When conditions are tough working for your first steelhead can be a sweet reward! Nick holding a chrome bullet taken just before dark. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
When conditions are tough working for your first steelhead can be a sweet reward! Nick holding a chrome bullet taken just before dark. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Mike with the best steelhead of the day….15lbs, 30 inches of Twisted Chrome Steel! Joe’s Incredible Muskegon River Brown. Joe with his first ever steelhead. Welcome aboard! Scott’s outstanding 21 inch Muskegon River Brown Trout. Scott’s first ever Muskegon River Steelhead. Welcome to the club son! Mike with this outstanding pig of a brown trout.… Continue Reading
Not big numbers of steelhead yet, but the steelhead already here are well worth the effort! Low clear water is keeping fish from entering traditional lies with 39-degree water temps. Look for the next few days push of rain increase flows, slightly stain the water, and bring with it the first major push of fall steelhead up… Continue Reading
The count down begins as the water temps start to dip rapidly. Steelhead will start to group up in larger numbers in select “winter lies.” post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
I don’t know what’s better? Getting a few hours in to fish, multiple hook-ups, lack of boat traffic, epic battles with chrome so strong they kick your ass in seconds……or all the above? I choose, all the above!! Don’t let this current arctic blast of cold weather get you down. Once the water temps dip… Continue Reading
Chris holding the largest brown trout he ever caught; an outstanding 25″ Muskegon River Brown. Congrats Chris! Well done. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Ed holding this really nice 30″ 13lb chromed out fall buck from today. Water temps are starting to dip below the 50 degree point. Numbers of steelhead are starting to improve. Rain in the forcast coupled with cooler weather on the horizon should help bring more steel up the river system in the coming days. post by: Jon… Continue Reading
Here’s Chris with his Grand Daughter Katherine who decided to take a break from the salmon and try for some steelhead. Great decision as Chris holds this awesome 12lb, 29″ buck. Well done Chris! The salmon poplulation is quickly deteriorating putting an end to one of the weakest salmon runs I’ve wittnessed in years. On… Continue Reading
THE TUG! Congrats to Scott for this awesome 14lb, 30 inch male steelhead. Not bad for his first steelhead ever! Way to go Scott!! You earned this one my friend! post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
John spending the day salmon fishing the Muskegon River with his family. Special thanks again to the Gray Drake Lodge for hosting today’s trip. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading