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Pretty nice evening…a handful of different bugs, from spent caddis, to brown bugs, to henny spinners, and a pretty wicked sunset. The high water dampened the mood a bit, but found a few pods of nice brook trout in the backwaters. The best trout I saw rise was feeding off
Still climbing on the M-37 gauge, but there is an ever so slight bend in the upward slope and the very beginnings of a curve at this point.
It’s almost a foot higher than the May 1st peak now and will remain very unsafe for some
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 19, 2020 – Newaygo, Michigan 
Some of the results of my “down time” fly box re-organization….Smallmouth bass “topwater treats” awaiting there turn come early July !
The Muskegon river fishing report for May 19, 2020 in
The river has surpassed the peak of this past May 1st at the M-37 gauge and is showing no signs of “flattening the curve” anytime soon. I’m going to go check on my friend Joe’s place on the Little South at some point this morning
If you’re out fishing today, I hope you have some good rain gear! We’re currently getting hammered with rain here in the North and under a flood warning. The Boardman has shot up and is running huge so we’re urging caution when wading. Streamer fishing has been consistent on
With the recent re-opening of guide service in Michigan we would like to take a second and share some of the updates we have made in response to Covid-19.
One of the biggest rules that the DNR has stated is we must comply with social distancing and the 6ft rule.
Spring has arrived officially on the banks of the Pere Marquette River. Mother nature threw a little winter at us again a week ago. After seeing a couple Orioles along the river on Wednesday and finding a few Morel Mushrooms, I would say Spring has sprung. The river was
Spring Gundog Training – The Plan 
Spring Training for Gundogs
Looking at the 10-day forecast, it seems Spring has sprung (or is springing). With that, it’s time to work on
(Greg with a nice steelhead)(Bert with hard fighting buck)(Greg with a fresh hen)(Bert with another buck)(Greg with a beautiful red steelhead)(Bert with a steelhead)(Greg with a steelhead)(Bert with a crimson red buck)(Bert & Greg with a chrome hen)
Here’s Bert and Greg from northern Michigan with some excellent steelhead from the
Soon
Steelhead fishing on the Muskegon is done for the season. Sure there are, and will be, a few stragglers left but for all intensive purposes its over.
Trout fishing (streamers) should be improved with the rain fall we’ve picked up since last night. Yesterday the river was low and