After a few days of rescheduled trips, it was sure nice to be back on the water! Sorting through a few unique details involving our decisions as to where we fished, Jay and I decided a road-trip was at hand. High, muddy-waters are pretty much...
Well, it official, we've exceeded the amount of water we can receive from the recent spring rains. The river blown-out. We managed through our day today and safely managed to put 13 guys on fish. While I'm certain many won't heed the calling of the...
The rain continues and the river is getting big. It will be interesting to where the level goes, hopefully tomorrows rain won't be quite as excessive. Pictured is Dick in a rare moment without rain today. Capt. Steven Kuieck...
Soggy would be the only way to describe today on the river. The Bettis group worked their way through the heavy rain showers and managed to make it through the entire day before calling it quits. Along the way though they posed some nice fish,...
Boats, boats, boats! If you were in the market for a new riverboat, today was your day to see them all on the Muskegon. Obviously, with all the traffic, it certainly made us work quite a bit harder for our steelhead today. The guys from...
Great first day with the crew from Lancaster, PA. Both Jay and I had a most enjoyable time with these guys. Tomorrow doesn't look to be "chamber of commerce" day–we'll have to live with it however! Buggers, egg patterns, fry, and the normal others...
Chris and Scott--fly fishing junkies, joined me today for a much needed escape from the hustle of high-end home construction in Northern Michigan. These two carry quite a reputation with their homes and with the fly rod, and today was know exception. Pictures is Scott...
Wow, the past few days have been a challenge with wind, snow, and cold temperatures. However, like anything, with time things always seem to get better. Today, with light winds and spring-like temperatures, just being on the river was a whole lot easier. The steelhead,...
Soap box time~ If you haven't had a chance to sign the petition to ban chumming for steelhead on our Michigan rivers, please take the time to do so now. I recently was sent a message from a guide who fishes our home waters, the Muskegon...
Another strange day on the Muskegon, I can't really pin down exactly what is causing the bite to be so predictable at certain times of the day, while the other times are plain shut-down. Regardless, Chad and Bruce worked through the slow periods only to...