When Mother Nature calls "Time Out!" from her daily entree of winter's big nasties, if you love fly fishing for steelhead and if you can pry yourself away from the desk, you've got to drop everything and get out on the river! So, no surprise,...
I'm privileged to guide with four great guys who selflessly share their knowledge, fly tying expertise, and success with me and one another. Today, RiverQuest ran a five boat trip and, as one of the guides, I gave it my best shot with my two...
Fly fishing the Muskegon River with RiverQuest guide and personal fishing buddy, Captain Don Graham! A busy, productive fall guiding season; sundry "To Do's;" and various family responsibilities had prevented Don's and my doing what we love so much—fly fishing together in one another's boats....
Killer weather, wonderful MO flow, two terrific guys—Ron and Bob—and, delightfully—willing steelhead! Today was truly "Just the Best." From the first run to the last, the guys hooked steelhead (with some lulls in between, to be sure), and though Bob had his shots early to...
Tenor Paul and faux bass, Yours Truly, sang in Fair Haven Church's choir, which we loved doing, and there came to know one another. Paul and his friend Steve have fly fished with me a number of times, but today, Paul and Steve made some...
Captain Don Graham and I had the distinct pleasure of guiding the Kirkpatrick group dads and sons for the last two days. By all reports and our own experiences, the guys had a great time at our Muskegon River Lodge and on the river with...
Logan fishes all over the US—39 states and counting—with his goal to fish all 50, but this Michigan steelhead, fresh from Lake Michigan that he brought to hand, thrilled him, his Dad Dirk, and me to the max! Powerful, fast, and strong like so many...
I had the privilege of guiding attorney David from New York City for the first time a bunch of years ago. As part of the McKay group, David has returned to fish with us year after year, and our friendship has grown accordingly. So, what...
Nothing like wrapping up a day of fly fishing the Muskegon River with a double digit buck steelhead! Dad Doug laid back all day, giving son Drew and Grandpa Dick the bulk of the fishing time, but boy, did he make up for it at...
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire (for fishing) is so delightful!" And so it was for son Ryan and his best bud since sixth grade, Ken—plus Ryan's neighbor Brandon, who fished the long rod for the first time and met his first Chinook...