Category Archives: Muskegon river fly fishing charter

One Cast Key Strikes Again!

One Cast Key Strikes Again!

Here’s the Man…. The Myth… The Legend!  Greg from Big Rapids, MI who’s the only man I know who has consistantently hooked and landed several big game fresh water fish with only one cast!  The only man I have ever known who hooked and landed a steelhead without even casting.  He literally let his fly… Continue Reading

Twisted Crimson Red Steel!

Twisted Crimson Red Steel!

Here’s my great friend from Chicago, Chris with a hard fighting crimson red buck from the Muskegon River. Here’s Steve with a beautiful chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. Here’s Steve “getting the hang of it” landing another beautiful chrome steelhead! From left to right; Chris, Steve, and Sven taking a “grip and grin” with… Continue Reading

Twisted Cold Steel!

Twisted Cold Steel!

Here’s my great friend and incredible pistol shooting instructor Carl from Caledonia, MI with a beautiful crimson red steelhead from the Muskegon river. Bob from Ionia, MI who’s so big, he made this steelhead look small! Legendary whitetail deer hunter and instructor John Eberhart out of Clare, MI with a drop back hen from the… Continue Reading

Every Blue Sky Has A Silver & Chrome Lining!

Every Blue Sky Has A Silver & Chrome Lining!

Here’s my great friend from Northern Michigan John with an awesome twisted chrome steelhead from the Muskegon river!  Congrats John on such a nice steelhead! Not to be outdone, here’s my other great friend and John’s guest from Chicago, Dave with a hard fighting winter hold over buck from the Muskegon river.  Great job Dave!… Continue Reading

Crimson Red Twisted Steel!

Crimson Red Twisted Steel!

Here’s John from Chicago with a bruiser of a Muskegon River steelhead!  Congrats John! John’s massive 18-pound steelhead came in just under 34-inches of twisted crimson red steel!  Great steelhead John! Not to be out done, here’s John friend Drew with a very large chrome steelhead from the Muskegon. Here’s Drew getting it done again… Continue Reading

Some Things Are Very Special!

Some Things Are Very Special!

Here’s a very good friend of mine and a long time fishing client, Paul from Madison, WI holding an absolutely beautiful Muskegon River steelhead! Here’s Paul with an absolute hell-bent silver bullet steelhead from the Muskegon that took Paul for a drag screaming ride! Paul with an absolutely beautiful chrome hen only the Muskegon River… Continue Reading

Spring Steelhead Season Is In The Air!

Spring Steelhead Season Is In The Air!

Please meet Marc from Kalamazoo, MI holding a really “thick” Muskegon river steelhead.  Marc cut his teeth wade fishing the Muskegon River for years taking that occasional scary dip in the river wading out a little too far. Marco told me during his time wade fishing the Muskegon, he always wanted to hire a guide… Continue Reading

18-Pounds & 32-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

18-Pounds & 32-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

Here’s Tom from Chicago with a “wall-hanger” of a Muskegon River steelhead!  What started out as an introduction to fresh water big game fly fishing quickly turned into a trial by fire as Tom hooked into this mammoth steelhead within the first few casts of the first spot we started.  To say this steelhead fought… Continue Reading

Nothing Beats Landing Your First Fall Steelhead on the Fly!

Nothing Beats Landing Your First Fall Steelhead on the Fly!

Here’s Steve from Ada, Michigan with his first ever Muskegon River fall steelhead landed on the fly!  Steve is new to the fly-fishing community and struck chrome gold with this absolutely gorgeous Muskegon River fall steelhead that smashed his fly on the swing!  Awesome job Steve!  Welcome to the Chrome Club My friend!  Nothing beats… Continue Reading

Fall Steelhead Fishing on The Muskegon River Is Heating Up!

Fall Steelhead Fishing on The Muskegon River Is Heating Up!

Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with a beautiful Muskegon River fall steelhead that absolutely smashed his egg fly on the retrieve! Fall steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River is heating up as more steelhead are entering the river system and making way for some very exciting steelhead fishing. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading