Nice to finally get a chance to break away and fish a few hours this past weekend. I’m truly amazed at the size of these fall steelhead this year! Fall steelhead fishing is heating up on the Muskegon river in Michigan as more fish continue to enter the river each day. Look for the next good push… Continue Reading
Here’s Bob with a really nice king salmon from the other day. Fall sunrise on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Here’s Bob again with another really nice mouth hooked king! Recent rains have raised the water levels on the Muskegon. A fresh set of new salmon have made their way up. Steelhead continue to… Continue Reading
Hats off today to Anton & Stan! Both did a great job hooked up into fish all day long. Here’s Stan with a awesome 9lb chrome steelhead buck hooked and landed on the 2nd cast of the day. This was Stan’s first time ever fly fishing on a river. Seems to be a on going theme of… Continue Reading
Few things as a fishing guide feel better than getting a person who has never fly fished before into their first fall steelhead on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Only thing that could make it better is having them do it on their first cast of the day. Here’s Josh with his first, this 11lb… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert from Rodney Michigan with a awesome 11 lb. chrome buck. If you’ve never experienced the sheer power of these fall steelhead, you’ve got to give it a try! Fall steelhead on the Muskegon river are well known for their lightning fast bursts and acrobatic aerial displays. This fish hit and immediately made the… Continue Reading
Back on April 7th, 2013 I had the pleasure of guiding Scott Kosik & Mark for a early spring steelhead trip (see 4/7/13 post). Scott was nice enough to send me the video of that trip filmed from his Go Pro camera. If you ever want to get a taste of what it’s like to… Continue Reading
A little rain….a little wind……a lot of steelhead! Amazing what a good hard rain will do to help bring up fresh steelies! Bert joined me again for a half day trip filled with hook ups. Here’s a few from today including this nice double stripe buck Bert landed on a fry pattern. Post by Jon… Continue Reading
What better way to say “I love you” then taking your wife on a guided steelhead trip for her birthday? Hat’s off to Jim and Bonnie from Muskegon, MI celebrating Bonnie’s birthday in style, slamming steelhead all day long! Both Bonnie & Jim put the stick to them hard. Bonnie held top honors with three… Continue Reading
Wes & Chad from GR joined me for another excellent day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Despite all the fish Wes hooked, they grew camera shy before the net. Chad however managed to put some of many great fish in the boat. Nice job today guys! Continue Reading
Jeff & his son Blake joined me today for a great day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Although Jeff holds top honors for the biggest, Blake is not to be out done as they both were into fish all day long! Jeff is holding the best of the day. This “massive”… Continue Reading