Here’s Ed from Hillsdale, MI with one of several king salmon hooked through out the day. Water levels have recently come up to 2000 cfs from all the heavy rain to the north. With the higher waters, fresh steelhead and salmon have come up the river system. Water temps dropped in the morning to… Continue Reading
Here’s Steve from Sears, MI pictured with one of the largest king salmon I’ve ever had the absolute pleasure to help bring to the boat! Outstanding job Steve! When you cant get your hand around the girth of the tail for the grip & grin photo, you know its big. The fall king salmon run… Continue Reading
Here’s todd from Indiana with a really nice king salmon from his half day trip yesterday. I think Todd will agree; it’s one thing to hook one of these monster king salmon, it’s by far another thing to land them. These kings will bring you into your backing in seconds. The pure power these fish… Continue Reading
Here’s Joe from Saint Louis, MO with an outstanding 40”, 27 pound king salmon. Believe it or not, this was the smallest one of the day. The king salmon that are here are absolutely giants. Joe, Jerry, and John learned first hand the Muskegon river king salmon are running on the large size this year.… Continue Reading
Here’s John from Indiana with some great opportunities at some awesome king salmon on the Muskegon river. This was one of them, well earned! Water levels are normal for this time of year. Rain and overcast skies any time soon would be a bonus. The high bright sun mixed with warm water temperatures didn’t help… Continue Reading
The King Salmon have started to gang up in the deep pools. These warm water temps have finally started to drop below the 70 degree point the past few days giving way for more king salmon to migrate up the river system. Here’s Charlie from New York with a hard fighting king. Next weeks weather… Continue Reading
Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan. Leaves are changing color, air and water temps are transitioning, and trout fishing is picking up as the caddis fly hatch starts to explode. With it comes the best part of all as the yearly migration of king salmon and fall steelhead… Continue Reading
George pictured top with his brother Jim holding a few of many nice king salmon they hooked all day long. The Muskegon river salmon run seems to be at its peak right now. Regardless of all the “doom & gloom” reports of low salmon numbers due to a 75% reduction in stocking by the DNR… Continue Reading
Ed pictured top along with Herb with some really nice Muskegon river king salmon. A fresh batch of king salmon has entered the river system. Water levels are still low but the fishing has much improved with this latest batch of fish. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Bert (pictured top) and Dave with some of the many king salmon hooked today on the Muskegon river. Water levels remain very low and clear. Water temps are dropping to normal temps for this time of year. Fresh salmon remain on the move along with some steelhead and lake run browns. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading