This trip was dedicated to Bill Karpowicz. Friend of my grand father & dad, USMC WW II battle of Iwo Jima survivor, & retired Grand Rapids, MI police officer. Thanks for your service Bill! Best wishes from the Fortuna & Hulswit families. Dave Hulswit holding a nice 20″ rainbow and a 20 lb. king salmon from… Continue Reading
Chris (pictured on top) and Jim from Detroit had a good day of King Salmon fishing. Here’s a few of many from the day. Salmon numbers continue to grow as does the steelhead numbers. Recent rains have helped raise the water levels and turn the bite back on. Thanks to Gray Drake Lodge for hosting… Continue Reading
“If a steelhead hits”…. it’ll feel like a lightning bolt strike through your fly rod! Team George Jr & Sr from Chicago found out first hand! Here’s a few from today. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Mike and Steve from Utah posed with a few of many from today. Water levels are dropping. Rain in the forecast should spark the fire with the salmon run next few days. Steelhead and large size trout are present for those of you with a little patience. Salmon numbers are increasing. Special thanks to the Gray… Continue Reading
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Pretty cool to witness first hand the lunar eclipse this morning cast a shadow over the moon as it disappeared over the trees with the sun rise. Think the fish liked it as well as the bite was on today my friends. Ed owner and operator of Ed & Ted’s Excellent Adventures out of Hillsdale, MI along… Continue Reading
Jack holding a nice King Salmon. The Muskegon is dropping now to 1400 cfs. Water temps are also on the decline below 60 degrees as more salmon continue to enter the river system. Trout fishing behind salmon beds is on fire right now with many large size trout falling to egg fly patterns. Special thanks… Continue Reading
Here’s Tom with the one of several nice king salmon from today. Despite taking really nice grip-n-grin shots with Tom’s partner Tony holding this epic river brown along with several other king salmon pics; this photo was the only shot that didn’t get erased before the camera went hay-wire deleting all the photos….sorry Tony. At least this one came… Continue Reading
Doesn’t get much better than this. Kings on the swing, bows and browns on dry flies! Salmon are starting their migration into the river system. The recent fresh push of water coupled with cooler air & water temps are signaling the massive giants to come home. Green and cinnamon caddis is in full swing right… Continue Reading
Was an absolute pleasure to guide Touring PGA Golf Professional Brad Gehl and his dad Jay for a very relaxing day of tout fishing on the Muskegon river. Opportunities for hook-ups were had all day long. Dry flies and streamer patterns were key. Water levels remain very strong for this time of the year on… Continue Reading