Category Archives: Muskegon River fishing guide

You Never Forget Your First Muskegon River Fall Steelhead On A Fly Rod!

You Never Forget Your First Muskegon River Fall Steelhead On A Fly Rod!

Please meet my new friends Liam and his Dad (John) from New Lenox, IL celebrating in style Liam’s first ever Muskegon River steelhead taken with a fly rod! Liam’s holding his first ever Muskegon River steelhead / “Silver Bullet” taken with a fly rod!  Congrats Liam!  Great cast! Great drift! Great hook-set! Great fight all… Continue Reading

It’s Never About How Many It’s All About “The 1!”

It’s Never About How Many It’s All About “The 1!”

Here’s a guy I’ve come to appreciate over the past few years I’ve known him and had the opportunity to fish with him.  I’ve worked with Dan over the most recent years helping him understand river fishing and how to use the rivers current to your advantage from everything from the cast, the drift, rod… 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

Crystal Clear Fall Chrome!

Crystal Clear Fall Chrome!

Here’s Ted and his daughter Sarah from Chicago with a picture perfect Muskegon River fall steelhead. With record numbers of salmon continuing to enter the river system the fall steelhead are not to far away in and around the salmon beds gorging on dislodged salmon eggs. The king salmon run is in full swing on… 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

Quest For Chrome!

Quest For Chrome!

Here’s Bob from Madison, WI with a beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead. With record numbers of salmon continuing to enter the river system the fall steelhead are not to far away in and around the salmon beds gorging on dislodged salmon eggs. The king salmon run is in full swing on the Muskegon river.  With… 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

Muskegon River Silver Bullet!

Muskegon River Silver Bullet!

Here’s my great friend John from Chicago with an absolutely beautiful Muskegon river silver bullet! Fall steelhead are starting to reach the upper portions of the Muskegon river as the peak of the salmon run is in full swing.  With record numbers of king salmon around not seen in years the fall steelhead are following… Continue Reading

It All Starts With The Skippers!

It All Starts With The Skippers!

It all starts with young juvenile steelhead 1.5 to 2 years old, 15 to 20-inch long, better known as Skippers.  These young steelhead enter the river system first in front of the adult steelhead.  The significance of the Skippers showing up is it’s the pre-curser to the fall steelhead run about to start. These young… Continue Reading

One Cast Key Strikes Again!

One Cast Key Strikes Again!

Greg from Big Rapids Michigan with a beautiful chromed out fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. With all the numbers of fresh king salmon making their way up the river system is opening the flood gates of several fall steelhead to follow the salmon up river. From large rainbow and brown trout to the crystal… Continue Reading