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
Here’s Pat (pictured top) and Kurt with some nice Muskegon river steelhead from today. Water levels are low and clear at 1800 cfs. Look for the next push of rain to bring more steelhead up the river system. Trout fishing continues to gain momentum as the water temps continue to rise into the low 50’s.… Continue Reading
Pictured in order from top to bottom is Bob, Mark, & Paul from Madison Wisconsin with some really nice steelhead. Great job guys! Water levels continue to drop now at 1800 cfs. Much needed rain in the forecast will help shuffle the deck and bring new fish up the river system. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Here’s my good friend George and his nephew Alex from Chicago “doing it again” with another great day spent battling steelhead with fly rods on the Muskegon river. Water levels have declined to 2300 cfs and clearing up. Look for water temps to increase in the days to come. Steelhead fishing remains productive but “spotty.”… Continue Reading
Although our landing percentage didn’t reflect the amount of hook-ups we had today, Dave & Bert did an excellent job battling steelhead all day long realizing one thing; you can’t land them all but it’s sure fun trying! Water levels remain good hovering around 3,000 cfs. Starting to see more and more trout rising to… Continue Reading
Ed & Eric with an outstanding day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river. Water levels came up today to 3,300 cfs. New steelhead continue to enter the river system despite the cold front. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading
Father Joe Fix from Sacred Heart Church in Everett, MI and Bert from Rodney Michigan enjoying some epic battles fighting steelhead on the fly rods all day today. Nothing better than chasing steelhead during ideal spring run weather conditions. Despite the rain, water levels dropped from 3200 to 2700 cfs today. Regardless, the steelhead fishing… Continue Reading