When I first spoke to Dr. Milan he mentioned he had finally purchased a proper two-handed rod to swing for steelhead on the Muskegon River. I knew right away that he was going to be a fun guy to spend a day on the water...
I’ve been reluctant to start using the word “winter” in my posts mostly cause I really haven’t been ready, but I think it’s time. Melting snow has dipped the river temperatures consistently below 38 degrees lately. Now that the flow is a little more reasonable...
Long-time guest and friend Bill Sidor and his college buddy Dave Hartley joined me for their annual fall steelhead trip today on the Muskegon River. The “swing” lately has been very challenging for my boat. Short grabs and inconsistent fly patterns have provided more gray...
I can’t exactly explain the fishing over the last three days. It’s been a tough swing, plain and simple. The fish have been willing, but shy. Very short grabs/quick grabs have been the theme swinging flies. The river is very clear and almost down to...
Crazy fall, warm and wet, now winter? Looks like Ol’ man winter is going to stick around for a while too. Don and his wife Wendy are here for a few days and they were treated to some spectacular scenery with the fresh early snow...
Not many words necessary to sum up Logan’s satisfaction. Congratulations! The weather looks to dry out by mid-week, hopefully we can shed a little flow and get things back to a more reasonable normal. Capt. Steven Kuieck...
It looks like the weather will trend towards drier conditions as the week progresses. This should allow us to get back to a more normal pattern as the water drops. Determination has remained key. Miles poses an awesome buck steelhead under the direction of RQ...
Mother Nature continues to let the faucet run. Rain and snow continue to be the daily theme on the weather front. The Muskegon was falling nicely but us now edging higher as some of the North country’s snow has melted. Hopefully this will be very...
Swing flies for steelhead hasn’t been easy the last day or two as the Muskegon River rose again from the recent rains. Thankfully the river fell slightly today and the overall mood of the steelhead was much improved. Tim (pictured above) took his first Spey casting...
TGIF isn’t something that you typically hear from a fishing guide anywhere, everyday is a Friday for us wink wink. However, TGIF was the common theme for the guys joining us from Sun Med. They were thrilled to kick their weekend off early on the...