Category Archives: Brown trout fishing Muskegon river

Ahhh Those Sweet Fall Colors of Brown Trout!

Ahhh Those Sweet Fall Colors of Brown Trout!

Here’s Todd from Pueblo Colorado with a beautiful Muskegon River brown trout sporting it’s beautiful fall colors. Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep length on brown trout to 15-inches the brown trout population has been increasing in both length and numbers making the brown trout fishing on the Muskegon a very special place.… Continue Reading

Early Fall Muskegon River Brown Trout Feeding Frenzy!

Early Fall Muskegon River Brown Trout Feeding Frenzy!

Just as trout go into a feeding frenzy as winters thaw warms up the water temps in the early spring, so do trout in the hot summer leading into earl fall as the water temps cool causing the trouts metabolism to increase and need to feed, forcing these native Muskegon River brown and rainbow trout… Continue Reading

Book Your Fall Fishing Trip Now On The Muskegon River!

Book Your Fall Fishing Trip Now On The Muskegon River!

Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan.  The annual migration of king salmon start to enter the river system and along with it the fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon. Trout… Continue Reading

Big Bows~Browns & Western Michigan Broncos!

Big Bows~Browns & Western Michigan Broncos!

Please meet my new friend Vince from Columbus, OH with an absolute gorgeous native Muskegon river brown trout. I’ve said it before and is worth mentioning again here the native brown trout population on the Muskegon river is absolutely amazing.  Getting bigger and better every year since the DNR raised the keep length to 15-inches… Continue Reading

Bad To The Lake Run Brown!

Bad To The Lake Run Brown!

Doesn’t get much more exciting for me to experience the Mighty MO in it’s true form flexing its muscle producing incredible brown trout like this one.  Words can’t explain the pure gratitude I have toward the Muskegon to have access to such a world class trout stream as the Muskegon River. Ever since the Michigan… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Here’s Amy from Madison, WI with an absolute Wall-Hanger of a naturally reproduced Muskegon River brown trout.  Congratulations Amy! Amy is one of the best fly anglers I’ve had the good fortune to fish with.  Over the past several years Amy has hooked several huge steelhead with me and this big beautiful brown trout is… Continue Reading

Ahh…Those Beautiful Brown Fall Colors!

Ahh…Those Beautiful Brown Fall Colors!

Please meet my new friend Pete from Maryland with an absolutely stunning naturally produced Muskegon river brown trout! Here’s another look at Pete’s amazing Muskegon river brown trout hooked among active spawning salmon.  Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river… Continue Reading

Bad To The Brown!

Bad To The Brown!

Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a beautiful naturally reproduced (adipose fin intact) Muskegon river brown trout sporting its amazing fall colors! Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river the native brown trout population has exploded both in numbers and… Continue Reading

Beautiful Fall Colors Only Big Muskegon River Browns Can Produce!

Beautiful Fall Colors Only Big Muskegon River Browns Can Produce!

Please meet my new friends from west Michigan; Lisa on the right and her sister Linda holding the holy grail of the Muskegon river, a beautiful 19-inch brown trout sporting his beautiful fall colors!  And if I were to tell you Linda hooked, fought, and landed this big brown all from the comfort of the… Continue Reading

It’s Time For Dries On The Fly!

It’s Time For Dries On The Fly!

It’s starting to heat up with dry fly fishing on the Muskegon river.  This cold start to late spring / early summer is finally over and it’s starting to warm up while the big browns and rainbow trout are starting to look up now more than ever. As the red tail sucker spawn comes to… Continue Reading