Category Archives: Muskegon river salmon

King Of Kings!

King Of Kings!

Here’s my good friend and pistol shooting instructor, Carl from Caledonia, MI with an absolute bruiser of a Muskegon river king salmon tipping the Boga grips at 28lbs and 40-inches of twisted green steel!  Congrats Carl! New pushes of king salmon continue to enter the river system and show up daily in new spots throughout… Continue Reading

Book Your Fall Fishing Trip Now On The Muskegon River!

Book Your Fall Fishing Trip Now On The Muskegon River!

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

Don’t Mess With The Bull!

Don’t Mess With The Bull!

Here’s Brain from Cincinnati, OH with a massive Muskegon river king salmon that tipped the boga grips over 30 pounds! Brian never king salmon fished before and wanted to give it a try and try he did bringing this massive king to the net!  I told Brian, hooking these big kings is like lassoing a… Continue Reading

King Of The Muskegon River!

King Of The Muskegon River!

Here’s Josh from Kentwood, MI with a massive king from the Muskegon river that smashed his swung fly through the deep pool on the retrieve.  If you’ve never experienced fighting these king salmon in the deep pools when they have all their energy fresh from Lake Michigan; you’ve got to give it a try.  To… Continue Reading

Kings Of Swing In Deep Salmon Pools!

Kings Of Swing In Deep Salmon Pools!

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

Fall Fishing On The Muskegon River!

Fall Fishing On The Muskegon River!

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

Better Sit Down For This Photo!

Better Sit Down For This Photo!

Here’s Jim from Madison, WI with an absolute hog of a king salmon tipping the scales well over 30 pounds and in excess of 40-inches.  Great job Jim!  Incredible Muskegon River King Salmon! Water temps are starting to cool rapidly making way for the peak of the king salmon run and with it fall steelhead. … Continue Reading

So Big It Took 3 Of Them To Hold It!

So Big It Took 3 Of Them To Hold It!

From left to right here’s the three brothers Chris, Brad, and Jeff helping hold Brad’s massive king salmon from the Muskegon River.  Water temps are starting to cool rapidly making way for the peak of the king salmon run and with it fall steelhead.  Water levels and clarity are perfect!  Game on!! post by: jon… Continue Reading

Pink Diamond In The Pool!

Pink Diamond In The Pool!

In 25 plus years guiding on the Muskegon river I’ve never seen a Pink Salmon on the Muskegon until now.  Here’s John from Chicago with an extremely rare Pink Salmon that smashed his fly on the swing in a deep pool.   Incredible fight with the straight pulls like a king salmon mixed with the short… Continue Reading

Back-N-Black Back-N-Kings!

Back-N-Black Back-N-Kings!

Here’s long time friend and client John from Chicago with the best of the day. 42-Inches and 29 pounds of twisted green steel! You just can’t imagine how hard these fish fight until you hook one with a light weight fly rod. Absolutely incredible fights ensue with battles lasting well over 20 minutes. John with… Continue Reading