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FLY FISHING: FLAT RIVER IN MICHIGAN (KENT COUNTY)

 
 
 

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Flat River is a fly fishing location in Kent County, Michigan. This destination has an elevation of 623 feet. Please view the pinpointed location for Flat River on the Google Map to the right. If you'd like directions to this destination, please click here and directions will be provided via Google Maps.
 
 

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Latest trip report: Flat River

Report posted on 01/03/2011
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  The Flat river is a tributary to the Grand river and emerges from a six a six lakes sytem in Montcalm county.  Known for the bass and rather large carp that call it home, the Flat river runs through the town of Lowell, just east of Grand Rapids. Smallmouth bass are the primary quarry, from early spring streamer fishing through summer fly hatches that will bring bass to the surface for flies at dusk. Best fished early spring through mid-summer, the Flat flows from a 30-40 yard wide river with good structure and current flow, into a marsh before it's directed through a dam in Lowell and shortly after, feeds directly into the Grand river. Can be waded in many spots, best accessed from a boat near the headwaters of the marsh.

 
 

(01/03/11 by flyfishwestmichigan)
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The Flat river, in west Michigan just east of Grand Rapids, is a warm water fishery, featuring good Smallmouth bass and Carp fishing. Centered in the town of Lowell, MI, it's a significant tributary to the Grand river. Fished from both shore and boat, it can provide some great mid-summer fishing for all.
(08/10/10 by jrbotf)
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wyoming, Michigan
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Kentwood, Michigan
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