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Good morning everyone. As you may have seen on the news, our area was hit by a significant ice storm over the weekend. Grayling is without power and likely will be until the mid/end of this week. The lodge and fly shop will be closed until further notice, likely Wednesday
(John with a Massive Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Here’s John from Chicago with a bruiser of a Muskegon River steelhead! Congrats John!
John’s massive 18-pound steelhead came in just under 34-inches of twisted crimson red steel! Great steelhead John!
(Drew with a beautiful chrome steelhead)
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(Bob with a 38-Inch Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Yeah, this ain’t no mis-print! Here’s my great friend Bob from Madison, WI with a 38-inch Muskegon river steelhead!
Well over 3-feet long and 18-pounds, Bob’s 38-Inch steelhead is officially the longest steelhead I have ever seen in
(Paul with a beautiful Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Here’s a very good friend of mine and a long time fishing client, Paul from Madison, WI holding an absolutely beautiful Muskegon River steelhead!
(Paul with a Muskegon River Silver Bullet!)
Here’s Paul with an absolute hell-bent silver bullet steelhead from the Muskegon
(Bob with an absolutely amazing Crimson Red Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Here’s my great friend and long time fishing client Bob from Madison, WI with an incredible “One-In-A- Million” vibrant crimson red Muskegon River steelhead. Absolutely amazing steelhead Bob! Congrats my friend!!
(Bob with his amazing crimson red Muskegon River steelhead)
March comes to an end and the Steelhead fishing continues. Fishing has been solid in March despite some weather fluctuations between Spring and Winter. The river conditions have been good with water levels a little lower than what we expect for this time of year, but with some cold rain
Manistee River Fishing Report for 3.26.25 The Manistee River Fishing Report for 3.26.25 has the Manistee in great shape and the fishing has been consistently good this past week. Right now the water has a beautiful green color and is flowing right around 2350 ft3/s.
There are slogans for slow fishing. Two you hear this time of year: They aren’t looking up yet and They’re full of worms. Like most catchphrases, they aren’t 100% accurate but they are accurate enough. What’s happening right now is simple: There is more food in the river than the trout could
Manistee Below Tippy
Fishing on the lower Manistee River has remained consistent for those willing to adapt to the significant temperature fluctuations we’ve experienced this March. While on the river, you can see the early signs of spring: Red-winged blackbirds are perched in the trees, and steelhead are starting to
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We have set a date for our Spring River Clean-Up…Saturday May, 3, 2025. Stay tuned for details and please save the date!
“March Madness” is upon us!!! The river has been fishing well most days, but depending on the section and water conditions there
