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The trout fishing has been good since the start of the new year as this winter treated us well and we are seeing some stones, bwos, and a hendrickson or two. The streamer bite has been off the hook no pun intended with flies such as DnDs, circus peanuts, and
(Eathan with his 1st Ever Muskegon River Steelhead, 19lbs 34″)
You never forget your first steelhead on a fly rod and especially when your first just happens to be 34-inches of twisted crimson red steel tipping the Boga grips at 19 pounds! Congrats Eathan! Well done. Incredible fight!
Trout opener is tomorrow! So get ready to head back out to your favorite creek and small stream that has been closed for half the year! With the way the weather has been treating us its no surprise we have a huge rain storm moving in today. It seems
(Rick holding a very rare Muskegon River Sturgeon)
Here’s Rick from Fort Wayne, Indiana holding a very rare sturgeon from the Muskegon river. When Rick initially hooked this fish and I had a chance to see it roll for the first time, I thought Rick had a world record
First it’s hot, then it’s cold, then it rains, then it snows. It’s been a crazy month of April. The Grand has settled back down to 5300 cfs in downtown and the tributaries
Wanna give a special thanks out to my Dad for all the support and referral business he set up for me way back when to get my guide service off the ground years ago. I couldn’t have done it without you Dad. Truly appreciate all you’ve done for
There are still steelhead in the system and we continue to bring them to net. To be honest though, it’s a grind. As we move into May, less steelhead will be in the system as they start their journey back to Lake Michigan.
We are focusing more on trout
(The Famous One Cast Keys With A Big Chrome Hen)
Here’s the famous “One Cast Keys” from Big Rapids, MI with some incredible steelhead brought to the boat. Greg is literally the only fly angler I know that can catch steelhead without even having to cast! Congrats Greg! Thanks
Well, thar she blows! The hendricksons hatch is now roaring across much of the river system. It happened in mere days, a shotgun start unlike any hendrickson hatch I can remember on the river. The North? Got ’em. The South? Got ’em. The Main, middle river, below Mio, the Manistee…got
(Ben with an incredible Muskegon River Steelhead)
Here’s my brother Ben from LaCrosse WI, with some beautiful spring Muskegon river steelhead brought to the boat. Congrats Ben! So glad you were able to make the trip and experience spring steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river at its best! Thanks
