Day two with Beverly and her husband Steve and she does it again, another massive steelhead! This 30″…er was 14lbs of Twisted Chrome Steel!! Check out the girth on this outstanding steelhead. From day one seeing Beverly battling steelhead gave me a sense of relief to just shut up and let her do her thing to land… Continue Reading
Father Joe Fix from Sacred Heart Church in Everett, MI and Bert from Rodney Michigan enjoying some epic battles fighting steelhead on the fly rods all day today. Nothing better than chasing steelhead during ideal spring run weather conditions. Despite the rain, water levels dropped from 3200 to 2700 cfs today. Regardless, the steelhead fishing… Continue Reading
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Congrats to Jim and his two kids, Karrissa & Hunter who discovered first hand why so many people are drawn to steelhead fish the Muskegon river. I always brace my self when a client says to me….”ok, last cast of the day, lets end it with a fish in the boat.” Well the steelhead gods… Continue Reading
Here’s Austin and his dad Roger from Fremont MI, celebrating Austin’s 12th birthday in style with a guided steelhead trip. Austin’s the man, with his first ever steelhead, an awesome 31″ hen. I’ve fished with a lot of good anglers before, but no one impressed me more than Austin. Spot on casting ability, gentle touch… Continue Reading
It’s ok….you can say the “S” word. SPRING is on its way and so is the steelhead! Believe it or not, look for warmer weather in the forecast to create a well-needed push of water to kick start both the water levels and the steelhead numbers. Spring steelhead love to migrate under the cover of… Continue Reading
Bill from Lansing, MI came out today to break away for some winter steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river. I give Bill credit; it’s been 10 years since he steelhead fished here in Michigan. Until now, the only thing he wanted to do was get out of doors to fish the Muskegon river. This beautiful… Continue Reading
As March grows near, I wanted to remind you the biggest steelhead of the year are taken late February & March on the Muskegon. The fish below seem to be a pre-curser of what’s to come. Although they’re not quite wall hangers yet, if they make it a couple more years these double stripe bucks… Continue Reading
Nice to get out and put a bend in the rod for a few hours. Steelhead fishing remains strong on the MO. Hit the first steelhead the second cast of the day. The fish hit so hard it caught me off guard and lost it minutes into the fight. What really amazes me though is the outstanding size trout… Continue Reading
Winter steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river picked up past couple days with the warmer temps. We’ve been catching several winter steelhead sporting their crimson red colors including a handful of fresh chromers like this nice 30″ 12lb female. Look for this resent run-off of melting snow to raise the water levels and shuffle… Continue Reading