Category Archives: Muskegon River Fishing Charter

Bright As Chrome!

Bright As Chrome!

Here’s Jeff from Chicago with a chrome steelhead so bright he had to wear sunglasses! Jeff with a hard fighting buck that took him into the backing on his fly reel in seconds! Fresh chrome hens continue to enter the river systems keeping the big bucks around. Steelhead remain in the river system in pockets. … Continue Reading

Spring Chrome Muskegon River Steelhead!

Spring Chrome Muskegon River Steelhead!

Here’s Ethan from Big Rapids, MI with a big and beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead.  Incredible fight, incredible jumps, with drag screaming pulls until Ethan tired this big girl out bringing her to the net with nothing but smiles and grins all around!  Great job Ethan!!  Beautiful steelhead. Steelhead remain in the river system… Continue Reading

Sweet Spring Chrome Steel!

Sweet Spring Chrome Steel!

Here’s Ruth from Northern, MI with a beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead!  With years of fly fishing the Au Sable River in Michigan Ruth decided to try steelhead fishing a try on the Muskegon river and try she did bringing this gorgeous 17lb steelhead to the net.  Congratulations Ruth! Steelhead remain in the river… Continue Reading

Spring Steelhead On The Run!

Spring Steelhead On The Run!

The Muskegon river steelhead are on the run! Low water and strange weather patterns past few weeks has spread the steelhead out in pockets throughout the river. ElNino seems to have added a special twist to this seasons spring steelhead run. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading

Meet The Gunslingers!

Meet The Gunslingers!

Please meet the “Gunslingers.”  Matt pictured left, Bobby on the right, and Jimmy in the middle holding his first ever Muskegon river steelhead that just happened to weigh in at 18lbs on the Boga’s and 33″ of pure twisted crimson red steel!  Congrats Jimmy!  Great job landing that beast!! Jimmy’s beautiful mature double stripe buck… Continue Reading

Bad To The Brown Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Bad To The Brown Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Here’s Tristan from Des Moines, IA with a beautiful Muskegon River brown trout.  The brown trout fishing on the Muskegon has been exceptionally good the past couple years and only seems to get better! Notice the beautiful translucent blue on the gill plate of Tristan’s river brown.  Brown trout are the only fish species to… Continue Reading

The Chrome Before the Storm!

The Chrome Before the Storm!

Here’s my great friend Ted from Chicago with an absolute bruiser steelhead from the Muskegon River. I’ve said it before and saying it again here, some of the largest steelhead of the year are hooked and landed during the months of January and February.  Ted’s big steelhead is no exception, tipping the boga grips at… Continue Reading

Sweet Steel Of Mine!

Sweet Steel Of Mine!

Here’s my new friends Tristan and wife Holly from Des Moines, IA holding Tristan’s first ever Muskegon river steelhead that just happened to tip the boga grips at 16lbs and 30+ inches!  Great job Tristan!  Beautiful steelhead! Fresh steelhead are on the move as the water temps start to cool down along with the fishing… Continue Reading

Bad To The Bone! Brown Trout Fishing The Muskegon River!

Bad To The Bone!  Brown Trout Fishing The Muskegon River!

It’s surly not getting old; the brown trout fishing on the Muskegon river just keeps getting better and better!  Never seen so many nice river browns brought to the net in the past year.  Whether it be dry flies during the drake or caddis hatch, C&D egg flies behind redds, nymph fishing, stripping streamers, you… Continue Reading