Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a very long 31″ skamania steelhead from the Muskegon River that smashed a leech pattern. The length and width of this steelhead resembles a skamania (summer run) steelhead originally planted in the Big Manistee and St. Joe rivers. Occasionally some lose their way and end up here in the… Continue Reading
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with some beautiful fall steelhead from the Muskegon River. The bite was on today with several chrome chances and some nice ones brought to the boat! As the water levels remain high for this time of year, more fall steelhead continue to enter the river system. Water levels are holding… Continue Reading
Here’s Bill with an absolute beauty fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. Patients and perseverance paid off. Bill’s steelhead hit the fly five feet from the boat on the strip in. Congrats Bill! Well earned! Outstanding fight! It’s been an interesting late fall. Steelhead are scattered throughout the river system but spotty in very low… Continue Reading
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 fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon. Trout fishing… Continue Reading
(Bob pictured with a “silver bullet” fall steelhead from the Muskegon River) So far we’re off to a great start with the fall steelhead run. The recent rains mixed with high water have brought up good numbers of steelhead and have made for some extra ordinary steelhead fishing. With more rain coupled with cold temps in… Continue Reading
(Rob with a crystal chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River) Here’s Rob pictured with some chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. It’s amazing what a little relief in boat and fishing pressure can do to turn the bite back on. And today the bite was back on with several hook-ups on some outstanding chrome steelhead… Continue Reading
(Tony with a awesome fall buck from the Muskegon River ) Here’s the deal…..high water…more fish….more fishing pressure. Today was one of those “weekend days” you just wait your turn for a hole to open up to fish. Fishing pressure was out of this world. If it’s not fellow fishing guide friends blasting their jet… Continue Reading
(Ted and his daughter Anya holding Ted’s outstanding 16lb chrome hen steelhead from the Muskegon river) (Ted’s massive 31 Inch, 16lb chrome steelhead from the Muskegon) (Anya’s first ever steelhead taken on a fly rod last cast of the day) After several attempts at hard fought battles with previous steelhead earlier today, 12 year old… Continue Reading
(Greg with a beautiful fall steelhead from the Muskegon river) (Greg with another nice steelhead from the Muskegon river) (Scott with a fresh salmon from the Muskegon) (Greg with a big salmon from the Muskegon) (Bert holding his salmon along with Greg and Steve) These recent rains have brought more steelhead up river as well… Continue Reading
(Mark pictured with a very chrome Muskegon River Fall steelhead) Mark from Wisconsin holding the very first silver bullet of the year! Good numbers of steelhead have entered the river system. In and around spawning salmon have been the best producers. For you diehard steelhead anglers out there (like me) we have several dates… Continue Reading