Category Archives: Muskegon river fly fishing guide

Texas Road Trip!

Texas Road Trip!

Here’s Alden with his very first absolutely beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon River steelhead!  Congrats Alden! New steelhead continue to enter the river systems as the daylight shortens with the time change and colder nights mixed with precipitation is finally raising the water levels triggering fresh steelhead to migrate up river! Please meet my new friends… Continue Reading

California Chrome!

California Chrome!

Here’s Andrew from Sacramento California with a hard fighting Muskegon river steelhead. New steelhead continue to enter the river systems as the daylight shortens with the time change and colder nights mixed with precipitation is finally raising the water levels triggering fresh steelhead to migrate up river! With Thanksgiving Holiday soon approaching and friends and… Continue Reading

You Never Forget Your First Muskegon River Fall Steelhead On A Fly Rod!

You Never Forget Your First Muskegon River Fall Steelhead On A Fly Rod!

Please meet my new friends Liam and his Dad (John) from New Lenox, IL celebrating in style Liam’s first ever Muskegon River steelhead taken with a fly rod! Liam’s holding his first ever Muskegon River steelhead / “Silver Bullet” taken with a fly rod!  Congrats Liam!  Great cast! Great drift! Great hook-set! Great fight all… Continue Reading

Bad To The Brown!

Bad To The Brown!

Here’s Bert from Rodney, MI with a beautiful naturally reproduced (adipose fin intact) Muskegon river brown trout sporting its amazing fall colors! Ever since the Michigan DNR raised the keep level on brown trout to 15-inches on the upper stretches of the Muskegon river the native brown trout population has exploded both in numbers and… Continue Reading

Twisted Double Stripe Red Steel!

Twisted Double Stripe Red Steel!

Here’s Calvin from Madison, WI with an absolute bruiser of a Muskegon river steelhead that smashed his fly on the swing!  Great job Calvin!  This one was definitely worth a photo! Here’s Dan with late season crystal chrome hen that just came up with the recent rain. Here’s Calvin with another big steelhead worthy of… Continue Reading

Good Cigars & Great Steelhead Fishing!

Good Cigars & Great Steelhead Fishing!

Here’s my great friend Eric from Hillsdale, MI with a powerful Muskegon river steelhead that absolutely smashed his fly on the swing!  Great Job Eric! Here’s Eric again with a hard fighting steelhead that just didn’t want to see the net or have its picture taken. Don’t let the size fool you, this “Super Skipper”… Continue Reading

Men Of Steel!

Men Of Steel!

Here’s my great friend Jeff from Chicago with an absolute bull of a Muskegon River steelhead! Measuring just over 32-inches and 17lbs on the Boga Grips, Jeff’s steelhead put up an incredible fight bringing Jeff into his backing on the fly rod in seconds! Here’s Jeff’s guest Bob getting the hang of running the drift… Continue Reading

Quest For Muskegon River Chrome!

Quest For Muskegon River Chrome!

Here’s my great friend Jeff from Jenison, MI with an absolutely beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon River steelhead. Here’s Jeff’s son Bryce with a scrappy little buck that didn’t want to come to the net or get his picture taken. Here’s Jeff bringing another nice steelhead to the boat on a peaceful afternoon half day trip… Continue Reading

30+Inches 17lbs Of Twisted Crimson Red Steel!

30+Inches 17lbs Of Twisted Crimson Red Steel!

Here’s Dan from Holland, MI with a picture-perfect Muskegon River steelhead in excess of 30-inches and weighing in at 17lbs on the Boga Grips.  Congrats Dan! Dan’s Tale of the Tape beautiful crimson red steelhead that brought Dan into the backing of his fly reel in seconds!  Nothing beats the power of these incredible Muskegon… Continue Reading

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