A little rain….a little wind……a lot of steelhead! Amazing what a good hard rain will do to help bring up fresh steelies! Bert joined me again for a half day trip filled with hook ups. Here’s a few from today including this nice double stripe buck Bert landed on a fry pattern. Post by Jon… Continue Reading
Mark & his son Allen from Illinois joined me this past Sunday for a half day evening trip. Both are relatively new to steelhead fishing and found out first hand why steelhead are the hardest fighting fresh water game fish in North America. Both Mark and Allen hooked their fair share of steelhead, but just… Continue Reading
What better way to say “I love you” then taking your wife on a guided steelhead trip for her birthday? Hat’s off to Jim and Bonnie from Muskegon, MI celebrating Bonnie’s birthday in style, slamming steelhead all day long! Both Bonnie & Jim put the stick to them hard. Bonnie held top honors with three… Continue Reading
Wes & Chad from GR joined me for another excellent day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Despite all the fish Wes hooked, they grew camera shy before the net. Chad however managed to put some of many great fish in the boat. Nice job today guys! Continue Reading
Jeff & his son Blake joined me today for a great day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Although Jeff holds top honors for the biggest, Blake is not to be out done as they both were into fish all day long! Jeff is holding the best of the day. This “massive”… Continue Reading
Some people fish for weeks to catch and land their first steelhead, others do it within the first few hours of the day. Here’s Jeff’s son Blake with his first ever steelhead on a fly rod! This awesome double stripe 28″ 10 lb buck struck from behind the boat during Blake’s retrieve as he stripped… Continue Reading
So sorry for the delay in posts but mother nature and 10,000 cfs on the Muskegon river delayed things a little. Feels great to be back in the saddle again slamming some great steelhead with the fly rods! Mike from Howell, MI joined me today for some excellent steelhead fishing! Mike laid the stick to them… Continue Reading
The steelhead is the beast of the Muskegon River these days. And while our success rate is phenomenal, those who don’t join us on a guidedsteelhead fishing trip might have some trouble catching what can be an elusive and feisty fish. Here are a few tips when trying to catch the Michigan Silver Bullet Fly… Continue Reading
Bert from Miller Johnson out of Grand Rapids joined me today for a half day of some action packed steelhead fishing. Bert’s holding a really nice double stripe buck taken at dawn in front of a beautiful sunrise on the Muskegon river. The flies were on fire as Bert was into steelhead the entire trip!… Continue Reading
Here’s Scott from New Buffalo with his best of the Day! This 12 lb. buck smashed his stone fly with pure rage! But wait, the story gets better. Anyone who has ever gone after these awesome game fish know they can stage themselves in some of the worst log jams in the river. This fish… Continue Reading