(Trystan with a big double stripe steelhead) No better way to celebrate your 16th birthday then hooking and landing your first ever steelhead with dad at your side. Funny how things work out, this steelhead weighed in at 16lbs on the boga grips and was in excess of 30-inches. Trystan’s Sweet 16 birthday with the… Continue Reading
Fresh spring steelhead are on the move as warmer water and air temps move in with March. The Muskegon River is setting up for something special as the snow packed surroundings start to thaw as we approach April. Look for next week’s air temps in the mid 40’s to 50’s mixed with rain to kick-start… Continue Reading
Negative -35 wind chill, snow accumulations of an inch per hour for well over 24 hours straight, sustained 35 mph hour winds, opening up to a 45 degree day today, with several fresh chrome steelhead waiting to play! “should’ve seen the ones I lost” was the theme of the day today as some of the… Continue Reading
(Bob with a beautiful chrome hen) Here’s my long-time friend and fishing partner Bob from Madison, WI with a beautiful chrome hen from the Muskegon River. Bob shares my chrome addiction and has been out with me for several steelhead fishing adventures over the years. And I’m sure Bob would agree; this January steelhead was… Continue Reading
Felt great to finally have a chance to break away and do some winter steelhead fishing on the Muskegon landing chrome beauties like this one in late December. Steelhead are poised throughout the river from the lower stretches of Anderson Flats to the upper reaches of Croton Dam. This recent warm-up has kept water levels… Continue Reading
(Tommy with a beautiful crystal chrome hen) Here’s my new winter steelhead fishing friends Tommy from Seattle and his dad Rick from the East side of Michigan with a matching set of beautiful crystal chrome hens from the Muskegon River. (Rick completing the matching set of crystal chrome hens) New steelhead are on the move… Continue Reading
(Andrew with a beauty steelhead from the Muskegon river) (Henry with a chrome steelhead) (Andrew with a chrome hen) (Henry with a crystal chrome hen) (Andrew with another chrome steelhead) (Andrew with the last steelie of the day) Here’s Andrew with his Brother-in-law Henry with what can only be described as a strong day of… Continue Reading
Here’s Bill with an absolute beauty fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. Patients and perseverance paid off. Bill’s steelhead hit the fly five feet from the boat on the strip in. Congrats Bill! Well earned! Outstanding fight! It’s been an interesting late fall. Steelhead are scattered throughout the river system but spotty in very low… Continue Reading
(Seamus with a massive Muskegon River Steelhead) Here’s Seamus from Plymouth, MI with an absolute monster buck from the Muskegon River. Congrats Seamus!! Great steelhead!!! Here’s the “tale of the tape” weighing in on the Boga grips at 16lbs and in excess of 30″-inches. Great steelhead, great fight! Steelhead numbers are increasing but spread throughout… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Chicago with a gorgeous steelhead with some beautiful fall transition colors. As you can see from the photo this cold front has really dropped the weather and water temps dramatically in the past couple weeks. Fast water, Intermediate and the slow moving pools are the focus as water temps keep dropping to… Continue Reading