Steelhead Paradise!

Steelhead Paradise!

Here’s Brian with a trophy Muskegon River steelhead.

Not to be outdone, here’s Mike pictured with his trophy steelhead.

Brian with a hard fighting steelhead.

Here’s Mike with a 30″ hen.

Brian with a really nice steelhead showing it’s winter colors.

Mike with one of two giant walleye landed.

Brian pictured with another killer steelhead.

Here’s Brian holding a very large walleye.  12lbs on the boga grips!

Here’s Mike holding the biggest fish of the day,  33″ and 16lbs on the bogas.  Massive fish!

Brian & Mike from Indiana experienced “one of those days” on the Muskegon where everything goes right.   Almost every hole produced fish with most of them in excess of 30 inches.  If this is any sign of what’s to come, the spring run should be amazing this season on the Muskegon River!  There are several fish throughout the river system all staging for gravel as the water temps start to warm in the weeks to come.

The spring steelhead run on the Muskegon is growing near.  Good numbers of steelhead are in the river system.  These cold 35 degree water temps aren’t helping.  But, keep the faith.  Warmer weather is on the way and things change very quickly on the Muskegon.  As I’ve witnessed first hand from many years fishing the Muskegon; this is the calm before the storm.  Milder air temps mixed with precipitation is what’s needed trigger the spring steelhead run.

post by: Jon Fortuna

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