Man, it felt great to get back on the Muskegon River today! Some of the toughest conditions one could imagine to prompt the steelhead to cooperate— bright sunlight and icy cold water,—rendered the fishing difficult to say the least, but after a brutally long winter,...
Such a terrific time with former educational colleague Bob and his dear friend and bamboo rod maker Ron, both of whom have fished with me for years. The guys wanted to fish for salmon, and although the run is winding down, the day proved action...
Great time with the Poggi group today on the Muskegon River as Captain Don Graham and I had the pleasure of guiding Brad, Taggart, Ben, and Matt. Steelhead are making their presence known in increasing numbers, and today, two of them took our offerings. Ben's...
Spectacular day on the Muskegon River today with son Ryan and his two buddies, Ken and Brandon! With a glorious sunrise to greet us, the guys got into the king salmon big time with hookups throughout the day and good numbers of them finding their...
Since he had never fly fished, today was a whole new deal for Joe on the Muskegon River. In short order, though, he got his cast and drift down , and bang! A skipper steelhead took a liking to Joe's offering, and out of the...
Gorgeous day on the Muskegon River yesterday, though the 80 degree temp at day's end was a bit much! Jennifer, Paul's daughter, had never touched a fly rod until then, and I must say, she took after fly rod experienced Dad in catching on to...
My salmon fly rods are 10 foot, 10 weight saltwater sticks, but they are barely enough rods for the size of some of the Chinook salmon in the Muskegon River this year. The issue is this; once the fish is played out (Tom's mouth hooked...
Today's bass bugging on the Muskegon stands as a reminder that just because the calendar tells us it's September, it's not time to set aside one's bass poppers and streamers. Today, it was top water action for RiverQuest guide Don Graham and me. Although the...
Uh, not so much! Double hookups on smallies TWICE? Yup! So it was for self-proclaimed "novice" fly fishermen, Chicagoans Jared and Jeremy. Fly fishing poppers with RiverQuest guide Captain Don Graham, the guys got into the Muskegon River's smallmouth big time. Don is a great fly...
RiverQuest guide and best fishing bud, Captain Don Graham, and I love all the various forms of fly fishing RiverQuest offers, whether it be chasing steelhead, salmon, or trout, but man, we agree; it's tough to beat a float trip for smallmouth bass on the...