A little rain….a little wind……a lot of steelhead! Amazing what a good hard rain will do to help bring up fresh steelies! Bert joined me again for a half day trip filled with hook ups. Here’s a few from today including this nice double stripe buck Bert landed on a fry pattern. Post by Jon… Continue Reading
Mark & his son Allen from Illinois joined me this past Sunday for a half day evening trip. Both are relatively new to steelhead fishing and found out first hand why steelhead are the hardest fighting fresh water game fish in North America. Both Mark and Allen hooked their fair share of steelhead, but just… Continue Reading
What better way to say “I love you” then taking your wife on a guided steelhead trip for her birthday? Hat’s off to Jim and Bonnie from Muskegon, MI celebrating Bonnie’s birthday in style, slamming steelhead all day long! Both Bonnie & Jim put the stick to them hard. Bonnie held top honors with three… Continue Reading
Mark from Chicago & Scott from New buffalo came out today for some steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Words cannot do justice to the fight this chrome hen put up when Mark hooked it on a egg fly! I’ve caught and witnessed many epic battles with these fish. Few compare to the… Continue Reading
The morning bite was key for us today. Couple of things made it challenging; water levels dropped & the clarity is improving. Regardless, Jeff from GR put some great Michigan Steelhead in the boat! Look for this weekend’s warm up to help melt significant amounts of snow. This fast run off will bring higher water levels and… Continue Reading
Trips are starting to fill up in the months of March, April and May, but we still have a few prime dates open right in the middle of the busiest time of the year for steelhead fishing in Michigan. Monday April 8 through Thursday the 11th will be some of the busiest times of the season as… Continue Reading
All the pieces are falling into place for the makings of a excellent spring steelhead run! Once the warmer air temps come in and start melting the large amounts of snow to the north, get ready for game on! Water levels and clarity are excellent right now for steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in… Continue Reading
If this was during the Revolutionary War, We’d be yelling “The Steelhead are coming! The Steelhead are coming!” Because in about a month, the annual migration of Steelhead fish heading up the river to spawn will be untamed on the Muskegon River in Michigan. March, April and May will be busy with massive Steelhead ascending the Muskegon River… Continue Reading