Here’s Ted and his daughter Sarah from Chicago with a picture perfect Muskegon River fall steelhead. With record numbers of salmon continuing to enter the river system the fall steelhead are not to far away in and around the salmon beds gorging on dislodged salmon eggs. The king salmon run is in full swing on… Continue Reading
Please meet my new friend Pete from Maryland with an absolutely stunning naturally produced Muskegon river brown trout! Here’s another look at Pete’s amazing Muskegon river brown trout hooked among active spawning salmon. Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river… Continue Reading
Here’s Bob from Madison, WI with a beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead. With record numbers of salmon continuing to enter the river system the fall steelhead are not to far away in and around the salmon beds gorging on dislodged salmon eggs. The king salmon run is in full swing on the Muskegon river. With… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a beautiful naturally reproduced (adipose fin intact) Muskegon river brown trout sporting its amazing fall colors! Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river the native brown trout population has exploded both in numbers and… Continue Reading
Here’s my great friend John from Chicago with an absolutely beautiful Muskegon river silver bullet! Fall steelhead are starting to reach the upper portions of the Muskegon river as the peak of the salmon run is in full swing. With record numbers of king salmon around not seen in years the fall steelhead are following… Continue Reading
It all starts with young juvenile steelhead 1.5 to 2 years old, 15 to 20-inch long, better known as Skippers. These young steelhead enter the river system first in front of the adult steelhead. The significance of the Skippers showing up is it’s the pre-curser to the fall steelhead run about to start. These young… Continue Reading
Greg from Big Rapids Michigan with a beautiful chromed out fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. With all the numbers of fresh king salmon making their way up the river system is opening the flood gates of several fall steelhead to follow the salmon up river. From large rainbow and brown trout to the crystal… Continue Reading
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, Michigan with a beautiful Muskegon river naturally produced brown trout. Here’s Gary from Sparta, Michigan with an awesome 19-inch Muskegon river rainbow trout. With all the numbers of fresh king salmon migrating up the river system the tour fishing has been incredible. Active trout feeding on the spawning salmon eggs is… Continue Reading
Here’s Calvin from Madison, WI with an absolute brute of a Muskegon River king salmon! Fresh king salmon continue to enter the river system despite the late start due to low water and excessive heat. So good to report I haven’t seen numbers of salmon like this in a very long time on the Muskegon.… Continue Reading
Please meet my new friends from west Michigan; Lisa on the right and her sister Linda holding the holy grail of the Muskegon river, a beautiful 19-inch brown trout sporting his beautiful fall colors! And if I were to tell you Linda hooked, fought, and landed this big brown all from the comfort of the… Continue Reading