Two dads, two sons, and two days on Michigan's Muskegon River from parts near and far—that's what Gil and Tom and their sons Nick and Will filed away in their memory banks yesterday and today. Honestly, RiverQuest guide Jay Allen and I wondered how the...
Man, do I love it when I have the privilege of guiding a family group assembled from near and far by a grandfather whose love for his grandsons led him to book a two boat fly fishing trip with Captain Don Graham and me. What...
Just a great time with Dad Gil and son Marshall on the Muskegon River chasing spring steelhead. Marshall had fished steelhead with RiverQuest before, but Gil had not. An experienced fly fisherman, Gil caught on quickly, as did Marshall. High winds and high water made...
Just about the most perfect day on the Muskegon River one could possibly ask for: sunshine that had us shucking layers all day; river flow that abated during the day; just a whisper now and then of a breeze; and willing steelhead that kept brothers...
Plenty of steelhead action early morning and later in the afternoon today with longtime friends and customers Bob and Ron. The fish were especially powerful and fast today, and the teenager fresh hen that Ron lost after she took him a good 40 feet into...
When Jack contacted me last fall to purchase a gift certificate for his son Kirk's Christmas present, given the fact that Kirk had expressed a desire to try fly fishing, I was happy to oblige. Well, today was the day the gift was truly opened!...
What a delight it was to host Brian, who was part of the Orvis group, for two days. New to fly fishing for steelhead, Brian was into a number of fish, trout and steelhead, and here posts a fresh run hen that he brought to...
RiverQuest guide Captain Don Graham put his guys on steelhead throughout the day today with multiple hookups and fish brought to net with flies and fly rods. Here, Gary hoists a hefty 14 lb. winter buck that garnered top honors for the day. Congratulations, Gary,...
For years, Devin Boetsma, owner of Schut's Body Shop in Hudsonville, Michigan has repaired, renewed, and—in the case of the 1972 Corvette that I bought new in '72—restored our family's vehicles. I remember his urging me to have the Corvette's bumpers replated with "show chrome,"...
Longtime fly fisherman, Chuck, and his son, Matt, who is new to working the long rod, prevailed over a heavy river flow (5,100 cfs) and frigid 36.5 degree water temperature to secure some steelhead love on Michigan's Muskegon River today. A quick study, Matt learned...