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(Jeff with a crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead)
Here’s Jeff from Chicago with a chrome steelhead so bright he had to wear sunglasses!
(Jeff with a hard fighting buck!)
Jeff with a hard fighting buck that took him into the backing on his fly reel in seconds!
(Todd with a well earned Muskegon River Steelhead)
Please meet my great friend Todd from Pueblo, Colorado with an absolute “bull in a china cabinet” hell of a steelhead taken out of a log jam on the Muskegon river with his fly rod.
Okay Todd, I
You know when you’ve earned something. Maybe it was a week of fishing when, after 4 days of wretched luck but hard effort, a giant fish is found at the last hour of the trip. That’s earning it. Or maybe it’s trying all week to fool one difficult trout and,
(Ethan’s Crystal Chrome Steelhead)
Here’s Ethan from Big Rapids, MI with a big and beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Incredible fight, incredible jumps, with drag screaming pulls until Ethan tired this big girl out bringing her to the net with nothing but smiles and grins all around! Great job
(Ruth’s Beautiful Crystal Chrome Steelhead)
Here’s Ruth from Northern, MI with a beautiful crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead! With years of fly fishing the Au Sable River in Michigan Ruth decided to try steelhead fishing a try on the Muskegon river and try she did bringing this gorgeous 17lb steelhead
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Unfortunately, not much has changed since my last report. This has been a tough spring run with much fewer fish then I can ever remember. There are still a some around, but being
Not much has changed since the last report as a trickle of fresh fish move up the rivers as others spawn, while those that already have drop back to the lake. We have had some rainfall but not as much as we were hoping for to really test the hypothesis
The last few (beautiful) days we’ve seen a little bit of everything on the Au Sable. Strong BWO hatches that, due to the sunny conditions, haven’t been of much use to the trout angler. A dribble of hendricksons. Some stones. It has been slow fishing for some, and great fishing
(John’s 23″ Muskegon River Rainbow Trout)
Here’s my great friend John from Nothern Michigan with a 23′ Muskegon River Rainbow Trout.
(Tale of the 23″ Rainbow Trout Tape!)
Notice the forked tale? Prime indication of this incredible rainbow trout. Rainbow trout are identified by their forked tail. Steelhead tails are
Hey guys, sorry, this one will be short again… I’ve just had a few inquiries about reports and thought I’d better post something. John did a fine job in his April 1 report if you haven’t seen it and the truth is I haven’t updated, because nothing much has changed…
