Hats off to John and his son Jack for sticking it out through some extreme weather conditions today to say the least. All in pursuit of one common addiction….steelhead! Relentless persistence and a positive attitude paid off big time through some very adverse fishing conditions. Water levels started out at 4800 cfs and continue… Continue Reading
It was a very good Friday with bows, browns, and chrome all brought to the boat including an outstanding 22″ Muskegon river brown and beautiful 20″ rainbow trout both taken with stone flies. Water levels and water temps are on the rise. Steelhead numbers are increasing. 40 degree water temps with warmer weather in the… Continue Reading
Team Byron with an outstanding half day trip bringing several fresh chrome steelhead and large rainbow trout to the net today. Here’s a few of them. Water levels have declined to 3500 cfs with a light stain. Fresh steelhead are on the move as water temps approached 39 degrees today. Evidence of gravel activity continues… Continue Reading
Here’s Carissa with a really nice chrome hen along with a huge walleye. Not to be out done by her dad with some nice chrome steelhead. Steelhead are on the move as high flows (4900 cfs on Friday) and stained water allow safe passage for the fish to migrate up river all day long. Evidence of… Continue Reading
Here’s Luke from Boston with a fresh spring chrome hen that took an egg fly. This hen is no “winter hold over.” Fresh steelhead are on the move. Water levels are good for this time of year holding around 4,100 cfs with a moderate to heavy stain depending what area of the river your fishing. Rain… Continue Reading
This nice buck hit a nymph pattern after several attempts through the same run yesterday. Water levels on the Muskegon have fluctuated up & down inconsistently with the weather patterns past few days. 2100 cfs this morning, 3000 in the afternoon. Its made guessing flow rates very difficult. Holes that produce one day are shut down… Continue Reading
Had a chance to fish a couple hours this past weekend. The bite was good with several opportunities at some great steelhead including a really nice rainbow trout. If the size of trout this winter is any indication how good the trout fishing will be this spring we are in for a great season!… Continue Reading
Here’s Kurt with some nice steelhead including an outstanding 19″ Muskegon river rainbow trout from a few hour winter steelhead trip yesterday. Water conditions have spiked to 3,900 cfs with a dark stain from all the rain and run-off the past couple days. With the high dirty water we found success by concentrating on the… Continue Reading
Lake Michigan from 30,000 feet flying over Chicago this past Thursday. What’s the importance of this photo other than the incredible view? Lake Michigan. Notice something? No ice. Brutal winters froze Lake Michigan leaving nothing more than a very thick sheet of ice across the lake the past two winters. What does this mean to the… Continue Reading
Had an outstanding few hours of steelhead fishing yesterday. Water levels continue to be perfect holding around 2500 cfs with a very nice light stain. Water temps continue to dip down into the low to mid 30’s. Winter fishing for steelhead is upon us. When steelhead go into winter mode, they gang up in deeper… Continue Reading