Trout (Wild and Stocked)
Rainbow Trout (Stocked)
Steelhead
Coho Salmon
Pink Salmon
Size
Small to Medium
Location
Upper Peninsula
Nearest Town
Newberry
Season
Last Saturday of April through
September 30. Open all year below
the Reed and Green Bridge
Access:
Good in some areas but hiking or a
canoe required in the upper parts
Non-Resident License
State of Michigan
Weather
National Weather Service Link
Recommended Tackle & Gear
For Steelhead and Salmon
Fly Line:
7, 8 , 9 or 10 weight for appropriate typerod, sinking, sinking tip and floating
Leaders:
10#, 12# in 9 to 15 feet lengths
Tippets:
10# and 12#
Best Fly Rods:
Perfect Fly 7, 8, 9 and 10 ft. single hand rods
Fly Reels:
For 7 to 10 weight lines
Fly Floatants and Misc Items:
KISS Strike Indicators, Lanyards, etc.
Tools & Accessories:
Nippers, forceps, retractors, etc.
Copyright 2016 James Marsh
Fly Fishing Two Hearted River Michigan
The Two-Hearted River flows for over a hundred miles into Lake Superior. The main part of the river almost parallels the shoreline of Lake Superior. It has four major branches that form the main stream. The West and South form the main river about 32 miles above the
lake and the North Branch enters not far downstream to increase the flow considerably. The East Branch joins the river about three miles below the Reed and Green Bridge which is located about ten miles upstream from the lake. The River flows through the Lake Superior State Forest and is considered one of the finest trout streams in the state.
This river system was made famous by the Ernest Hemingway “Nick Adams Stories” because it has the same name. If flow mostly though lowland forest land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Par of the river is difficult to access other than by boat because it flows through a marshland type of area. Other sections has rapids and runs and riffles with a rocky bottom. The water in part of the Two Hearted River is very clear if you put it in a glass but it has a tannic acid or a tea color. A short distance below the High Bridge the water slows down and the bottom changes from rock to sand and small cobble. There is some structure in the river along with undercut banks. Dawson Creek, a smaller size tributary, enters the river in this area. The area below the Reed and Green Bridge is considered the lower section of the Two Heated River. It is mostly fished from a boat.
Most of the river can be fly-fished. You can access the river by canoe from the High Bridge on County road #407 to the mouth of the river. Country Road #418 crosses the North Branch. It runs parallel with the river up to the confluence of the South and West Branches.
The East Branch contains plenty of brook trout and can also be waded. It can be accessed from County Road #435 and #410. Fly fishing the Two Heated River can be good in the lower section during the trout closed season. The river is open to fishing all year below the Reed and Green Bridge.