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The salmon run is winding down and with a little higher flow rates and colder weather, steelhead continue to move into the system. We even had some snow the other day while we were on the river.
With all that said, steelhead are testing our patience right now. We’re having
(Tim with a crystal chrome fall steelhead)
Here’s Tim from Chicago with a crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead. Nothing beats that first tug on the fly rod and especially when it’s a Muskegon river fall steelhead ripping your fly reel into its backing in seconds! Congrats on a beautiful
(Jerry with his first ever fall steelhead)
Jerry from Battle Creek, MI with his first ever steelhead. Nothing better than your first steelhead and even better being your first fall steelhead from the Muskegon river! Congrats Jerry!
(Luke with a skipper steelhead)
Luke also from Battle Creek, MI with
(Brian with a fall skipper steelhead from the Muskegon)
The fall steelhead run always start with the skippers; the juvenile steelhead that migrate first up the river system quickly followed by the adult steelhead. Landing skippers is the first indication the fall steelhead run is about to happen.
Here’s
(Greg with a massive Muskegon river king)
Greg from Rockford, MI with a massive Muskegon river king salmon tipping the boga’s at 29lbs and 40-inches long. This king had Greg into the fly reel backing in seconds and crossed the river four times to each back side trying to
After the last report our wishes came true and we finally received some rain. Our local rivers all bumped up but we could still use some more water. Current CFS has the Grand sitting at 3760cfs, The Muskegon at 1550 cfs, and the Rogue at 251 cfs.
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The trout are on the beds on the Au Sable and Manistee Rivers. Be it moon or water temperature or whatever, the spawn seemed to start a week earlier than normal. The picture at the top of the report shows a few brook trout beds (they like the pebbles that
Each day it seems like there are more steelhead showing up on the MO. With that said, we are working for them. They are dime bright and ready to fight. These early season steelhead pack a punch and this is our favorite time to fish.
Salmon is still going well
(Brian with a 30lb Muskegon River King Salmon)
Here’s Brain from Cincinnati, OH with a massive Muskegon river king salmon that tipped the boga grips over 30 pounds!
Brian never king salmon fished before and wanted to give it a try and try he did bringing this massive king
As October winds down, so has the salmon fishing. There seemed to be more salmon this year in the Manistee and Betsie rivers than in recent years as their population builds back up thanks to an increasing baitfish population in the lake. With so many salmon laying eggs in the
