Here’s my good friend and long time client from the very start, please meet Ted from Chicago with some killer steelhead from today! Congrats Ted! Great drifts, great fights, incredible fall steelhead! So good to see so many king salmon come up this fall and along with it strong numbers of fall steelhead. Just like… Continue Reading
Here’s my new friends from South Carolina, Jae and son Eamon helping Dad pose with his first ever Muskegon river steelhead! Welcome to the steelhead club Jae! Strong numbers of steelhead are present throughout the Muskegon river. Not to be outdone here’s Eamon, taking a break (from the University of Michigan graduate program) spending some… Continue Reading
Here’s Mike from Indiana with a beautiful Muskegon river fall steelhead. Reminiscent of a summer run Skamania steelhead with its very long slender body and numerous acrobatic leaps out of the water Mike brought this fall steelhead to the boat. The king salmon run is in full swing with incredible numbers not seen in 10… Continue Reading
Here’s my younger brother Ben from La Crosse, WI. Ben is an excellent trout angler successfully fishing the Driftless area of Wisconsin for years. Ben has sent me endless photos of monster brown trout he’s caught fishing Wisconsin and surrounding area small creeks and streams. Here’s brother Ben holding one of several killer steelhead that… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Ft. Wayne, IN joining me for the first time for some spring steelhead fishing with some outstanding Muskegon river steelhead brought to the boat. Congrats Jim! Nice steelhead!! Steelhead fishing conditions are perfect! Flows have dropped from 5000cfs to mid 4500cfs and the water is starting to clear. Water temps are just… Continue Reading
Here’s a very healthy big beautiful Muskegon river steelhead seeking refuge from Lake Michigans’ harsh winter environment spending time in the security of the Muskegon river winter lies waiting for that spring thaw. So nice to see steelhead this healthy filled with eggs waiting to spawn. These are the quality steelhead you want reproducing creating… Continue Reading
Here’s Brian from Cincinnati with an absolute gorgeous female Muskegon river steelhead. Check out the beautiful colors on this very healthy stout steelhead. Incredible fight! During fall months and leading into winter, female steelhead migrate up from Lake Michigan to the specific rivers where they were originally born. They do so seeking refuge from the… Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Ft. Wayne Indiana holding his 31 and a half inch, 17 pounds of twisted chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Incredible steelhead Jim! Congrats! Not only steelhead, but incredible native Muskegon river rainbow and brown trout are available this time of year as well. Here’s Jim with a 22-inch wall-hanger rainbow trout longer and… Continue Reading
Here’s a very unique long and skinny crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. With this steelheads body structure being so long and skinny it almost looks like a Skamania which is a summer run steelhead originally planted in the St.Joseph and Big Manistee river systems here in Michigan. Water temps are dipping down to that 40… Continue Reading
Here’s Tim from Northern Indiana with the crown jewel of the Muskegon river; a hard fighting chromed out Muskegon river steelhead! Here’s Tim’s first ever steelhead from the Muskegon river that just happened to be a beautiful chromed out hen just like his steelhead pictured above. Great job Tim! Welcome to the steelhead club! Water… Continue Reading