Ryan’s Fall 2015 Muskegon river Silver Bullets. As an admitted steelhead addict and resident Muskegon river fishing guide few things give me more joy then helping a young future fly guy catching his first fall Muskegon river steelhead on a fly rod. Meet Ryan from Colorado finding out first hand what it’s all about here on the Muskegon… Continue Reading
With the colder water temps more king salmon are starting to migrate up the river system bringing with it the occasional chrome steelhead and lake run brown. This steelhead hit an egg pattern behind a salmon redd. October dates available: 8,11,16,25,26,29. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Fall is what fly fishing on the Muskegon River is all about! Weather patterns are shaping up nicely for some excellent fall fishing on the Muskegon. In September, trout fishing with dry flies will be the main focus as the caddis hatch for rainbow & browns start to come back around when the cool fall nights trigger… Continue Reading
Here’s Tommy (in blue) along with Kurt holding this awesome chrome hen steelhead caught June 21st on the Muskegon river. Dry fly fishing has strongly improved now that the water levels are down from 5800 cfs the beginning of the week to 2600 this weeks end. The higher water brought with it some fresh new… Continue Reading
Here’s Jordan from Rockford, MI with a very healthy (fat) Muskegon river rainbow trout caught with a dry fly and a June 1st, steelhead caught with an egg fly pattern. Water levels have spiked recently to 3500 cfs with all this recent rain. Good news is more steelhead have come up with the new push… Continue Reading
Roger with an outstanding late May steelhead. Pockets of steelhead continue on the Muskegon. Water temps and flows are perfect for streamer tips for trout. Morning and evening hatches are progressing nicely. Post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Here’s 16 year old Alex and his dad Dietmar pictured with Alex’s first steelhead ever on a fly rod which just happened to be an awesome 32 inch 14 lb buck. Steelhead fishing today was on fire as Alex and Dietmar had several opportunites for hook-ups all day long. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Here’s Charlie with his first steelhead ever taken with a fly rod. Always nice to see late May chrome steelhead on the Muskegon. This latest push of water brought with it several opportunities for steelhead hook-ups all day today. Large rainbows & brown trout are also starting to make their presence known as more and… Continue Reading
Joe with a powerful winter holdover steelhead. Gary with another nice winter holdover. Waterlevels spike recently up to 4000 cfs from the rain and started to come down slightly to 3800 cfs. Along with the higher water came a fresh push of steelhead up the river system under the cover of the stained water. post by: jon… Continue Reading
Bert from Rodney, MI pictured with some nice Muskegon river steelhead including a 34″, 14lb crimson red alpha buck full of battle scares. This recent push of rain has brought new steelhead up the river system. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading