by Dave Foley | Apr 25, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Trails & Parks
You don’t have to go north to Ontario or the Upper Peninsula to enjoy a wilderness-like paddling experience on 2 awesome rivers. In less than an hour’s drive from Cadillac, you can find stretches of the Pine and Big Manistee Rivers as well as the Tippy and Hodenpyl...
by Dave Foley | Apr 23, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Out and About with Dave Foley, Water
By Dave Foley If you were hesitant about joining the throngs of paddlers that fill popular rivers like the Manistee and Pine on summer weekends, take heart, the pressure on these streams is noticeably less after Labor Day. Only a few canoe liveries are still open and...
by Dave Foley | Apr 23, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Hunting and Fishing, Out and About with Dave Foley, Spring
By Dave Foley Rivers like the Pere Marquette, as well as the Big and Little Manistee, get a little crowded after Labor Day as thousands of salmon leave Lake Michigan to push up these steams to spawn. From late August until September king and coho salmon dominate the...
by Dave Foley | Apr 20, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Hunting and Fishing, Out and About with Dave Foley
By Dave Foley:When you think of ice fishing, what comes to mind is folks standing on the ice or sitting inside fish shanties. Whether it’s tipups baited with minnows or jigging with ice rods, the vast majority of ice anglers are hoping to hook fish fish swimming below...
by Dave Foley | Apr 16, 2018 | Cadillac Stories, Out and About with Dave Foley, Trails & Parks
By Dave Foley: If you enjoy hiking, be it a day trip or an overnight on the trail, there’s plenty of opportunities in the Cadillac area. Pick any stretch of the more than 50 miles or North Country Trail in our area, or hike the Manistee River Trail between Hodenpyl...
