Father Joe (pictured left) Father Ron (pictured right) and Bert (middle) with some really nice steelhead. Steelhead numbers continue to increase as water temps slowly rise and water levels start to drop. Water temps have been stuck in the low 40’s past few days as this cold front lingers on. Warmer daytime temps in the… Continue Reading
Paul Sr. & Jr. with some nice steelhead from this very cold past Saturday. Water temps have dropped into the low 40’s putting the steelhead in a holding position until warmer weather starts to break later in the week. Steelhead can be found in the slower moving deeper holes, faster runs, and gravel areas. Water… Continue Reading
Ted from Chicago (Go Cubs!) with a solid day of steelhead fishing earlier this week. Steelhead numbers continue to grow as the high water has brought more fish in. Water temps are up and down hovering in the low 40’s. This cold front for the next three days has slowed the run for the time… Continue Reading
Hats off to John and his son Jack for sticking it out through some extreme weather conditions today to say the least. All in pursuit of one common addiction….steelhead! Relentless persistence and a positive attitude paid off big time through some very adverse fishing conditions. Water levels started out at 4800 cfs and continue… Continue Reading
It was a very good Friday with bows, browns, and chrome all brought to the boat including an outstanding 22″ Muskegon river brown and beautiful 20″ rainbow trout both taken with stone flies. Water levels and water temps are on the rise. Steelhead numbers are increasing. 40 degree water temps with warmer weather in the… Continue Reading
Team Byron with an outstanding half day trip bringing several fresh chrome steelhead and large rainbow trout to the net today. Here’s a few of them. Water levels have declined to 3500 cfs with a light stain. Fresh steelhead are on the move as water temps approached 39 degrees today. Evidence of gravel activity continues… Continue Reading
Here’s Carissa with a really nice chrome hen along with a huge walleye. Not to be out done by her dad with some nice chrome steelhead. Steelhead are on the move as high flows (4900 cfs on Friday) and stained water allow safe passage for the fish to migrate up river all day long. Evidence of… Continue Reading
This nice buck hit a nymph pattern after several attempts through the same run yesterday. Water levels on the Muskegon have fluctuated up & down inconsistently with the weather patterns past few days. 2100 cfs this morning, 3000 in the afternoon. Its made guessing flow rates very difficult. Holes that produce one day are shut down… Continue Reading
Here’s Kurt with some nice steelhead including an outstanding 19″ Muskegon river rainbow trout from a few hour winter steelhead trip yesterday. Water conditions have spiked to 3,900 cfs with a dark stain from all the rain and run-off the past couple days. With the high dirty water we found success by concentrating on the… Continue Reading
Lake Michigan from 30,000 feet flying over Chicago this past Thursday. What’s the importance of this photo other than the incredible view? Lake Michigan. Notice something? No ice. Brutal winters froze Lake Michigan leaving nothing more than a very thick sheet of ice across the lake the past two winters. What does this mean to the… Continue Reading