Category Archives: Muskegon river brown trout

Bad To The Lake Run Brown!

Bad To The Lake Run Brown!

Doesn’t get much more exciting for me to experience the Mighty MO in it’s true form flexing its muscle producing incredible brown trout like this one.  Words can’t explain the pure gratitude I have toward the Muskegon to have access to such a world class trout stream as the Muskegon River. Ever since the Michigan… Continue Reading

Chrome, Bows, & Browns; Can’t Beat Fall Fly Fishing On The Muskegon River!

Chrome, Bows, & Browns; Can’t Beat Fall Fly Fishing On The Muskegon River!

Ryan from Tampa, Florida with a beautifully chromed out Muskegon river fall steelhead. New steelhead continue to enter the river systems as the daylight shortens with the time change and colder nights mixed with precipitation is finally raising the water levels triggering fresh steelhead to migrate up river! Not to be out done here’s Ryan’s… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Here’s Amy from Madison, WI with an absolute Wall-Hanger of a naturally reproduced Muskegon River brown trout.  Congratulations Amy! Amy is one of the best fly anglers I’ve had the good fortune to fish with.  Over the past several years Amy has hooked several huge steelhead with me and this big beautiful brown trout is… Continue Reading

Ahh…Those Beautiful Brown Fall Colors!

Ahh…Those Beautiful Brown Fall Colors!

Please meet my new friend Pete from Maryland with an absolutely stunning naturally produced Muskegon river brown trout! Here’s another look at Pete’s amazing Muskegon river brown trout hooked among active spawning salmon.  Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river… Continue Reading

Bad To The Brown!

Bad To The Brown!

Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a beautiful naturally reproduced (adipose fin intact) Muskegon river brown trout sporting its amazing fall colors! Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river the native brown trout population has exploded both in numbers and… Continue Reading

Got Trout?

Got Trout?

Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, Michigan with a beautiful Muskegon river naturally produced brown trout. Here’s Gary from Sparta, Michigan with an awesome 19-inch Muskegon river rainbow trout. With all the numbers of fresh king salmon migrating up the river system the tour fishing has been incredible.  Active trout feeding on the spawning salmon eggs is… Continue Reading

Beautiful Fall Colors Only Big Muskegon River Browns Can Produce!

Beautiful Fall Colors Only Big Muskegon River Browns Can Produce!

Please meet my new friends from west Michigan; Lisa on the right and her sister Linda holding the holy grail of the Muskegon river, a beautiful 19-inch brown trout sporting his beautiful fall colors!  And if I were to tell you Linda hooked, fought, and landed this big brown all from the comfort of the… Continue Reading

It’s Time For Dries On The Fly!

It’s Time For Dries On The Fly!

It’s starting to heat up with dry fly fishing on the Muskegon river.  This cold start to late spring / early summer is finally over and it’s starting to warm up while the big browns and rainbow trout are starting to look up now more than ever. As the red tail sucker spawn comes to… Continue Reading

Flying High On Dries Again!

Flying High On Dries Again!

Absolutely love this time of year when the big game fly rods get changed up for the beloved 9 foot 5 weight dry fly rods.  This beautiful Muskegon river brown trout absolutely smashed my cinnamon caddis dry fly.  Nothing beats that first take top water from a big brown gorging in it’s feeding lane when… Continue Reading

Bad To The 27-Inch Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Bad To The 27-Inch Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Every once in a while the Mighty MO (Muskegon River) flexes its muscle and proves what a World-Class fishery it really is and Ed’s beautiful brown trout is the ultimate example of just how amazing of a trout stream the Muskegon River really is! Please meet my great friend Ed from Hillsdale, MI with what… Continue Reading