Bright sunny skies and ultra clear water make for a pretty day on the river, but tough swinging for fall steelhead. Every fish that have graced our nets recently have been well earned and truly a reward. Pictured is Dave with a truly awesome fall steelhead...
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...
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...
Dark and dreary today on the river—definitely feeling like fall. Wayne and his son Jeff joined me today for an intro to salmon. Thankfully after numerous fights and lost fish a few nice salmon made it to the net. Jeff thought I was kidding when...
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...
The salmon continue to run very large this year. Landing a manageable sized fish is proving to be a task. Pictured is Mark with a salmon that fit the manageable bill. Seeing some great steelhead showing up on the early rivers...
October is here! Its been a long wait, but finally, that most anticipated season for fly fishing the Muskegon River has arrived! As predicted, our Fall Salmon are running very large, and some of our customers’ “Best Ever!” catches look likely. The Muskegon is a...
Fall salmon fishing is slowly progressing on the Muskegon River. New salmon can be found scattered throughout the system all the way to Big Blue. The first push of salmon from a couple weeks ago have settled in the pools up stream as they wait...