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    Quote Originally Posted by Donk_67 View Post
    Green Timbers is only 50 miles inland from me, so I'll post when and if we get more snow...it's shaping up to be another weird winter, weather wise.
    Squirrelbait and Ed are just down the road in Gaylord. By the end of February, we've got to have some snow on the ground. Looking forward to meeting some new members from the forum. Hey Twistin, where downstate are you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by michigandave View Post
    Hey Twistin, where downstate are you?
    I'm in Southfield.
    I grew up downriver (Troop 1058! BEEP BEEP! go Roadrunner Patrol!)
    I've lived on the west side of Detroit and downtown in Corktown too!

    My great grandparents had a cabin in Canada Creek Ranch which my parents inherited, so I've been going up to the Pigeon River area where this hang will be my whole life. This neck of the woods has always felt like "up north" to me.
    I've done lots of the High Country Pathway, sections of the North Country Trail, and lots of bushwack exploring, hunting and fishing around there but I've never seen the Green Timbers, so I'm excited and hope scheduling works out so I can go!

    As a steel worker myself I like it's history!
    "Green Timbers, so named in 1942 by Don McLouth of McLouth Steel, was developed and used as a hunting and fishing resort. Prior to the McLouth ownership, the southeastern portion was used as a recreational retreat by Titus Glen Phillips, while the north portion was owned by Cornwall Lumber Company. The land was extensively logged, burned, and then grazed by both sheep and cattle prior to the 1958's when McLouth purchased the property. The logging, fire and heavy grazing are still evident to the observant eye."
    ~taken from the Pigeon River Association site:
    http://www.pigeonriver.org/green-timbers.html

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    Thanks for the info Twistin. That area has a great history. When we were there in October, we came across some old foundations plus found the concrete bunker dug into the side of the hill near the lower cabin. Must have been a power or pump house.

    For those that watch the weather, here's a link to updated reports and webcams. Bring on the snow!
    http://www.wunderground.com/weather-...anderbilt.html

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    looks like twistin got me hooked on this trip thinking we might head up thursday night or bright and early friday. Hoping i can make it! i have some new gear to test out.

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    My vacation day request has been granted, so I'm sure I'll be there early Friday. Has anyone actually used that fireplace in the cabin?...not that I'd want to spend too much time in the cabin unless the mercury dips below the 0 mark with howling winds to boot. Since I'm not a gourmet trail chef, I'll gladly volunteer to be a food taster :-}

    Also, the last time I visited the cabin, I noted some eyebolts in the walls and post capable of stringing a couple of hammocks if needed in an emergency situation.

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    I took that Friday off and will be ready to go first thing in the morning. The fireplace works fine and a few of us have hung our hammocks in the cabin with no problems.

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    Question Fishing?

    Can anyone point me to where the DNR gives the rules about fishing the Sturgeon River?

    I have this years fishing guide and I can't find it listed as a Designated Trout Stream there...
    Online the closest I can find is a ruling from 2011 but things change so often that I wonder if it is still has restrictions on fishing it.
    I'd bring a pole if it was allowed!

    No offense but I'd like information on it I could read and confirm, I want to follow the laws and am scared to rely on anyone's belief of what they think it is. So if it is in this year's fishing guide and I'm just missing it, what page? A link to a current website would serve too.

    THANKS!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TwistingInTheWind View Post
    Can anyone point me to where the DNR gives the rules about fishing the Sturgeon River?

    I have this years fishing guide and I can't find it listed as a Designated Trout Stream there...
    Online the closest I can find is a ruling from 2011 but things change so often that I wonder if it is still has restrictions on fishing it.
    I'd bring a pole if it was allowed!

    No offense but I'd like information on it I could read and confirm, I want to follow the laws and am scared to rely on anyone's belief of what they think it is. So if it is in this year's fishing guide and I'm just missing it, what page? A link to a current website would serve too.

    THANKS!!!
    Try this, then browse to the Pigeon River Country section. That should help, plus there is a DNR fisheries contact listed.
    http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7...1883--,00.html

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    Thanks Dave, I did go through that already.
    That's what had led me to the letter from 2011.. I was sort of hoping I was just missing something in the Guidebook.

    I'll probably call them, when I find out I'll share.

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    Smile

    Found it! With current dates and all!
    http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/30_416022_7.pdf

    The map legend is at the bottom of this larger map:
    http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dn...P_463810_7.pdf

    So it is a Type 4 designated trout stream. Fishing is open but possession is only allowed for rainbows. All types of bait are allowed.
    http://www.eregulations.com/michigan...n-regulations/

    FISH ON!!!

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