Here’s Josh & Brian with their first ever fly fishing trip. Josh with an outstanding 22″ river brown, 21″ rainbow, and several steelhead. Brian as well with several outstanding steelhead. Not bad for first time fly fishing fanatics. Great job guys! Water levels remain very good & lightly stained, perfect conditions for steelhead (thanks again… Continue Reading
Here’s Herb & Ed with some nice steelhead and a awesome brown trout from a rainy day with high water. Look for the high & dirty water to recede & clear in the days to come. Steelhead fishing continues to improve as more fish enter the river system. post by: jon fortuna Continue Reading
Here’s Blake and his Dad (Ed) with a few of several hook-ups today. Check out Ed’s 8lb Walleye! Recent rains have absolutely “kick-started” the spring run on the Muskegon river (thanks for your prayers). High dirty water is now in session and will be here for a while. With it brings peace and security to… Continue Reading
Here’s Mark from Minnesota who joined me for the past two days experiencing some excellent steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan. More steelhead continue to enter the river system. Water temps are expected to reach the low 40’s in the next few days. Much needed rain is in the forecast to raise water… Continue Reading
Here’s Ted’s best of several chrome steelhead from today. The count down begins. 38 degree water temps now followed by rain in the forecast with warmer evenings will be exactly what’s needed to reach that magic 42 degree water temp sending the spring steelhead run into overdrive. Stay tuned! post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
What a roller coaster of weather patterns past few days. 50’s one day followed by 20’s the next. Water levels at 3,000 cfs this morning followed by a considerable drop to 2,400 at the end of the day. Seems the water levels are following these up and down weather patterns. Look for the push of rain… Continue Reading
Bert from Rodney, MI with some really nice spring steelhead from today. Water levels started out low at 1800 cfs but are on the rise to 2650. This push of water is exactly what’s needed to bring more fish up stream. Steelhead fishing has been improving as of late. Look for conditions to only get better… Continue Reading
The stage is being set. Well needed warm weather patterns the rest of the week will help kick start the Muskegon river offering the possibility of an excellent spring steelhead run. Evidence provided by the beautiful chrome hen pictured above. Look for this week’s run-off to trigger a major push of steelhead by weeks end. Follow… Continue Reading
Year after year February & March has produced some of the biggest and best steelhead on the Muskegon River. Granted massive steelhead are always present throughout the Muskegon from early October thru mid June, but there’s something special about February & March. Cold-water temps offer the angler the best fighting chance to bring these massively powerful… Continue Reading
Had a really nice outing this past Friday. Despite the heavy winds the steelhead bite was on fire! Regardless of the spotty steelhead numbers for this time of year on the Muskegon, the trout fishing has been and continues to be incredible! The lake run browns and river browns are filling the void form the lack… Continue Reading