Author Archives: Jon Fortuna

Salmon Fishing The Muskegon River In Michigan

Here’s Kristen & Josh celebrating their 7 year anniversary in style.  Kristen’s gift to Josh provided all day long hook ups into Muskegon river’s best king salmon.  What’s also great about this trip is this was Kristen’s first time ever fly fishing on a river.  Needless to say she caught on very quickly as she… Continue Reading

First Muskegon River Steelhead 10/13/13

Few things as a fishing guide feel better than getting a person who has never fly fished before into their first fall steelhead on the Muskegon river in Michigan.  Only thing that could make it better is having them do it on their first cast of the day.  Here’s Josh with his first, this 11lb… Continue Reading

Just Let Em Run!

Dave & Bert learned first hand the rule of the day…….just let them run!   The king salmon on the Muskegon river this year are running very, very large.  I’ve not experienced so many fish so big they don’t move once hooked, they hold their ground.  50 percent of the fish hooked by clients so… Continue Reading

The Chrome Are Coming! 10/9/13

Here’s Bert from Rodney Michigan with a awesome 11 lb. chrome buck.  If you’ve never experienced the sheer power of these fall steelhead, you’ve got to give it a try!  Fall steelhead on the Muskegon river are well known for their lightning fast bursts and acrobatic aerial displays.  This fish hit and immediately made the… Continue Reading

St. Louis has Budweiser, Muskegon river has King Salmon!

This ain’t no bass fishing.  Joe (pictured above) from St.Louis with “best of the day.”  26lb, King.  Joe’s first time fishing King Salmon on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Jerry (Rockford MI) with Joe.  Nothing better than sharing fishing memories among friends. Great job today guys! Beautiful hen with eggs still in skein. The Muskegon… Continue Reading

The Kings of the Muskegon River

28 lbs. of Twisted Green Steel! Pictured is Jeff from Rockford, MI with the best of the day.   A huge 28 lb 46″ King Salmon.   Salmon fishing the Muskegon river in Michigan will only get better.  The majority of fish are still stacked up in the deep holes getting staged to hit gravel.  Salmon, Steelhead, Lake Run Browns, and… Continue Reading

King Salmon Fishing, Muskegon River Newaygo, MI

One door opens as another closes………The transition from dry fly trout fishing to focusing our attention toward the Kings of the Muskegon river has begun! Water levels have been low around 900 cfs and shot up to 1,160 today.  This recent weather trend of sunny hot days coupled with crystal clear low water hasn’t made… Continue Reading

Trout Fishing, Muskegon River in Michigan

Scott and his wife Nicole from Valparaiso, IN joined me for what turned out to be a good day of trout fishing on the Muskegon river in Newaygo Michigan.  What started out for Nicole as a  introductory course to dry fly fishing soon transformed into a fly fishing clinic as she had several hook ups… Continue Reading