Certainly the 2014 Chinook salmon run so far is less than what we had hoped for and less that what we have historically experienced, but as Steve's recent posts note, with persistence, patience, and lots of searching, good fly fishing sport can be had. Today,...
Yesterday, on one last guides'-day-out before our fall salmon and steelhead bookings beckon, fellow RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I heeded the musicians’ mantra and gave the Muskegon River’s smallmouth our best shot. Smallie fly fishing has been terrific lately so we set out with...
[caption id="attachment_9192" align="alignnone" width="700"] Ryan's consolation for the big one that busted him off.[/caption] Jen Ripple in her "Fish Chick" column of our monthly RiverQuest Charters/Muskegon River Lodge Newsletter, challenges us to fish our fly rods on waters close to home and not just on trips...
What better way to build on an already terrific relationship with your son-in-law than to take him fly fishing? And so it was for Andy, an experienced fisherman, but new to fly fishing for steelhead. Ron, his father-in-law and experienced fly fisher as well as...
Whenever my former Jenison Public Schools boss and superintendent past, Dave Dresslar, and the current superintendent, Tom TenBrink, float the Muskegon River with me, the day is sure to be filled lots a laughs and memories galore. Today was no exception with each of us...
Thought of the 16th century poet, John Donne, and these the opening lines to his iconic poem of the same title when— after searching and casting, searching and casting, and searching and casting for some three hours without a steelhead hookup for my guys Pat...
Long-time customer and friend Jeff introduced his younger brother John to fly fishing for steelhead today, and what great time we all had. Double digit hookups, multiple fish brought to hand, but most of all some great brother-to-brother bonding. Although Jeff and John have hunted...
No hyperbole; steelhead fly fishing on the Muskegon River right now is as good as it gets. Our clients are experiencing superlative steelheading on the long rod this week as the river levels drop and water temperatures rise. Grab a rod and get out there;...
Here's a plan: get married and take your new Father-in-Law on a fly fishing float trip. Both Joe and Dave, the father-in-law, were new to fly rodding for steelhead, but both lit it up. Despite dirty, high flows (though the MO is dropping daily), the...
Absolutely spectacular roaring blast of water and spray as the MO dumps literally tons of pent-up rainfall and snowmelt. This morning, RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I stood streamside witnessing this historic event first-hand, awed by the power and volume of the onrushing flow. ...