Quote of the day from Andrew, “this fly fishing thing is kinda fun” after landing his first steelhead, first cast of the day on a fly rod (top picture). Andrew and his wife Kristy holding some of many nice steelhead hooked throughout the day. Water levels are good at 2700 cfs with a light stain. Steelhead… Continue Reading
Eric from Hillsdale, MI and Bert from Rodney pictured with some outstanding steelhead on a very tough fishing day with bright sunlight and heavy boat traffic. Hats off to Eric executing pin point casts and lightning fast line management. Great Job Eric!! Water levels have dropped to 2800 and remain clear to a light stain… Continue Reading
Here’s Justin holding a bright chrome steelhead and his dad Jim pictured with a really nice 22 inch rainbow trout from yesterday. Water levels are on the rise (3100 cfs) from the recent rains to the north. Fresh steelhead have made their way up the river system. Rain in the forecast for next week should… Continue Reading
Here’s Pat (left) and his brother Joe with some really nice steelhead on a very bright, very sunny, warm spring day. Winter like days in April to start, summer like like days to finish. Just as previously spawned out steelhead move back to the lake, new steelhead make their way up the river system. The… 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
Kristen, her husband Marty, and father JR all pictured with some really nice steelhead form a guided steelhead trip earlier in the week on the Muskegon river. Steelhead fishing continues to get better as the number of steelhead continue to increase. Water temperatures are rising and water levels are falling. All of which is… Continue Reading
Father Joe (pictured left) Father Ron (pictured right) and Bert (middle) with some really nice steelhead. Steelhead numbers continue to increase as water temps slowly rise and water levels start to drop. Water temps have been stuck in the low 40’s past few days as this cold front lingers on. Warmer daytime temps in the… Continue Reading
Paul Sr. & Jr. with some nice steelhead from this very cold past Saturday. Water temps have dropped into the low 40’s putting the steelhead in a holding position until warmer weather starts to break later in the week. Steelhead can be found in the slower moving deeper holes, faster runs, and gravel areas. Water… Continue Reading
Here’s Will from Alaska with some picture perfect steelhead on one of the coldest April days in years. Water levels are excellent dropping from 5800 cfs to 5000 later in the day. The only thing holding us back right now is the drop in water temps. 43 degrees early in the week, back down to 40… Continue Reading
Ted from Chicago (Go Cubs!) with a solid day of steelhead fishing earlier this week. Steelhead numbers continue to grow as the high water has brought more fish in. Water temps are up and down hovering in the low 40’s. This cold front for the next three days has slowed the run for the time… Continue Reading