(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
(34″, 18lbs winter steelhead from the Muskegon River) Congratulations to Bob with this absolute brute of a Muskegon River Steelhead! This fish struck both Bob and Amy before finally taking Bob’s presentation on the fourth strike. (another look at Bob’s massive steelhead…”tale of the tape!”) (Amy with a crystal chrome winter steelhead) (Bob with a… Continue Reading
(Kurt with a massive Muskegon River winter steelhead) Here’s Kurt from the east side of Michigan with some outstanding winter steelhead including this monster 15lb buck pictured top. (Kurt with another monster buck) Some days are better than others and this day was clearly one of those special days with several massive steelhead brought to… Continue Reading
Water levels and temps are perfect conditions for winter steelhead fishing. To this point the numbers of steelhead in the river system is strong! New batches of fish continue to make their way upstream offering a multitude of different colored steelhead from bright chrome to crimson red. Warmer temps for the next few days will… Continue Reading
(Massive Muskegon River Steelhead) Winter steelhead fishing is now in session and we’re off to a great start! Today was exceptional with several strong hook-ups all day including this massive 30 plus inch buck sporting the start of his double stripe winter coat. (Another look at this monster steelhead) After years without incident taking photos… Continue Reading