Category Archives: Muskegon river steelhead

The Boyz From Minnesota!

The Boyz From Minnesota!

Please meet my new friends Jake and Aaron from Minnesota.  Here’s the best of the day with Jake holding his massive 18-pound, 34″ Muskegon river steelhead. Tale of the tape of Jake’s hog of a steelhead that took Jake into his backing several times before tiring the beast down into the net!  Congrats Jake!  Welcome… Continue Reading

The Calm Before The Storm!

The Calm Before The Storm!

Here’s my great friend Ed from Hillsdale, MI holding his massive 18-pound, 34-inches of twisted crimson red double strip Muskegon River Steel!  Congrats Ed! Ed has caught some incredible fish with me over the years on the Muskegon river and this awesome double stripe buck just adds to the list. Every spring steelhead season we… Continue Reading

Ever Seen A 15 Pound Muskegon River Walleye Before?

Ever Seen A 15 Pound Muskegon River Walleye Before?

Every early spring we normally catch some really nice walleye by mistake fishing steelhead during the spring steelhead run because walleye spawn just in front of the steelhead.  But in over 30 years fishing the Muskegon river I’ve never seen one this big! Please meet my great friend (and professional pistol shooting instructor) Carl from… Continue Reading

Start Of Spring Steelhead Run Is In The Air!

Start Of Spring Steelhead Run Is In The Air!

Here’s my good friend Chris from Grand Rapids, MI with an absolute  monster steelhead! Picture perfect naturally reproduced Muskegon River steelhead!  Doesn’t get much better than this.  Congrats Chris! We had to pull up the anchor for this big boy to try and tire the beast out by having him tow the boat to the… Continue Reading

Feel The Steel Heat!

Feel The Steel Heat!

With a 22-degree start this past Saturday morning the only way to heat up quickly is to catch an incredible Muskegon River steelhead at the break of dawn.  And Catch it he did.  Please meet my good friend Devin from Muskegon Michigan with the best of the day at 14-pounds, 28-inches of pure Muskegon River… Continue Reading

The Mighty MO / Muskegon River Flexes Its Steelhead Muscle Again!

The Mighty MO / Muskegon River Flexes Its Steelhead Muscle Again!

What makes the Muskegon River such a World-Class steelhead river?  The fact that any given moment the Muskegon can produce steelhead of a lifetime over and over again every year! Not only the size, but the sheer volume / quantity of these magnificent Muskegon River steelhead that migrate up the river system year after year… Continue Reading

Steelhead Dreams!

Steelhead Dreams!

I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing Jack ever since he was a young man introducing him to dry fly trout fishing the Muskegon river at such a young age.  Since then, Jack has learned so much about fishing the Muskegon.  He’s become such an incredible fly angler over the years and has brought several… Continue Reading

Man Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

Man Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

Please meet my good friend Joe from New Jersey with a hard fighting twisted chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. New steelhead continue to enter the river system 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!… Continue Reading

16lbs of Beautiful Twisted Chrome Steel!

16lbs of Beautiful Twisted Chrome Steel!

Here’s my great friend Nick from Chicago with the best of the day!  A hard fighting beautiful 16lb buck from the Muskegon River. Nick’s mature double stripe buck!  New steelhead continue to enter the river system as the daylight shortens with the time change and colder nights mixed with precipitation is finally raising the water… Continue Reading

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 system 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