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
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
A little rain….a little wind……a lot of steelhead! Amazing what a good hard rain will do to help bring up fresh steelies! Bert joined me again for a half day trip filled with hook ups. Here’s a few from today including this nice double stripe buck Bert landed on a fry pattern. Post by Jon… Continue Reading
Water levels are good around 2800 cfs with a light stain. Water temps are 37 degrees & climbing. Look for the transition from winter to spring fishing to start soon. Here’s a few from today. Post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
The morning bite was key for us today. Couple of things made it challenging; water levels dropped & the clarity is improving. Regardless, Jeff from GR put some great Michigan Steelhead in the boat! Look for this weekend’s warm up to help melt significant amounts of snow. This fast run off will bring higher water levels and… Continue Reading
Judd from Cannonsburg, MI & Scott from Rockford, MI joined me today for what turned into a great day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Here’s a few of many from today. As a fishing guide on the Muskegon River in Michigan few things give me more pleasure than getting my clients into great fish… Continue Reading
All the pieces are falling into place for the makings of a excellent spring steelhead run! Once the warmer air temps come in and start melting the large amounts of snow to the north, get ready for game on! Water levels and clarity are excellent right now for steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in… Continue Reading
Set out today for steelhead on the Muskegon river and ended up getting a couple of really nice brown trout! In the late winter, target the bait fish on the inward side of seams and bends. Fish the sandy side of the bank, often times it’s the opposite side of the main run. Doing… Continue Reading