Finally, finally, today my best fishing buddy, Don Graham, and I were able to spend some time on the Muskegon River fly fishing for steelhead. And what a special time it was to catch up after a busy fall guiding only to soak up the...
What a delight it is to host guests who respect our beloved steelhead and Muskegon River fishery. Gary, an Ohioan who fly fishes across the United States frequently enough to make even the most fanatical trout chasers drool, simply gets it; he understands that our...
Judging by Ohioan Rod's expression, Michigan can elicit a Buckeye smile! And why not when, on the second day of persistent casting, the steelhead gods send some love. So it was for Rod and Greg, and the rest of the Mad River Outfitters crew, who...
[caption id="attachment_8289" align="alignnone" width="400"] Happiness is silver![/caption] Great time with Steve and his son Joe today on the Muskegon River as the guys chased chrome. Tough bite today and tough luck as the double digit chromer Steve hooked busted off at the end of the day. ...
[caption id="attachment_8284" align="alignnone" width="400"] Bob cradling chrome.[/caption] Well, not quite, but when Bob hooked a late September-bright hen Chinook that just made her appearance on the Muskegon River, she tore down the river with the speed of a steelhead. No problem, except yours had truly neglected...
[caption id="attachment_8244" align="alignnone" width="400"] Will, on Grandpa's Left, Tamed This Buck in 22 Minutes[/caption] Grandpa Gary, aka the Reverend Bishop Hansen, treated two of his grandsons, Will and Nate, for a day of fly fishing for Chinook salmon with me on the Muskegon River today. And...
Third week in October and fresh Kings on the Muskegon River? Uh, huh! Mike and good buddy Don fished for steelhead in the dark water behind spawning salmon only to say "Howdy Do" to fresh run Chinook lurking in the depths unseen. Mike's hen, packed with...
[caption id="attachment_8206" align="alignnone" width="452"] Son Arioch's Day Two Silver[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8207" align="alignnone" width="447"] Not to be Outdone, Dad Peter Holds His Silver Prize[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8208" align="alignnone" width="443"] Releasing Peter's Hen Steelhead[/caption] No, the title of this post is not a reference to our toothless Tigers, who once again...
First, an especially prized trout: Peter's 22 inch resident brown trout, which slammed his steelhead orange nuke egg. Peter's largest brown ever, this fish is one to be remembered. Congrats, Peter! Now the rest of the story...
[caption id="attachment_8178" align="alignnone" width="392"] Olin Jr's Hefty Chromer[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8179" align="alignnone" width="387"] Here's Dad with His First Fly Rod and Fly Chinook[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8180" align="alignnone" width="381"] Yours Truly Setting Olin Jr.'s Steelhead Free[/caption] Even though, Olin from Fort Wayne, Indiana kept checking his phone to see how his...