_ after a long sequence of meetings and phonecalls, we found ourselves on the banks of the pere marquette river, michigan's famed trout-fishing river, waiting to meet tommy lynch, or, as he's more commonly known, the fish whisperer. WATCH OUR VIDEO BELOW.
_ as he had a guided trip only fourty-five minutes later, we didn't have much time with him.
_ tommy's been fishing the river here for nearly 30 years, and leading guides for 15. though he's out here almost every day with a group, he still comes out in his free-time. night-fishing is his obsession at this time of the year. it's not rare for him to run a trip in the early evening, stay out until dawn mouse-fishing on his own, and then take another group out in the morning.
_ he showed us his boxes of custom-made lures, all with strange names.
_ there were madame x's, tarantulas...
_ ...all refering to the snackfood of river trout.
_ the river was a little busy with canoers at this time of year...
_ and though it seemed calm and quiet to me, they had a real effect on the fishing.
_ and didn't help maintain the pristine environment. tommy called these cans 'canoe eggs'... spawned when they congregate.
_ we barely had any time to relax and take in the scenery, before tommy felt a tug.
_ and there it was, a 2o inch brown-nose trout...
_ tommy hadn't even taken a net, so he beached it, and held it up for us.
_ then, as it was during the day, he released it gently back into the river.
_ he'd come back at night, he said.
_ a fellow fisherman on the pere marquette.
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I was the guy who got to fish with Tommy after his show with you. He was jacked!!! If someone needs a good fishind guide Tommy is the guy you want showing you around. Thanks for sharing this awesome video!!
Have a great day!!
Jason
Shoeguy!!