Jeff from Rockford Michigan joined me today for another fantastic day of fishing the Mo. Despite the cold rain he kept warm with the perfect hat trick of a brown, rainbow, (many) king salmon, and a steelhead that grew camera shy. Nice job today Jeff, hope your arm feels better real soon! Continue Reading
Here’s a couple that wanted to play today. Continue Reading
Jim & Bert joined me today for some excellent fly fishing on the Muskegon and although our landing percentage wasn’t the best, the fishing, the food, and the surroundings were excellent! Both men were into salmon all day long. Thanks for the laughs guys! You made it a great day all the way through.I look… Continue Reading
Let it rain, let it rain! Oh what a difference a little rain makes. Salmon are thick through gravel & Steelhead are on the move. Pictured is one Steelie that didn’t get away from a small nuke egg. We had on a bigger one that didn’t feel like having it’s picture taken. Happy to… Continue Reading
Despite the low clear water, wind, and debris, Bert from Rodney Michigan took a break from bow hunting whitetail to do some fishing on the Muskegon. Pictured is a couple of many salmon we landed today along with a very small skipper hinting of good things yet to come! Continue Reading
Trout fishing on the Muskegon is getting good! In just over a hour we had a dozen trout brought to net last night using small green caddis pupae with a couple trout over the 15″ mark. Pictured is a very nice football size brown that was just as fat as it was long. These trout… Continue Reading
The Muskegon remains low and clear below 900CFS, however pockets of salmon are showing up in the deeper holes. This male king fell to a streamer pattern late Sunday afternoon. Continue Reading
The Muskegon is running low and clear at 900 CFS with water temps dropping below 70 degrees. Trout fishing remains strong with olive caddis and fry streamer patterns being the top producers. A cold front is forecasted to come in this Monday extending through the week bringing with it much needed rain. The Muskegon Lake… Continue Reading
What makes me feel better about breaking the drag on my 5wt fly reel? Doing it while fighting a 9 lb. Steelhead trout fishing last night on the Muskegon! I’d never believed it myself if it didn’t happen. While dead drifting green caddis for trout last night I hooked into a gorgeous 9lb female chrome bullet. The… Continue Reading
It’s official! September is here and so is the great trout fishing on the Muskegon. Cooler days and longer nights makes for some excellent surface activity for trout. Targeting a few key areas on the Muskegon today provided some good results just before dark. If you would like to experience some excellent trout fishing on the Muskegon, give… Continue Reading