Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with an absolute wall-hanger. 19 pounds and just shy of 33-inches of chromed out Muskegon river steelhead! Absolutely amazing fight! Was a miracle just to get in the boat. This steelhead hit and went immediately upstream sending Ed into his backing. Circled the boat four times and at the last… Continue Reading
Just two years into learning to fly fish please meet my new friend Phil from Chicago with an absolute beauty! A giant Muskegon river fall steelhead. Congrats Phil! For your first ever steelhead you did well! Weighing in at 17lbs with 34.5-Inch length, Phil’s steelhead is an absolute wall hanger! Aerial jumps off the hook-set,… Continue Reading
Here he is, getting it done again. Greg from Big Rapids, MI with another beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead. This recent push of water has brought up new crystal chrome steelhead to the Muskegon river. Steelhead are scattered in good numbers throughout the river system. Excellent time to fish fall steelhead on the Muskegon river!… Continue Reading
Here’s my good friend and long time client from the very start, please meet Ted from Chicago with some killer steelhead from today! Congrats Ted! Great drifts, great fights, incredible fall steelhead! So good to see so many king salmon come up this fall and along with it strong numbers of fall steelhead. Just like… Continue Reading
Here he is again! The man, the myth, the legend! One cast Key with another beautiful chrome fall steelhead from the Muskegon river just before the 35-40mph wind gusts set in today! Great job Greg! Steelhead are scattered throughout the river system in good numbers. One day the bite is on. Next day it can… Continue Reading
Here’s Greg from Big Rapids, MI with another one cast miracle bringing this gorgeous 15lb Muskegon river steelhead to the boat. Great job Greg! The king salmon run is in full swing with incredible numbers not seen in 10 years on the Muskegon river. With the heavy concentration of king salmon throughout the river system… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim with his son Hunter and his wife Hannah helping Jim hold this monster Muskegon river king salmon. Good numbers of king salmon continue to enter the river system making their way into staging areas as the females wait for their eggs to develop and water temps to drop triggering them to make their… Continue Reading
Here’s my good friend and client John from Chicago with an absolutely beautiful Muskegon river king salmon taken with a fly on the swing through a deep pool. John has caught some amazing fish over the years on the Muskegon river and today was no exception. Thanks John! Was fun to watch!! Good numbers of… Continue Reading
Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan. The annual migration of king salmon start to enter the river system and along with it the fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon. Trout… Continue Reading
Here’s John from Chicago with a beautiful Muskegon river brown trout taken with a dry fly. Great afternoon of fishing with some really nice brown trout brought to the boat on dry flies including two very large brown trout that just didn’t want their picture taken. Nothing better than this time of year fly fishing… Continue Reading