Had an absolute blast doing a few hours of scouting for some upcoming trips and was blessed with this monster 19 pound, 33-Inch beast of a Muskegon river steelhead pictured top and bottom. Forgot how fun these steelhead are to fight and try to land with light fly gear. Incredible fights! They just don’t give… Continue Reading
Here’s Kurt from Ann Arbor, MI with a beautiful 32-inch Muskegon river steelhead sporting its crimson red winter coat. These double stripe bucks are the crown jewel of Muskegon river steelhead! Steelhead that remain in the river for an extended period of time (since fall) develop these beautiful crimson red stripes. These double crimson red… Continue Reading
Here’s a very healthy big beautiful Muskegon river steelhead seeking refuge from Lake Michigans’ harsh winter environment spending time in the security of the Muskegon river winter lies waiting for that spring thaw. So nice to see steelhead this healthy filled with eggs waiting to spawn. These are the quality steelhead you want reproducing creating… Continue Reading
Here’s John from Indiana with his very first Muskegon river steelhead. Winter steelhead fishing on the Muskegon can be exciting as John found out how powerful these winter steelhead really are. Here’s John again with a beautiful, extremely hard fighting female steelhead from the Muskegon river. Tale of the tape from John’s 17lb, 32″ big… Continue Reading
Every once in a while the Muskegon river flexes its muscle to remind you just how truly blessed and wonderful this river steelhead fishery really is. Seems these days on the Muskegon, the fabled 20-pound steelhead not only exist but are thriving with growing numbers every year. Please meet my great friend John from Chicago… Continue Reading
Here’s my new friends from Howell, MI. 6-year old Ella with Dad helping hold her first ever Muskegon river steelhead! Congrats Ella! Welcome to the Steelhead Club! Good numbers of steelhead are present throughout the river system. With the continued strong flows and a brief warm spell next week should raise the water levels and… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Ft. Wayne Indiana holding his 31 and a half inch, 17 pounds of twisted chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Incredible steelhead Jim! Congrats! Not only steelhead, but incredible native Muskegon river rainbow and brown trout are available this time of year as well. Here’s Jim with a 22-inch wall-hanger rainbow trout longer and… Continue Reading
Here’s a very unique long and skinny crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. With this steelheads body structure being so long and skinny it almost looks like a Skamania which is a summer run steelhead originally planted in the St.Joseph and Big Manistee river systems here in Michigan. Water temps are dipping down to that 40… Continue Reading
Here’s Connor from Northern Indiana with an absolute crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Men of steel from left to right; brother Cameron and Dad celebrating Connors first ever fall steelhead! Great job Connor! Welcome to the steelhead club! Water temps are dropping and flows are rising making way for an excellent transition from fall to… Continue Reading
Here’s Kurt from Michigan proving it’s not the size of the fish as much as it’s the size of fight in the fish that makes all the difference. Kurt’s skipper fought just as hard as any full grown steelhead with several acrobatic leaps and blistering drag streaming runs only fall steelhead can produce. Pound for… Continue Reading