Each segment of the relatively short Minipi season has something different to offer, and may call for different flies and techniques. By mid to late August, both the trout and char begin staging in specific areas prior to spawning. The guides know where. I’ve had my best fishing with colorful bucktails and large muddler minnows. I generally let them sink deep, before starting a slow, short, strip retrieve.

While summer hatches lend themselves to evening fishing, I’ve found late season fishing best during the day. An added bonus is the coloration of the fish at this time of year. There may be no more beautiful fish on the planet than a male Minipi brook trout in spawning colors. The largest and most colorful char too, are available at this time of year. On both Anne Marie and at Little Minipi, I’ve enjoyed super char fishing in early September, only a week before the snow began to fly.

A four-pound male in spawning colors, caught in the Foam Pool on a white marabou muddler, during the latter half of August.