Doesn’t get much better than this. Kings on the swing, bows and browns on dry flies! Salmon are starting their migration into the river system. The recent fresh push of water coupled with cooler air & water temps are signaling the massive giants to come home. Green and cinnamon caddis is in full swing right… Continue Reading
Was an absolute pleasure to guide Touring PGA Golf Professional Brad Gehl and his dad Jay for a very relaxing day of tout fishing on the Muskegon river. Opportunities for hook-ups were had all day long. Dry flies and streamer patterns were key. Water levels remain very strong for this time of the year on… Continue Reading
Feels great to be back on the river! Feels even better having experienced good top water activity with the cahill & caddis hatch last night. Recent rains really turned the bite on. For those who never trout fished the Muskegon River late August thru September the name of the game is patience. These trout are… Continue Reading
Catching steelhead thru mid-June, pro-longed cooler water temps heading into July, epic gray drake hatches…..these are just some of the very real, very positive effects from the long cold winter we suffered thru. This past Polar Vortex continues to extend the life of our trout fishing on the Muskegon by maintaining cooler water temps. Streamers and nymphs continue… Continue Reading
Here’s John and his two sons Jack & Mike showing them how to get it done with a really nice Muskegon river brown trout caught on a gray drake pattern in an area feeding among several smaller trout. Sucker spawn is rapidly diminishing causing trout to key in on other food sources… Continue Reading
Caught this really nice 18″ rainbow on a “spent” drake pattern. 18″ Muskegon River Rainbow Trout. “One in a Million.” Muskegon River Spent Gray Drake Hatch. Almost seems like the enormous hatches we’ve been experiencing throughout the day on the Muskegon are causing the trout to be much more selective. In the coming days look… Continue Reading
Pictures never do these large trout justice in just how big they really are. Here’s Carter from Rockford, MI with his first ever Muskegon river rainbow trout caught on a fly rod with a gray drake pattern. All Carter wanted to do was “touch a real rainbow trout” as this was the only north american… Continue Reading
Jon from Minnesota with his first ever steelhead taken on a fly rod with a stone fly. The gray drake hatch has been very strong the past few days. Brad from Chicago with his first ever rainbow trout taken on a fly rod with a gray drake. Jon with another mid-June, yes I said…..mid-June steelhead… Continue Reading
Amy from Rockford, MI pictured holding her first Muskegon River rainbow trout caught with a fly rod. The evening hatch of Gray Drakes is exploding right now on the Muskegon. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Steelhead still exists in pockets on the Muskegon. Drop backs are found in and around spawning Red Tail Suckers. It’s that time a year again where the transition from thermal winter wear and waders are traded up for shorts and sandals. Steelhead rods start to take a back seat to streamer tip and dry fly trout… Continue Reading