The tug is the drug and nothing feels better than that first pull from a fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. And no one knows better than my good friend Ted from Chicago with an absolute crystal chrome beauty from the Muskegon. Great job Ted! Doesn’t get much better than Ted’s cosmetically perfect fall steelhead. … Continue Reading
Here’s Nick from Chicago with a chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. 70 degrees one day and back in the 30’s the next. You’ve gotta love the fall steelhead weather in Michigan! The recent rains have brought the water up slightly along with some new steelhead reaching the upper stretches of the river. The tricky… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert with one of the largest, if not the largest 24″ native rainbow trout from the Muskegon river. Congrats on such a one in a million rainbow Bert! This rainbow was so big (two feet long!) I truly thought it was a steelhead. In 20+ years guiding exclusively on the Muskegon river all year… Continue Reading
Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with a steelhead so bright chrome it threw off my camera focus. Ed with a small skipper from the Muskegon. These young steelhead are usually the precursor to a major push of fall steelhead on the way upriver. Ed with a very healthy 20″ rainbow trout. Water conditions are at… Continue Reading
Here’s Amy from Madison, WI with a very healthy king salmon from the Muskegon river. Amy has been out with me during some of the nastiest weather conditions hunting down steelhead in the fall, winter and spring. So to be able to fish in beautiful fall conditions with sun and mild temps hooking these powerful… Continue Reading
This brown trout struck the submerged dry fly just below the water column at the end of the drift. More times than not, trout follow the fly all the way to the end of your drift when your fly line straightens out just below the water surface behind you. First couple of pulls to retrieve… Continue Reading
Here’s a beautiful chromed out rainbow trout that absolutely hammered a dry fly on the first cast through its feeding lane. So nice to see the healthy trout population on the Muskegon getting better every year. The new 15″ minimum regulation is having a very positive impact on the size and quantity of trout improving… Continue Reading
This nice brown struck the dry fly in the middle of a bright sunny day. Dry fly fishing on the Muskegon has been picking up despite the river not wanting to let go of the slightly high flows. Caddis, sulphur, and drake hatches are in full swing throughout the river system. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading
This rainbow trout took a dry fly while absolutely gorging in its feeding lane. Surface activity with trout is increasing as the water levels finally start to fall to normal levels for this time of year. Water clarity has increased the fly hatches and the trout who “look up” for them. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading
Caddis, sulphur and gray drake hatches are taking center stage as the high flows start to recede and offer up some excellent dry fly fishing throughout the river system. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading