Having fly fished with me for over 20 years, my dear friend and former colleague, Tom, had long hoped to get his son Trevor, who works in Washington DC for a local congressman, into my boat to chase Chinook salmon with a fly rod. Today,...
The fall Chinook salmon run continues to build on the Muskegon River. Nephew-in-law Travis hosted his long-time friend Jeff for whom the the river, the salmon, the fly fishing, the fish hooked and lost were all new. The sunny, high sixties weather and brilliant fall...
The operational definition of a gracious host surely must be one who's seeks the best for his or her guest, and especially so, when that guest is a long time fishing buddy. So, today, Paul, with the help of Chinook salmon that snubbed his flies...
One just has to love days like today on the river: misty, moody fog as Paul and his daughter Jen and I pulled away from the boat launch; the fall Chinook salmon run getting underway; and brilliant fall foliage starting to pop. In short, a...
What's not to love about this time of year on the river? The Russomanno group joined guide Bill Haagsma, Captain Steve Kuieck, and me for two days of living some of the best of western Michigan's fall season. Treated with a glorious sunrise and connecting...
Longtime customers and friends, Pat and Terry, and I enjoyed a simply wonderful day on the Muskegon River yesterday. No, the smallmouth weren't as eager to play as they were the day before when RiverQuest Captain Don Graham joined me in my boat after a...
Nebraskan Byron told me at the outset of his two days of fly fishing with me that although he had fly fished for steelhead on most of the storied west coast rivers, he had long wanted to land a Michigan steelhead. Yesterday, with the buck...
With the bilge pumps whirring again and again throughout the day, avid steelheader and Nebraskan, Byron, pressed on with nary a whimper as we chased chrome on what I believe was the wettest day on the Muskegon River I've experienced in my 17 years as...
Flat-out gorgeous, but 17 degrees chilly, the Muskegon River valley, draped in new fallen snow, today shared its steelhead bounty with long time customers and friends, Terry and Pat. With a heavy flow at 4,050 cfs, double its historical mean, the river and cold temperatures...
After trying to prompt fall steelhead to play all morning long to no avail, Dr. Greg, Nate, and I relaxed over a shore lunch, after which we decided to give the chinook salmon a shot for the afternoon. The result was Dr. Greg's running a...