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Weather hasn’t exactly been what we all hoped for this past week with some heavy downpours and gusty winds out of the North. We have seen a few glimpses of warmer weather with the sun peaking through but don’t expect the next week to be much better. Pack your rain
Here’s Greg with a massive late season steelhead from the Muskegon River.
No to be out done here’s Bert with another big late season steelhead.
Greg with a beautiful hen from the Muskegon.
Best of the day! Here’s Bert with a very fresh “picture perfect” late
Still slow in transitioning to warmth, but it could always be worse! Bugs are hatching, fish are eating them, and chasing streamers nicely.
Grand Rapids 10 day outlook. Not bad!
We spent last weekend up north, throwing streamers and hoping for some Hendricksons. Each day was bright, and the
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 9, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan
The Muskegon river fishing report for May 9, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is about the tail end of our annual spring steelhead run and the onset of out much anticipated trout fishing.
As water temperatures slowly rise,
The fishing picked up on Sunday and continued to improve right through a blustery today (Wednesday). The hendricksons, mahoganies and black caddis are now hatching throughout both the Au Sable and Manistee River systems and the last two afternoons have produced consistently rising fish in some, but not all, river
Here’s Todd from Indiana with an absolute brute chrome steelhead from the Muskegon River. The recent high waters have brought up a fresh push of steelhead found in select pockets of the river.
Here’s Todd with a custom jaw structured steelhead unique to the Muskegon River.
Here’s Todd with another “crystal chrome” steelhead.
Todd posing with one of two 20-inch Muskegon River rainbow trout landed today.
Only fitting to end the day with another crystal chrome steelhead from the Muskegon. With more rain in the forecast, look for the steelhead run to continue with new steelhead migrating up the river system.
Important to note; the Muskegon River is one of the last river systems in Michigan to start migratory big game salmon and steelhead runs and even more important to understand the Muskegon is one of the last rivers in Michigan where the big game fish runs end. In recent years past, the steelhead run has lasted well up to the first weeks of June. This steelhead season looks to be no different.
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X Rap’s:
X Raps are the name of the game in the Spring Lake bayous right now. This time of yearmthese lures have the best chance to elicit a strike from a largemouth bass or northern pike. Here is our fishing report for May 2019.
Grand River:
With the high
The Old Au Sable Fly Shop Fishing Report
Every Spring of every trout season there’s a great fish story. This time it’s mine.
We’ve been struggling Up North to get the 2019 Michigan trout season kicked into gear. Each time the conditions get right and the weather looks like it’ll
We finally lost the last little pile of snow at the house last week. Sunday we had a Oriole land on the feeder and Hummingbird zipped by my head while Mountain Biking the other day. What a relief it finally feels and looks like Spring up here. We’re seeing some
Finally, after another week of dismal weather we are going to have a beautiful weekend! Overnight temperatures will still dip below forty so you can sleep in a little before getting out on the rivers.
Most anglers have now shifted their focus towards trout on our local rivers though
