(Mark, Calvin, and Adam with some outstanding steelhead from the Muskegon River) From left to right here’s Mark and his two sons Calvin and Adam from Wisconsin with some exceptional steelhead brought to the boat over the past two days of fishing. The spring steelhead run is far from over on the Muskegon river. In… Continue Reading
(The Boys from Wisconsin) From left to right the boys from Wisconsin with Mark holding a nice spring steelhead from the Muskegon River along with Bob in the middle and Paul on the right. My friends from Wisconsin came out the past few days for their annual spring steelhead fishing adventure which turned out to… Continue Reading
(Jordan Fortuna with his very first steelhead with a fly rod) After years of guiding fathers and sons into really nice steelhead, it was so nice to finally have the opportunity to guide my son into his first steelhead. I’m extremely proud to introduce you to my 14-year-old son Jordan Fortuna with his very first… Continue Reading
(Mike Mooney (right) holding his record 22lb, 36″ steelhead from the Muskegon River) Felt more than blessed to guide my client last week into my first legitimate 20 pound steelhead. Now I’ve had the absolute joy to guide Mike Mooney (pictured right) holding his record setting 22 pound, 36″ massive Muskegon River steelhead! Pictures don’t… Continue Reading
(Jim Pictured with his massive 20lb Steelhead From The Muskegon River) After debating back and forth on rescheduling the trip due to bad weather turned out to be a go and go it did! 30 to 40 mile MPH gusts of wind, air temps in the low 30’s and wind chill in the 20’s. I… Continue Reading
Unfortunately this ain’t no April fools joke….that’s real snow in the back ground from this past week of fishing during the snow laden cold front that hasn’t quite yet let go of it’s wintery grip! Despite the cold starts here’s Pat from southern MI with some outstanding steelhead including the monster hen pictured top of… Continue Reading
(Tim with 18 pounds & 34 inches of Twisted Chrome Steel!!) Here’s Tim setting the bar high with his absolute monster steelhead weighing in at 18 pounds on the boga’s and 34 inches! Had no idea the fish was this big while Tim was fighting it. Thought Tim might be “taking his time” bringing the… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with some nice steelhead caught throughout the day. Very good numbers of steelhead are in the river system. It’s only a matter of time before conditions become ideal and the steelhead start to hit gravel! Water levels increased slightly today to the 2500 cfs level with a light stain. Water temps… Continue Reading
Sore arms and a worn down net was the name of the game today, as I couldn’t believe the sheer numbers of steelhead I witnessed first hand. Every once in a while you have one of those days on the Muskegon where you just can’t do any wrong; this was definitely one of those days!… Continue Reading
(Muskegon River Lake Run Brown) Nice surprise to hook & land this very long lake run brown this past Saturday. (Spawned Out Female Lake Run Brown) This girl was completely spawned out, very long and thin, almost thought it was a Northern Pike. (Early Morning Steelhead) Managed to get into several really nice steelhead (like… Continue Reading