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(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.
This past week has been tough. Blame the moon phase, the sun, the barometer, the clearing water, the wildly fluctuating water temps…maybe all these. Maybe something, or some things, not even on that short list. It can happen in April. In fact, April is sort of notorious for throwing out a
Manistee River Fishing Report below Tippy Dam for April 16, 2025
After super high and dirty water the first week of April, the Manistee has dropped and gotten herself back in shape. The river is still holding a really nice tea stain that is
(Todd with a Massive Muskegon River Steelhead)
Here’s my great friend from Pueblo, Colorado with an absolute beast of a Muskegon river steelhead! Congrats Todd!
(Tale of the Tape!) (Todd with a beautiful chrome hen)
Here’s Todd with a beautiful chrome hen.
(Todd with a gigantic 24-Inch Muskegon River Rainbow
