Year after year for the past 25 years guiding the Muskegon river has always produced massive steelhead during the dead of winter in January and February, and today was no different. Not sure what triggers these adult steelhead to come up river in the coldest months of the year but they do every year. This… Continue Reading
Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan. The annual migration of king salmon start to enter the river system and along with it the fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon. Trout… Continue Reading
Check out the girth on this beautiful chromed out Muskegon river steelhead. If this steelhead makes it the next few years, he’s gonna be an absolute wall-hanger! The thickness of muscle on this steelhead was absolutely amazing! Incredible fight! They don’t come much beefier than this buck! Insane girth around the mid-section and shoulders. More… Continue Reading
Here’s John from Chicago again with yet another fall jewel from the Muskegon river, the beautifully fall colored Muskegon river brown trout! Congrats on the brown John! John’s beautifully colored brown trout was gorging on eggs behind the salmon beds. Not uncommon to hook massive browns and rainbow trout behind the salmon beds gorging on… Continue Reading
You remember it more when you gotta work for it. It’s one thing to hook large steelhead and another to get them in the boat. I think Mark would agree; it’s not easy, but so much fun to fight these powerful fish on light fly gear. The combination of the fight to getting it to… Continue Reading
What originated as a trout trip quickly became a steelhead dream as the recent rains yet again pushed up another run of fresh steelhead. John from Minnesota with a gorgeous Muskegon river steelhead. Haven’t seen incredible flows like this on the Muskegon for almost two years. Excellent flows mixed with cool water temps from this… Continue Reading
Here’s Calvin from Madison, WI with a awesome 22-inch Muskegon river brown trout. New regulations on the Muskegon river from 10-inch minimum to 15-inch minimum has increased both the size and quantity of the Muskegon river brown trout population resulting in beautiful brown trout like Calvins. A new push of rain has raised the water… Continue Reading
Here’s my great friend from Madison, WI. Bob with an absolute brute of a steelhead measuring in at a solid 36-inches and bottoming out my boga grips well over 20 pounds. Great job Bob! Incredible steelhead! The numbers of steelhead compared to other years might not be the best but the size of the steelhead… Continue Reading
Here’s Drew from Chicago with an absolute crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Relentless rain and cold weather has raised the water levels to ideal fishing conditions we haven’t seen on the Muskegon for almost two years. This unseasonably cold weather and high flows will prolong the steelhead run well into May! Steelhead can be found… Continue Reading
Here’s Nick from Chicago with an absolute brute of a Muskegon River Steelhead tipping the boga grips out at 19lbs, 34″ Inches of twisted crimson red steel! Great job Nick! Beautiful steelhead! Best of the day with some beautiful colors on Nick’s double stripe buck. Great fight! Water conditions are high and dirty holding around… Continue Reading