Son Frank treated the guy who taught him to fish and love the outdoors, Frank Sr., for a day of fly fishing. Frank Sr. similarly taught the other eight of his children and now is taking his grandchildren fishing. They all apparently love it and...
Once again today with long-time clients Don and Mike, I was reminded how privileged we RVRQST guides are to host such terrific people—people who care about others, their families, their communities, their quality of life, and yes, the quality of the sport they love: fly...
Reunited with long time client, Jeff, who introduced his Purdue fraternity brother, Tom, to fly fishing. We had a great time with day-long hookups and fish boated along with a ton of laughs. As our guides noted in their posts, we lucked out with the...
Wonderful time on the MO with Dick and friend Sherwin today. As Steve and Jay's posts indicate, salmon are actively spawning, and steelhead and trout are around to surprise and please. New to the long rod, Sherwin caught on quickly to switch rod delivered indicators...
Let the good times roll! Former education colleagues, Dave and Tom, reconnected with me on the Manistee today. What a total riot! We debated education policy, argued politics, talked fishing, and marveled at Mother Nature's fall performance, both in the river and throughout the woodlands. Major...
Great time on the Manistee today with Paul. Again, wonderful high 60's weather, a great run of Chinook salmon, and hookups throughout the day. Some steelhead are beginning to show up; I Spey cast to one that porpoised as early arriving steelhead are wont to...
Major Chamber of Commerce day on the Manistee today; I doubt whether I'll encounter a more perfect combination of weather, plentiful salmon, and happy fishermen. Daybreak in light fog was a nearly holy moment. Mark treated his father-in-law, Steve, an avid fisherman and hunter, to a...
With the Muskegon River running at a 16 year record low, we are fly fishing the Manistee, which is flowing near its mean. The river has an excellent run of Chinook salmon, and today with regular customer Ron and his friend, Skip, who was new...
When Todd thought a great birthday gift for his dad, Dale, would be an overnight at the Muskegon River Lodge with Chef Heather providing the gourmet breakfast for his family and mom and dad, I thought, "What a great idea!." Then, when he decided to...
Love the family trips! Today, Captain Don and I had the pleasure of hosting Chris and his son Jimmy along with Jeff and his son Hunter for some fly fishing for Chinook salmon. All the guys bent the long rods on fish, with some coming...