Dry Flying For Bows & Browns!

Dry Flying For Bows & Browns!

Here’s my new friend Mike from Rockford, MI wet wadding in style with a nice Muskegon river brown trout that smashed his dry fly! Mike with a very healthy Muskegon river rainbow trout gorging on flies top water struck Mike’s dry fly with a vengeance!  Great hook-set Mike! Dry fly fishing for trout has been… Continue Reading

Got Trout?

Got Trout?

Dry fly fishing for trout has been on fire past few weeks with caddis, cahills, blue wing olives, and drake hatches taking center stage.  The low clear water is causing the trout to look up more than ever as the red tail sucker spawn has come to an end. The hotter air temps are raising… Continue Reading

Bad To The 24″ Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Bad To The 24″ Muskegon River Brown Trout!

Here’s my brother Ben from LaCrosse, WI with an absolute monster, 24″ Muskegon river brown trout.  Couldn’t have happened to a better person.  Ben has fished the Driftless area of Wisconsin for years and  landed some beautiful brown and rainbow trout over the years but told me, “nothing like this brown!”  Congrats Ben!  So happy… Continue Reading

Steelhead Dreams!

Steelhead Dreams!

Here’s Bob from Madison, WI with an absolute wall-hanger of a Muskegon river steelhead!  The girth on this monster steelhead was incredible.  Largest steelhead of the spring brought to the boat.  Congrats Bob on this 20 pound steelhead! Continue Reading

You Never Forget Your First!

You Never Forget Your First!

You never forget your first steelhead on a fly rod and especially when your first just happens to be 34-inches of twisted crimson red steel tipping the Boga grips at 19 pounds! Congrats Ethan!  Well done.  Incredible fight! Okay.  So, you want to learn steelhead fishing with a fly rod?  Cast here, tight line going… Continue Reading

Muskegon River Monster!

Muskegon River Monster!

Here’s Rick from Fort Wayne, Indiana holding a very rare sturgeon from the Muskegon river.  When Rick initially hooked this fish and I had a chance to see it roll for the first time, I thought Rick had a world record steelhead on what looked to be well over 40-inches.   Measuring over 50+inches and weighing… Continue Reading

El Pappo! El Guapo!

El Pappo! El Guapo!

Wanna give a special thanks out to my Dad for all the support and referral business he set up for me way back when to get my guide service off the ground years ago.  I couldn’t have done it without you Dad.  Truly appreciate all you’ve done for me to get my guide business to… Continue Reading

One Cast Keys With Flies On Fire!

One Cast Keys With Flies On Fire!

Here’s the famous “One Cast Keys” from Big Rapids, MI with some incredible steelhead brought to the boat.  Greg is literally the only fly angler I know that can catch steelhead without even having to cast!  Congrats Greg!  Thanks for the trips! Continue Reading

Brother Ben!

Brother Ben!

Here’s my brother Ben from LaCrosse WI, with some beautiful spring Muskegon river steelhead brought to the boat.  Congrats Ben!  So glad you were able to make the trip and experience spring steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river at its best!  Thanks Ben!!   Steelhead can be found throughout the river.  Large rainbows and brown… Continue Reading

14 Pound Muskegon River Walleye!

14 Pound Muskegon River Walleye!

Here’s Bob holding one the largest walleye I’ve ever seen!  14 Pounds on the Boga grips and in excess of 30-Inches.  Incredible walleye!  Congrats Bob! Bob landed this massive walleye by mistake fly fishing for steelhead on the Muskegon river. Steelhead can be found throughout the river.  Large rainbows and brown trout are feeding heavily… Continue Reading