Here’s an absolute beast of a winter steelhead from the Muskegon river. Fresh from Lake Michigan with the recent push of water from rain and run-off. Water conditions have been perfect past few days as Michigan’s Mother Nature is tightening her grip on the cold front coming in to stay. As this colder weather continues,… Continue Reading
Once the water temps drop below that 40 degree mark the steelhead fishing gets easier as the majority of steelhead gang up in large numbers in their winter lies. These slow moving pools can produce double digit hook ups in a matter of hours. Great way to get your son or daughter interested in the… Continue Reading
Here’s Matt from Grand Rapids, MI with the best of the day from a recent few hour fishing trip. This 30″ 14lb female steelhead fought incredibly hard and Matt handled it flawlessly bringing this beautiful girl to the boat. Great job Matt! Beautiful steelhead. Water conditions are perfect as more steelhead enter the river system. … Continue Reading
Here’s Jim from Fort Wayne, IN with an absolute beast of a steelhead from the Muskegon river. 33″ Inches and 17lbs of twisted chrome steel! Great job Jim! Incredible steelhead! Congratulations! Here’s Jim’s brother Rick also from Fort Wayne, IN with a nice buck from the MO. Both Jim and Rick have been avid Pere… Continue Reading
Please welcome my new friends Sherry from Rockford, MI and her brother Austin from Jacksonville, FL. Sherry with her first ever steelhead that believe it or not hit on her very first cast. Great job Sherry! Well done! Here’s Austin, from Jacksonville, FL. He’s fished and hunted some of the best areas across the United… Continue Reading
Here’s Rod with the Northview Fly Fishing Club of Grand Rapids, MI with an absolutely gorgeous native Muskegon river brown trout. The new 15″ minimum Brown Trout regulations have been in place on the Muskegon river the past few years now and have been producing incredible results like Rod’s river brown. Good numbers of steelhead… Continue Reading
The tug is the drug and nothing feels better than that first pull from a fall steelhead from the Muskegon river. And no one knows better than my good friend Ted from Chicago with an absolute crystal chrome beauty from the Muskegon. Great job Ted! Doesn’t get much better than Ted’s cosmetically perfect fall steelhead. … Continue Reading
Here’s Nick from Chicago with a chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. 70 degrees one day and back in the 30’s the next. You’ve gotta love the fall steelhead weather in Michigan! The recent rains have brought the water up slightly along with some new steelhead reaching the upper stretches of the river. The tricky… Continue Reading
Here’s Paul from Chicago with his very first steelhead that absolutely smashed his egg fly. Congratulations Paul! Great fight! Great fish! Welcome to the Twisted Chrome Steel Club! Water conditions are low and clear right now with good numbers of fall steelhead scattered throughout the river system. The recent heavy rains will push more steelhead… Continue Reading
Here’s Bert with one of the largest, if not the largest 24″ native rainbow trout from the Muskegon river. Congrats on such a one in a million rainbow Bert! This rainbow was so big (two feet long!) I truly thought it was a steelhead. In 20+ years guiding exclusively on the Muskegon river all year… Continue Reading