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(Todd with a 20″ Muskegon River Brown Trout Taken With A Dry Fly)
Here’s my longtime client and very good friend Todd from Colorado with an absolute crown jewel brown trout from the Muskegon river taken with a dry fly during the gray drake hatch.
(20″ Muskegon River Brown Trout)
The shop is re-opened for business…9-5 everyday!!!
We have been limiting occupancy capacity to 10 and cleaning all surfaces frequently for everyones well being. It feels very good to have life back in our business and to be back on the river guiding again. With that being said, we
First off, we want to thank everyone who has continued to support us during this very difficult time, we are so thankful for our loyal customers who continue to shop local even in the face of a global pandemic. THANK YOU!!!
After an unplanned hiatus we are happy to say
(Muskegon River Brown On a Dry Fly)
Here’s a very healthy river brown from the Muskegon taken with a dry fly despite the high flows.
(Beautiful Muskegon River Sunset)
Peace and tranquility. It’s what it’s all about dry fly fishing the Muskegon river during the best hatch of the year.
With spring comes high water, heat waves, cold snaps…all in a matter of days. And with such weather comes the sulphurs, the yellow stones, the caddis, the mahoganies, the big mahoganies (what we call the brown bugs), and soon enough the brown drakes and the bugs of June. Mix in
The further down you go the higher and more stained it is, but we’re only seeing a small spike so far from the recent scattered storms and I expect it to remain fishable. Anglers have been having good to great success in all sections from M-37 down to Walhalla and
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 27, 2020 – Newaygo, Michigan 
The Smally Topwater Box is loaded and ready for some “bronzebacks” !!!
The Muskegon river near the Newaygo, Michigan area is still running well above average flows due to the heavy
Hope everyone was able to enjoy there Memorial Weekend. The weather was great for getting outside. Want to thank everyone in our armed forces for all that you do in serving and protecting our country and the men and women who have died for protecting our great country. The
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report.
The River just keeps on flowing unconcerned about what we’re doing and unconcerned with what we want to happen.
Hendricksons have largely moved through the system, but I surely wouldn’t go to the river without some parachutes and I’d be looking for
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