Category Archives: Michigan River Steelhead Fishing Guide

Fall Steelhead On The MO (11/4/13)

Muskegon River Steelhead Water levels recently shot up to 2200 cfs.  More fall steelhead are on the move to the upper stretches of the Muskegon river. post by: Jon Fortuna   Continue Reading

Muskegon River Steelhead (11/2/13)

Water levels are good up to 1900 cfs with a light stain.  More rain in the forecast will only help the cause bringing in more fall steelhead up theriver system. Lower sections of the Muskegon are fishing very well.  New chrome continue to make their way up the river system. November 4th & 7th is available.… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Steelhead 10/30/13

Nice to finally get a chance to break away and fish a few hours this past weekend. I’m truly amazed at the size of these fall steelhead this year!    Fall steelhead fishing is heating up on the Muskegon river in Michigan as more fish continue to enter the river each day.  Look for the next good push… Continue Reading

25lb King Salmon on the Muskegon River 10/19/13

Ever fished a river before?  Nope.  Ever fished a lake before?  Nope.  Ever fished at all before?  Nope.  Ever hooked and landed a massive 25lb male king salmon on the Muskegon river in Michigan?  Hell yeah! Here’s Bill (right) standing next to John (left) holding Bills first ever fish which just happened to be a… Continue Reading

Beautiful Autumn Day on the Muskegon River 10/17/13

Here’s Bob with a really nice king salmon from the other day. Fall sunrise on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Here’s Bob again with another really nice mouth hooked king!   Recent rains have raised the water levels on the Muskegon.  A fresh set of new salmon have made their way up.  Steelhead continue to… Continue Reading

Do You Want Steelhead Or King Salmon?

Hats off today to Anton & Stan!  Both did a great job hooked up into fish all day long.  Here’s Stan with a awesome 9lb chrome steelhead buck hooked and landed on the 2nd cast of the day.  This was Stan’s first time ever fly fishing on a river.  Seems to be a on going theme of… Continue Reading

First Muskegon River Steelhead 10/13/13

Few things as a fishing guide feel better than getting a person who has never fly fished before into their first fall steelhead on the Muskegon river in Michigan.  Only thing that could make it better is having them do it on their first cast of the day.  Here’s Josh with his first, this 11lb… Continue Reading

The Chrome Are Coming! 10/9/13

Here’s Bert from Rodney Michigan with a awesome 11 lb. chrome buck.  If you’ve never experienced the sheer power of these fall steelhead, you’ve got to give it a try!  Fall steelhead on the Muskegon river are well known for their lightning fast bursts and acrobatic aerial displays.  This fish hit and immediately made the… Continue Reading

King Salmon Fishing, Muskegon River Newaygo, MI

One door opens as another closes………The transition from dry fly trout fishing to focusing our attention toward the Kings of the Muskegon river has begun! Water levels have been low around 900 cfs and shot up to 1,160 today.  This recent weather trend of sunny hot days coupled with crystal clear low water hasn’t made… Continue Reading

Steelhead Fishing the Muskegon River in Michigan

Back on April 7th, 2013 I had the pleasure of guiding Scott Kosik & Mark for a early spring steelhead trip (see 4/7/13 post).  Scott was nice enough to send me the video of that trip filmed from his Go Pro camera.  If you ever want to get a taste of what it’s like to… Continue Reading