Here’s David from New York City with a beautiful chromed out Muskegon river fall steelhead. David told me he has been reading about the Muskegon river and all the incredible fishing it offers but I don’t think he had any idea until he came out to fish it with me. Congrats on such a beautiful… Continue Reading
Here’s my Dad from Rodney, MI proving with a big smile he can get it done! Congrats on another beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead to add to the photo album Dad! Steelhead numbers are increasing as the salmon run starts to dwindle down. Steelhead can be found throughout the river system in fast, medium, and… Continue Reading
Here’s Dan from Big Rapids, MI with his first ever Muskegon river fall steelhead that smashed his fly on the retrieve. Congrats Dan, welcome to the Muskegon River Silver Bullet Club! Steelhead numbers are increasing as the salmon run starts to dwindle down. Steelhead can be found throughout the river system in fast, medium, and… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Illinois with his first ever Muskegon river fall steelhead. Nothing beats hooking and landing your first fall steelhead and Jim’s was a beauty. Crystal chrome silver bullet! Congrats Jim!! Despite the low clear water with direct sunlight, fresh salmon continue to get up on gravel daily in new spots throughout the river… Continue Reading
Please meet my hometown friend Greg from Rockford, MI with a bruiser of a Muskegon river steelhead! Nice job Greg!! Not to be outdone by Dad, here’s Greg’s son Ben with a very fresh, very chrome hen from the Muskegon. Greg with a hard fighting buck that hit at the end of his swing when… Continue Reading
Here’s Tristan from Des Moines, IA with a beautiful Muskegon River brown trout. The brown trout fishing on the Muskegon has been exceptionally good the past couple years and only seems to get better! Notice the beautiful translucent blue on the gill plate of Tristan’s river brown. Brown trout are the only fish species to… Continue Reading
Here’s Tim from Chicago with a crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Nothing beats that first tug on the fly rod and especially when it’s a Muskegon river fall steelhead ripping your fly reel into its backing in seconds! Congrats on a beautiful fall steelhead Tim! Steelhead continue to enter the river system as the water… Continue Reading
Here’s Mike with his king salmon taken on the swing in a deep pool staging area. Mike is pictured along with John/dad on the right and friend Dave on the left. King salmon start to enter the Muskegon river in mid September. As they migrate up the river system, the kings seek and group up… Continue Reading
Here’s Bill from Allegan, MI with some beautiful brown trout taken on caddis dry flies. This recent abnormal warm front has triggered massive caddis fly hatches in the upper stretches of the river sending large size brown trout into a feeding frenzy. Here’s Bill with another large size river brown that smashed his caddis dry… Continue Reading
Here’s a gorgeously colored Muskegon river brown trout that absolutely smashed my new Gray Drake dry fly pattern as it gently fell to the water just in front of his face in his feeding lane. In the last blog we discussed how to target rising trout and time their intervals between rises to improve your… Continue Reading