Quite a week on the river…. Fishing went from easy to hard over the past week on the Muskegon. Extremely low water along with unusually high temperatures caused the steelhead fishing this week to be quite a chore. High angling pressure has also plagued the watershed too. Dedication and persistence to every drift has been key to find success. Joining me yesterday was Jim and Jeff–both anglers handily swung flies till their arms hurt, and in the end learned alot about spey fishing, but will need to return for another day to pose some chrome for the camera.
Dr. Scott Burgess and Craig Davis joined me today for their chance to try their hand at spey fishing for steelhead. After such a defeat yesterday I was “game on” to change the outcome. I am very proud of the guys today–the bite was extremely tough again, and even when it looked like the day would end without a steelhead on the swing, the guys kept at it. With the minutes fading on the game clock, Dr. Scott Burgess came through with his first steelhead on a swung fly–an epic battle was had and the rest is forever recorded in memories!
Capt. Steven Kuieck
