The Muskegon River below Croton Dam is a fantastic year-round fishery popular with jet boats, drift boats, and wading anglers. While most wading anglers concentrate their time between Newaygo and Croton Dam, boats will motor all the way downstream. The river has good runs of migratory salmon, steelhead, and brown trout. Much of the river, especially near colder springs and creeks, holds healthy numbers of brown and rainbow trout.
Access points and highlighted lands are closely approximate. Please respect the rights of private landowners and do not trespass on posted lands. When wading you can enter private property if you stay within the clearly defined banks of the stream, and only walk the bank to avoid a hazard.
Hatch Chart for Muskegon River
| Common Name | Group | Emergence Dates | Times |
| Afternoon Sulfurs #16, 18 | Mayfly | 5/20-6/30 | afternoon |
| Cinnamon Caddis #18-20 | Caddis | 5/20-9/20 | daytime/dusk |
| Grey Drake #12-14 | Mayfly | 6/15-7/20 | dark |
| Little Summer Green Caddis | Caddis | 6/23-9/23 | afternoon/dark |
| Tan Dotted Wing Sedge | Caddis | 6/23-9/7 |
| White Miller #16 | Caddis | 6/25-9/30 | dusk |
| Blue & Tan Patterned Wing Sedge | Caddis | 6/23-8/21 |
| Blue Winged Olives #14-16 | Mayfly | 7/14-10/14 dusk |
| Little Zebra Moth | 7/14-10/14 | |
| Window Wing Sedge | Caddis | 7/7-8/21 |
| Light Cahill #12, 14 | Mayfly | 7/23-9/14 | afternoon/dark |
| Yellow Sedge | Caddis | 7/23-8/14 |
| Grey Wing Cinnamon Sedge | Caddis | 8/1-8/31 |
| Great Brown Autumn Sedge #10-12 | Caddis | 8/15-11/20 | night |
| Dot Wing Sedge #18 | Caddis | 9/23-11/30 | afternoon |