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...
Quirky site tonight. Let's see if I can get the rest of the photos from today to post. Ex-Marine Ken flashing some Semper Fi pride. 13 lb on an 8 wt., Ryan. Sweet!...
September? Must be time to fly fish some Chinook, and so it was on the Manistee today for daughter Julie, son Ryan, and Ryan's best buddy Ken. What a great time we had together: perfect low 70's early fall day, clear water, fresh run Kings,...
Just goes to show, one doesn't need to boat a basket of bass to experience a most enjoyable day. Guests Darryl from Chicago and Rich from Bonita Springs, Florida were new to fly fishing, but the bass decided to go on strike. Fortunately, about the...
"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." No, neither fellow RiverQuest guide and best fishing bud, Don Graham, or I have read our obituaries as Mark Twain found himself doing one day in the New York Journal,ˆbut those of you who might have thought the...
One of the great joys of guiding is making life-long friends. So it is for me with Mary and Jim. They're way more than clients, and as they grow their fly fishing skills, it's a joy to see them enjoy our sport all the more....