Category Archives: Muskegon River Fishing Charter

Quest For Chrome!

Quest For Chrome!

Please meet Rick from Fort Wayne, Indiana with what can only be described as a massive chromed-out Muskegon River steelhead! This big girl had Rick into his backing on the fly reel within seconds.  Earth shattering runs followed by aerial assaults leading this massive hen to the net!  Congratulations on such a gorgeous Muskegon River… Continue Reading

The Calm Before The Storm!

The Calm Before The Storm!

Here’s my great friend Ed from Hillsdale, MI holding his massive 18-pound, 34-inches of twisted crimson red double strip Muskegon River Steel!  Congrats Ed! Ed has caught some incredible fish with me over the years on the Muskegon river and this awesome double stripe buck just adds to the list. Every spring steelhead season we… Continue Reading

Ever Seen A 15 Pound Muskegon River Walleye Before?

Ever Seen A 15 Pound Muskegon River Walleye Before?

Every early spring we normally catch some really nice walleye by mistake fishing steelhead during the spring steelhead run because walleye spawn just in front of the steelhead.  But in over 30 years fishing the Muskegon river I’ve never seen one this big! Please meet my great friend (and professional pistol shooting instructor) Carl from… Continue Reading

Start Of Spring Steelhead Run Is In The Air!

Start Of Spring Steelhead Run Is In The Air!

Here’s my good friend Chris from Grand Rapids, MI with an absolute  monster steelhead! Picture perfect naturally reproduced Muskegon River steelhead!  Doesn’t get much better than this.  Congrats Chris! We had to pull up the anchor for this big boy to try and tire the beast out by having him tow the boat to the… Continue Reading

Feel The Steel Heat!

Feel The Steel Heat!

With a 22-degree start this past Saturday morning the only way to heat up quickly is to catch an incredible Muskegon River steelhead at the break of dawn.  And Catch it he did.  Please meet my good friend Devin from Muskegon Michigan with the best of the day at 14-pounds, 28-inches of pure Muskegon River… Continue Reading

The Mighty MO / Muskegon River Flexes Its Steelhead Muscle Again!

The Mighty MO / Muskegon River Flexes Its Steelhead Muscle Again!

What makes the Muskegon River such a World-Class steelhead river?  The fact that any given moment the Muskegon can produce steelhead of a lifetime over and over again every year! Not only the size, but the sheer volume / quantity of these magnificent Muskegon River steelhead that migrate up the river system year after year… Continue Reading

16lbs of Beautiful Twisted Chrome Steel!

16lbs of Beautiful Twisted Chrome Steel!

Here’s my great friend Nick from Chicago with the best of the day!  A hard fighting beautiful 16lb buck from the Muskegon River. Nick’s mature double stripe buck!  New steelhead continue to enter the river system as the daylight shortens with the time change and colder nights mixed with precipitation is finally raising the water… Continue Reading

Forgot How Much Fun Fall Steelhead Fishing Is!

Forgot How Much Fun Fall Steelhead Fishing Is!

I’ve been so busy guiding this fall (which I’m totally grateful for; thank you to all the clients that trusted me with your fall fishing on the Muskegon river this season). I finally had the chance to put a line in the water myself since late August.  Having not fished for myself for so long… 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

California Chrome!

California Chrome!

Here’s Andrew from Sacramento California with a hard fighting Muskegon river 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! With Thanksgiving Holiday soon approaching and friends and… Continue Reading