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
Here’s Jeff with several nice Muskegon river steelhead from a few hour winter trip today. Although we had to work a little harder than normal, the steelhead fishing was good. 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… Continue Reading
Couple nice steelhead from a few hours of fishing today. Unfortunately, the big one grew camera shy when Bert underestimated its true size and learned the hard way “you can’t horse them.” Water levels continue to be perfect at 2700 cfs with a very light stain. Water temps in the mid 30’s. Boat traffic was… Continue Reading
Here’s Victoria & Randy from California with some really nice winter steelhead from a few hour trip today. Winter is here, water temps have nose dived down to 37 degrees and dropping. Water levels are perfect at 2600 cfs. Slow presentations are key in the colder water. Steelhead fishing has been good the past few… Continue Reading
Say hello to my little friend….33″ 18lbs. King Kong Chrome! Just when you thought the steelhead were averaging on the small side this year….BAM!! I don’t think so. Kind of get sick of all the doom & gloom with the recent river fishing reports. Salmon run on the fringe of extinction (one of the best salmon… Continue Reading