Category Archives: Muskegon River fishing guide

The Chrome Are Coming! 10/9/13

Here’s Bert from Rodney Michigan with a awesome 11 lb. chrome buck.  If you’ve never experienced the sheer power of these fall steelhead, you’ve got to give it a try!  Fall steelhead on the Muskegon river are well known for their lightning fast bursts and acrobatic aerial displays.  This fish hit and immediately made the… Continue Reading

St. Louis has Budweiser, Muskegon river has King Salmon!

This ain’t no bass fishing.  Joe (pictured above) from St.Louis with “best of the day.”  26lb, King.  Joe’s first time fishing King Salmon on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Jerry (Rockford MI) with Joe.  Nothing better than sharing fishing memories among friends. Great job today guys! Beautiful hen with eggs still in skein. The Muskegon… Continue Reading

The Kings of the Muskegon River

28 lbs. of Twisted Green Steel! Pictured is Jeff from Rockford, MI with the best of the day.   A huge 28 lb 46″ King Salmon.   Salmon fishing the Muskegon river in Michigan will only get better.  The majority of fish are still stacked up in the deep holes getting staged to hit gravel.  Salmon, Steelhead, Lake Run Browns, and… Continue Reading

King Salmon Fishing, Muskegon River Newaygo, MI

One door opens as another closes………The transition from dry fly trout fishing to focusing our attention toward the Kings of the Muskegon river has begun! Water levels have been low around 900 cfs and shot up to 1,160 today.  This recent weather trend of sunny hot days coupled with crystal clear low water hasn’t made… Continue Reading

Trout Fishing, Muskegon River in Michigan

Scott and his wife Nicole from Valparaiso, IN joined me for what turned out to be a good day of trout fishing on the Muskegon river in Newaygo Michigan.  What started out for Nicole as a  introductory course to dry fly fishing soon transformed into a fly fishing clinic as she had several hook ups… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Trout Fishing

Before the salmon run on the Muskegon river takes center stage in October the fly fishing for trout right now is hot!  Water temps are starting the downward trend below 70 degrees.  The hatches the past few days on the Muskegon have been strong.  BWO’s & cahill’s on the lower stretch and caddis hatches on… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Trout Fishing (8/10/13)

These cooler weather patterns continue to create some excellent trout fishing.  Cinnamon and green caddis patterns remain our top producers, both floated on the surface and swung with a dead drift.  Look for the caddis hatch and trout fishing in general to improve as we get closer to September and water temps begin to cool.… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Trout Fishing (7/27/13)

With this cool weather pattern past few days, the caddis hatch is coming back alive.  Had a great outing last night by keying fast oxygenated water around rock points.  Many trout hooked including these three hogs!  Great evening of trout fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan! We’re still running the 5:30 to dark special… Continue Reading