Category Archives: fly fishing steelhead Muskegon river

The Crown Jewel Of The Muskegon River~All 22 Pounds & 36 Inches Of Him!!

The Crown Jewel Of The Muskegon River~All 22 Pounds & 36 Inches Of Him!!

(Mike Mooney (right) holding his record 22lb, 36″ steelhead from the Muskegon River) Felt more than blessed to guide my client last week into my first legitimate 20 pound steelhead.  Now I’ve had the absolute joy to guide Mike Mooney (pictured right) holding his record setting 22 pound, 36″ massive Muskegon River steelhead!  Pictures don’t… Continue Reading

Over 20 Years In The Making…..A Pound Per Year!

Over 20 Years In The Making…..A Pound Per Year!

(Jim Pictured with his massive 20lb Steelhead From The Muskegon River) After debating back and forth on rescheduling the trip due to bad weather turned out to be a go and go it did!  30 to 40 mile MPH gusts of wind, air temps in the low 30’s and wind chill in the 20’s.  I… Continue Reading

Blessed Steelhead Kind Of Day!

Blessed Steelhead Kind Of Day!

Here’s Father Joe pictured top along with Bert for what turned out to be a truly blessed day with several Muskegon River spring steelhead brought to the boat throughout the day. We finally broke on through to the other side with a push of water today bringing the water levels up to where they should… Continue Reading

Snow in April~April Fools???

Snow in April~April Fools???

Unfortunately this ain’t no April fools joke….that’s real snow in the back ground from this past week of fishing during the snow laden cold front that hasn’t quite yet let go of it’s wintery grip!  Despite the cold starts here’s Pat from southern MI with some outstanding steelhead including the monster hen pictured top of… Continue Reading

Day & Half In Devine Steelhead Paradise!

Day & Half In Devine Steelhead Paradise!

John with his son Jack spending a day and a half in Devine Steelhead Paradise!  Both John and Jack had the opportunity to land the full spectrum of steelhead in the past day and a half with bright chrome to crimson red and all points in between brought to the boat!  Great way to spend quality… Continue Reading

Setting The Bar High! 18lbs~34 Inches!

Setting The Bar High!  18lbs~34 Inches!

(Tim with 18 pounds & 34 inches of Twisted Chrome Steel!!) Here’s Tim setting the bar high with his absolute monster steelhead weighing in at 18 pounds on the boga’s and 34 inches!  Had no idea the fish was this big while Tim was fighting it.  Thought Tim might be “taking his time” bringing the… Continue Reading

Saturday Steel Fever!

Saturday Steel Fever!

(Jennifer with an absolute brute of a Muskegon River Steelhead) Here’s Jennifer pictured top with her Aunt Dawn living the Saturday Spring Steelhead Dream on the Muskegon River.  Both ladies did really well for their first time steelhead fishing the Muskegon River with hooking some really nice steelhead and brown trout. (Dawn with a crystal… Continue Reading

Final Countdown To The Spring Steelhead Run!

Final Countdown To The Spring Steelhead Run!

Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with some nice steelhead caught throughout the day.  Very good numbers of steelhead are in the river system.  It’s only a matter of time before conditions become ideal and the steelhead start to hit gravel! Water levels increased slightly today to the 2500 cfs level with a light stain.  Water temps… Continue Reading

Winter Steel Paradise~Day Two

Winter Steel Paradise~Day Two

(34″, 18lbs winter steelhead from the Muskegon River) Congratulations to Bob with this absolute brute of a Muskegon River Steelhead!  This fish struck both Bob and Amy before finally taking Bob’s presentation on the fourth strike. (another look at Bob’s massive steelhead…”tale of the tape!”) (Amy with a crystal chrome winter steelhead) (Bob with a… Continue Reading

November Chrome!

November Chrome!

(Kent holding a Muskegon River “Silver Bullet” fall steelhead) (Kent with a well fed steelhead from the Muskegon) Kent was on fire today with several nice fall steelhead hooked and a couple chrome beauties brought to the net. Conditions remain very favorable for fall steelhead fishing and we have some excellent dates available next week; the week of Thanksgiving.  These guided fall… Continue Reading