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
Dry fly fishing for trout is heating up as the water temps cool down heading into September. Prolific hatches of caddis & blue wing olive force trout to look up. September & October are the last months of the year we’re able to stalk large size trout feeding top water. Take advantage of this last… 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
What more can you ask for? High water, beautiful surroundings, oh…..and some great steelhead & trout fishing on the Muskegon river! Post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Happy mothers day Karen!!! Scott and his wife Karen came out today to spend mothers day in style…….fly fishing for steelhead on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Karen and Scott did an excellent job putting up with all the fun mother nature Michigan can give. Sun while snowing, wind while sleeting, & blue skies with… 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
Mark & his son Allen from Illinois joined me this past Sunday for a half day evening trip. Both are relatively new to steelhead fishing and found out first hand why steelhead are the hardest fighting fresh water game fish in North America. Both Mark and Allen hooked their fair share of steelhead, but just… Continue Reading