This brown trout struck the submerged dry fly just below the water column at the end of the drift. More times than not, trout follow the fly all the way to the end of your drift when your fly line straightens out just below the water surface behind you. First couple of pulls to retrieve… Continue Reading
(Jeff from Chicago with a massive king) (Here’s Jeff posing with his king along side Eric and Todd) (Jeff’s Massive 34lb, 40″ king salmon) It’s good to be king for a day as Jeff, Eric, and Todd soon found out. Jeff pictured top with the best of the day. 34lbs and 40 inches of twisted… Continue Reading
(Ted from Chicago with a crystal chrome fall steelhead from the Muskegon river) Wanted to send a special thank you out to Ted shown holding a pair of crystal chrome steelhead from the Muskegon river. Ted has strongly supported my guide business over the years and with it given me the opportunity to participate in… Continue Reading
Here’s my great friends Bob (pictured top) and Mark (in yellow) from Madison Wisconsin with some absolute monster king salmon caught through out the past couple days. Great job guys. Hope you have had some time to rest those arms! The salmon run is in full effect on the Muskegon and with it some great… Continue Reading
Fall is an absolutely beautiful time of year to fish the Muskegon river here in Michigan. The annual migration of king salmon start to enter the river system and along with it fall steelhead and lake run browns follow suite up river in search of salmon roe discharged from actively spawning king salmon. Trout fishing… Continue Reading
(Corinne with a big late November steelhead from the Muskegon river) (Dave with a nice steelhead) (Bob with a vey healthy hen from the Muskegon) (Bob with a hard fighting buck!) Here’s Corrine, husband Dave, and their friend Bob all pictured with some really nice steelhead from a very mild late November day on the Muskegon River.… Continue Reading
Day two of a final day that will only go down as “something special.” Whether it’s Bob’s 18lb double stripe crimson red buck or Amy’s 14lb (so fat I cant hold it) hen. These past two days were simply one of the best steelhead experiences I’ve witnessed in a long time. Bob and Amy with some epic steelhead battles, both the ones we… Continue Reading
Bert with an outstanding fall steelhead from a warm fall day on the Muskegon river. Bert with a monster late season king salmon in great shape! Pics don’t do this king justice. Notice the faint red tiger stripes down the flank. Awesome fish! Awesome battle!! The fall steelhead season is in full swing. Steelhead are… 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
Dave and Bert with an outstanding day of steelhead fishing from earlier in the week. Including Bert’s massive 18 pound, 33.5 inch alpha male buck and Dave’s 22 inch rainbow trout. Awesome fish! Water temps are rising with the current trend of warmer weather finally starting to break. The spring steelhead run is now gaining… Continue Reading