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
Here’s Bobby from Michigan with a beautifully chromed out Muskegon river steelhead! With this years El-Nino in full effect, it hardly feels like winter steelheading with way above average water and air temperatures. Sure makes for some very comfortable winter steelhead fishing. Bob with another really nice steelhead brought to the net! With only a… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Ft. Wayne, IN with a big & beautiful naturally reproduced Muskegon river rainbow trout! Jim with one of several nice brown trout brought to the boat throughout the day. From the beginning of September to now, the trout fishing on the Muskegon river has been incredible. Never seen so many big trout… Continue Reading
Here’s Chris from Chicago with what can only be described as a 24″ Muskegon river brown trout of a life time! Tipping the tape measure at 24-inches, this natural river brown is a wall-hanger! Congratulations Chris on this amazing native Muskegon river brown trout! Notice the adipose fin (small nub like top fin just up… Continue Reading
Jason from Rockford, MI with an absolutely gorgeous chromed out Muskegon river steelhead! Here’s Nathan from Rockford, MI finding out first hand fishing for steelhead ain’t always easy. But, patience, perseverance, running the correct drift, and setting the hook can finally pay off in the quest for chrome! What started out slow, quickly began to… Continue Reading
Felt great to find my way back to the river to get some casts in before picking clients up even if it was just for a few minutes. Even better to land this chromed out buck in what little time I had the opportunity to fish! More fall steelhead continue to enter the river system. … Continue Reading
Here’s my great friend and client George from Chicago with a beautifully chromed out fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. More fall steelhead continue to enter the river system. Water levels are good but temps are above average for this time of year. Next weeks cold weather is exactly what’s needed to convince more steelhead… Continue Reading
What started out as a double-hitter ended up with Carl bringing this beautiful chrome Muskegon river steelhead to the boat. Great job Carl! Beautiful fall steelhead! More fall steelhead continue to enter the river system as the water temps continue to cool down and flows rise. The king salmon run is starting to dwindle down… Continue Reading
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with an exceptional 22″ Muskegon river brown trout. This river brown struck Ed’s fly like a lightning bolt and fought like a king salmon with a heck of a pull from the start. Was such a great surprise to see this wall-hanger brown come to the net! Congrats Ed! Incredible… Continue Reading
Here’s Tim from Chicago with a crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Nothing beats that first tug on the fly rod and especially when it’s a Muskegon river fall steelhead ripping your fly reel into its backing in seconds! Congrats on a beautiful fall steelhead Tim! Steelhead continue to enter the river system as the water… Continue Reading