Beautiful day fishing steelhead on the Muskegon river. The bite was very strong with several opportunities at some great steelhead including the ones pictured here! The size of these steelhead this fall have been incredible. Most of the steelhead brought to the net this season have been in excess of 25-inches and 13 to 14… Continue Reading
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with an absolute wall-hanger. 19 pounds and just shy of 33-inches of chromed out Muskegon river steelhead! Absolutely amazing fight! Was a miracle just to get in the boat. This steelhead hit and went immediately upstream sending Ed into his backing. Circled the boat four times and at the last… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI landing the largest of the day before heading off to deer camp out west. This brute never stopped fighting! Refused to come to the net over four times. Brought Bert into the backing on the fly reel twice. Nothing beats the fight of these Muskegon river fall steelhead! Gotta take… Continue Reading
Just two years into learning to fly fish please meet my new friend Phil from Chicago with an absolute beauty! A giant Muskegon river fall steelhead. Congrats Phil! For your first ever steelhead you did well! Weighing in at 17lbs with 34.5-Inch length, Phil’s steelhead is an absolute wall hanger! Aerial jumps off the hook-set,… Continue Reading
Here’s my good friend and long time client from the very start, please meet Ted from Chicago with some killer steelhead from today! Congrats Ted! Great drifts, great fights, incredible fall steelhead! So good to see so many king salmon come up this fall and along with it strong numbers of fall steelhead. Just like… Continue Reading
Here he is again! The man, the myth, the legend! One cast Key with another beautiful chrome fall steelhead from the Muskegon river just before the 35-40mph wind gusts set in today! Great job Greg! Steelhead are scattered throughout the river system in good numbers. One day the bite is on. Next day it can… Continue Reading
Here’s my new friends from South Carolina, Jae and son Eamon helping Dad pose with his first ever Muskegon river steelhead! Welcome to the steelhead club Jae! Strong numbers of steelhead are present throughout the Muskegon river. Not to be outdone here’s Eamon, taking a break (from the University of Michigan graduate program) spending some… Continue Reading
Here’s John from Chicago again with yet another fall jewel from the Muskegon river, the beautifully fall colored Muskegon river brown trout! Congrats on the brown John! John’s beautifully colored brown trout was gorging on eggs behind the salmon beds. Not uncommon to hook massive browns and rainbow trout behind the salmon beds gorging on… Continue Reading
Here’s my good friend John from Chicago with a beautiful fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. Great job John. Incredible fight! The king salmon run is in full swing with incredible numbers not seen in 10 years on the Muskegon river. With the heavy concentration of king salmon throughout the river system has brought up… Continue Reading
Here’s Bill from Rockford, MI with a crystal chrome crown jewel of the Muskegon river. The Muskegon river steelhead! Congrats Bill! Great fight! Great job bringing this beauty to the boat. The king salmon run is in full swing with incredible numbers not seen in 10 years on the Muskegon river. With the heavy concentration… Continue Reading