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
Here’s Brain from Cincinnati, OH with a massive Muskegon river king salmon that tipped the boga grips over 30 pounds! Brian never king salmon fished before and wanted to give it a try and try he did bringing this massive king to the net! I told Brian, hooking these big kings is like lassoing a… Continue Reading
Great friend and client John from Chicago with an absolute killer king salmon from the Muskegon River. Deep pools a.k.a salmon staging areas are stacked with king salmon. It’s only a matter of time before the salmon run breaks wide open. Only thing seeming to hold us back is water temps. Unseasonably warm nights… Continue Reading
Jim from Ft. Wayne Indiana with a picture perfect crystal chrome king from the Muskegon river. King salmon numbers continue to increase as start of the fall salmon run starts on the Muskegon River. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading
Drew from Chicago with a crystal chrome Muskegon river king salmon that absolutely smashed his fly on the swing in a deep pool. Drew’s King was one of the most silver fresh kings I’ve seen on the Muskegon. This king literally was days in from Lake Michigan. Beautiful king! The deep pool staging areas for… Continue Reading
Here’s long time friend and client John from Chicago with the best of the day. 42-Inches and 29 pounds of twisted green steel! You just can’t imagine how hard these fish fight until you hook one with a light weight fly rod. Absolutely incredible fights ensue with battles lasting well over 20 minutes. John with… Continue Reading
Here’s Amy from Madison, WI with a very healthy king salmon from the Muskegon river. Amy has been out with me during some of the nastiest weather conditions hunting down steelhead in the fall, winter and spring. So to be able to fish in beautiful fall conditions with sun and mild temps hooking these powerful… Continue Reading
Here’s Jack from New York and Dad John from Chicago with an absolute hog. Jack’s very first ever Muskegon river king salmon. Taken with a fly rod. Great job Jack! Welcome to the club! Not to be outdone, here’s John aka…Dad with a toothy hard fighting king that took him well into his backing in… Continue Reading
Here’s my long time client and friend George from Chicago with the best of the day from the Muskegon River. This big king can only be described as rare and unique with the red “tiger striping” across its flanks. Only ever seen a few king salmon with these colorful red markings in 20+ years… Continue Reading
(Jeff from Chicago with a massive king) (Here’s Jeff posing with his king along side Eric and Todd) (Jeff’s Massive 34lb, 40″ king salmon) It’s good to be king for a day as Jeff, Eric, and Todd soon found out. Jeff pictured top with the best of the day. 34lbs and 40 inches of twisted… Continue Reading