Author Archives: Jon Fortuna

Sweet Fall Chrome!

Sweet Fall Chrome!

(Ed with a massive fall steelhead from the Muskegon River) (31″, 17lbs of Twisted Chrome Steel!) Day two in fall steelhead paradise as Ed lands an outstanding 171b chrome buck!  This steelhead gives new meaning to the term “Muskegon river silver bullet” as this buck jumped several times and took Ed deep into his backing… Continue Reading

Fall Chrome Surprise!

Fall Chrome Surprise!

(Herb with a beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead) (Ed with a Muskegon river silver bullet) (Ed with a picture perfect king salmon) Herb (pictured top) from Grand Rapids and Ed (in yellow) from Hillsdale, MI with some beautiful fall steelhead from the Muskegon river.  Despite the Packers hat, Herb got the job done today with… Continue Reading

The King Of The Muskegon!

The King Of The Muskegon!

(Jim with an absolute monster king salmon from the Muskegon River) Congratulations to Jim from the Grand Rapids area for landing what can only be described as a massive king salmon from the Muskegon river.  This king bottomed out the boga grips well over 30lbs and in excess of 40+ inches.  I’ve been guiding the… Continue Reading

Fall Steelhead

Fall Steelhead

(Jeff with a nice fall steelhead from the Muskegon River) Jeff pictured top holding a beautiful chrome steelhead and his brothers Paul and Jay holding a king salmon. More fall steelhead are entering the river as new batches of salmon make their way up the river system.  Water levels are on the low side holding… Continue Reading

The Kings Of Madison!

The Kings Of Madison!

Here’s my great friends Bob (pictured top) and Mark (in yellow) from Madison Wisconsin with some absolute monster king salmon caught through out the past couple days.  Great job guys.  Hope you have had some time to rest those arms! The salmon run is in full effect on the Muskegon and with it some great… Continue Reading

Beautiful Fall River Brown

Beautiful Fall River Brown

(Bert with a gorgeous Muskegon River Brown Trout) The king salmon run is in full swing on the Muskegon making for some great opportunities for really large size trout and fall steelhead.  Water temps are on the decline along with water levels.  Much needed rain in the forecast will bring more fish up river. post… Continue Reading

Set The Hook & Hold On Tight!

Set The Hook & Hold On Tight!

(Luke with a very healthy salmon from the Muskegon River) (Mike finished the day with another massive king salmon from the Muskegon) Here’s Mike and his son Luke from Boston with some beautiful king salmon brought to the boat and several other kings that just didn’t want their picture taken. The Muskegon is the last… Continue Reading

2018 King Class!

2018 King Class!

(Rick with an absolute monster hen Muskegon River King Salmon) Here’s Rick’s monster hen and the “tale of the tape” with this girl weighing in well over 30lbs.  Absolute monster! She took over 25 minutes to bring to the net and as you can see she’s eating very well!  This hen is setting the bench mark… Continue Reading

The Kings Of Swing!

The Kings Of Swing!

(Colin (left) helping BJ hold his first ever King Salmon taken with a fly rod) Here’s my new good friends Colin (left) and his friend BJ from Texas as they put it in their own words “these fresh water kings ain’t no joke.”  30 minute drag screeching runs, aerial leaps, arm busting pulls; you name… Continue Reading

Fall Fly Fishing Doesn’t Get Any Better!

Fall Fly Fishing Doesn’t Get Any Better!

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 fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon.  Trout fishing… Continue Reading