Gateway to Michigan's finest fly-fishing
With April coming to an end, so does our Spring Steelhead season. The run for this spring was a strong one the past 8 weeks and despite a week of high water in early April that made fishing tough – if not unsafe to get out, it provided a lot
The hendrickson hatch doesn’t ever “explode” like the brown drakes explode. The hendrickson hatch builds slowly, like a fire on wet wood, until enough heat finally gets the fire going. That slow build? That is happening now. The hendricksons have begun on the Au Sable and certain stretches of the
(Greg with a beautiful Muskegon River brown trout)
Here’s the Man…. The Myth… The Legend! Greg from Big Rapids, MI who’s the only man I know who has consistantently hooked and landed several big game fresh water fish with only one cast! The only man I have ever known who
(Joe’s 18-lb 33-Inch Muskegon River steelhead)
Here’s my new friend, Joe from New Jersey celebrating his birthday in style landing this massive 18-lb, 33-inch Muskegon River steelhead! Congrats Joe on such an incredible steelhead! Happy Birthday!
(Tale of the Tape of Joe’s massive steelhead)
Tale of the Tape of Joe’s
(Nick with a beautiful Muskegon River steelhead!)
Here’s my great friend Nick from Chicago with a beautiful spring steelhead from the Muskegon River.
(Nick with another beautiful Muskegon River Steelhead)
Nick with another gorgeous Muskegon River spring steelhead.
Nick with another chromed out hen
(Sven with a gorgeous Muskegon River Brown Trout!)
Here’s Sven from Colorado with an absolute gorgeous native natural reproduction Muskegon River brown trout. I give Sven all the credit in the world for sticking with it despite the adversity / encouragement (or lack of it) in the boat lol ….Congrats
(Chris with a crimson red buck from the Muskegon River)
Here’s my great friend from Chicago, Chris with a hard fighting crimson red buck from the Muskegon River.
(Steve with a beautiful chrome hen from the Muskegon)
Here’s Steve with a beautiful chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River.
(Carl with a beautifully colored crimson red steelhead)
Here’s my great friend and incredible pistol shooting instructor Carl from Caledonia, MI with a beautiful crimson red steelhead from the Muskegon river.
(Bob with a hard fighting steelhead)
Bob from Ionia, MI who’s so big, he made this steelhead look small!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9XoAuZBCSM #flyfishing #bassfishing #fishing Our first smallmouth bass river float of the 2025 campaign happen to start on a day a solar eclipse was taking place. Wasn’t sure how or if it’d affect the bite. Seems like the weather temp drop was a bigger impact than the eclipse. Forecast was
Manistee River
Spring has officially arrived in Northern Michigan, as reflected in the forecast. With temperatures ranging from 50 to 60 degrees during the day and staying above freezing at night, the steelhead fishing on the Manistee River has remained consistent. Most days offer multiple opportunities to hook a steelhead.
