Jeff & his son Blake joined me today for a great day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Although Jeff holds top honors for the biggest, Blake is not to be out done as they both were into fish all day long! Jeff is holding the best of the day. This “massive”… Continue Reading
Some people fish for weeks to catch and land their first steelhead, others do it within the first few hours of the day. Here’s Jeff’s son Blake with his first ever steelhead on a fly rod! This awesome double stripe 28″ 10 lb buck struck from behind the boat during Blake’s retrieve as he stripped… Continue Reading
So sorry for the delay in posts but mother nature and 10,000 cfs on the Muskegon river delayed things a little. Feels great to be back in the saddle again slamming some great steelhead with the fly rods! Mike from Howell, MI joined me today for some excellent steelhead fishing! Mike laid the stick to them… Continue Reading
The steelhead is the beast of the Muskegon River these days. And while our success rate is phenomenal, those who don’t join us on a guidedsteelhead fishing trip might have some trouble catching what can be an elusive and feisty fish. Here are a few tips when trying to catch the Michigan Silver Bullet Fly… Continue Reading
Bert from Miller Johnson out of Grand Rapids joined me today for a half day of some action packed steelhead fishing. Bert’s holding a really nice double stripe buck taken at dawn in front of a beautiful sunrise on the Muskegon river. The flies were on fire as Bert was into steelhead the entire trip!… Continue Reading
Here’s Scott from New Buffalo with his best of the Day! This 12 lb. buck smashed his stone fly with pure rage! But wait, the story gets better. Anyone who has ever gone after these awesome game fish know they can stage themselves in some of the worst log jams in the river. This fish… Continue Reading
Mark from Chicago & Scott from New buffalo came out today for some steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River in Michigan. Words cannot do justice to the fight this chrome hen put up when Mark hooked it on a egg fly! I’ve caught and witnessed many epic battles with these fish. Few compare to the… Continue Reading
Scott & Kevin Joined me today for some steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river in Michigan. Although Kevin’s steelies grew camera shy before making the net, Scott stole the show with some nice chrome & a beautiful 18″ rainbow. Great job today guys! I truly enjoyed the time on the water with you! Continue Reading
Steelhead fishing continues to improve on the Muskegon river in Michigan as the water temps rise. Here’s a few of many from a late afternoon trip today. Black stones were key today. Continue Reading
Happy Easter! The Muskegon river water levels climbed slightly to 2900 this morning. Water clarity is diminishing. This short term cold front isn’t helping our water temps; flat lined again at 37 degrees. Here’s a few of them from a half day trip today. Continue Reading