(Jim with an absolute monster king salmon from the Muskegon River) Congratulations to Jim from the Grand Rapids area for landing what can only be described as a massive king salmon from the Muskegon river. This king bottomed out the boga grips well over 30lbs and in excess of 40+ inches. I’ve been guiding the… Continue Reading
(Jeff with a nice fall steelhead from the Muskegon River) Jeff pictured top holding a beautiful chrome steelhead and his brothers Paul and Jay holding a king salmon. More fall steelhead are entering the river as new batches of salmon make their way up the river system. Water levels are on the low side holding… Continue Reading
(Luke with a very healthy salmon from the Muskegon River) (Mike finished the day with another massive king salmon from the Muskegon) Here’s Mike and his son Luke from Boston with some beautiful king salmon brought to the boat and several other kings that just didn’t want their picture taken. The Muskegon is the last… Continue Reading
(Colin (left) helping BJ hold his first ever King Salmon taken with a fly rod) Here’s my new good friends Colin (left) and his friend BJ from Texas as they put it in their own words “these fresh water kings ain’t no joke.” 30 minute drag screeching runs, aerial leaps, arm busting pulls; you name… Continue Reading
From left to right here’s Jim, Bert, and Greg from northern Michigan with some excellent spring steelhead from the Muskegon River. The spring steelhead run is far from over on the Muskegon river. High flows mixed with precipitation is keeping the steelhead wheels cranking on the MO. With the current water conditions now there will… Continue Reading
Here’s Jeff pictured top along with his brother with some really nice spring steelhead from the Muskegon River. The spring steelhead run is far from over on the Muskegon river. In fact, there’s more steelhead now in the river system than there was in early April. High flows mixed with precipitation is keeping the steelhead… Continue Reading
(Jordan Fortuna with his very first steelhead with a fly rod) After years of guiding fathers and sons into really nice steelhead, it was so nice to finally have the opportunity to guide my son into his first steelhead. I’m extremely proud to introduce you to my 14-year-old son Jordan Fortuna with his very first… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with some nice steelhead caught throughout the day. Very good numbers of steelhead are in the river system. It’s only a matter of time before conditions become ideal and the steelhead start to hit gravel! Water levels increased slightly today to the 2500 cfs level with a light stain. Water temps… Continue Reading
Sore arms and a worn down net was the name of the game today, as I couldn’t believe the sheer numbers of steelhead I witnessed first hand. Every once in a while you have one of those days on the Muskegon where you just can’t do any wrong; this was definitely one of those days!… Continue Reading
(Tim holding this beautiful translucent chrome hen) Check out Tim’s absolute beauty! Holding his translucent crystal chrome steelhead along with his son Andrew. (Andrew with the biggest of the day) Well it might not be the prettiest of the day but it was the biggest weighing in at 14lbs on the boga grips. You… Continue Reading