Cooler weather (at least nights) look to have us slowly transitioning away from summer fly fishing. The river temperature in the Big Rapids area of the Muskegon has fallen to around 67 degrees. The temp slowly increases as you head west toward Newaygo, but overall...
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...
The Muskegon River continued to fish very well this week for smallmouth bass. No matter which section we fished it produced about the same–topwater poppers in the morning and streamers in the afternoon. The only exception was today where we had enough cloud cover to...
Smallmouth bass fishing on the Muskegon River is very good right now. Thankfully this warm summer weather favors these fun river fish. Bill and his son Patrick joined me for what may be one of the best, if not the best day day of top-water...
Kristine has been itching to get back on the river for some top-water smallmouth bass fishing but the oppressive heat kept us hopeful for a nicer day. Thankfully we found a nice window to hit the river and Kristine was rewarded with some good opportunities...
Dad Jeff and 11 year old son, Tyler, cast fly rods for smallmouth bass for their first time today with me on the Muskegon River. Although the cold night before may have prompted the bass to seal their lips until after lunch, it was a...
RiverQuest Captain Don Graham and I hit the Muskegon River today to chase smallmouth bass. Gorgeous weather; no boats; three retired couples in kayaks; and that was it—just us, Mother Nature and the bass. We started with streamers, hooked a couple of fish, and soon...
Fly fishing for summer smallmouth continues to be very good on the Muskegon River. Whether you’re a fan of top-water action or twitching streamers of the structure edges, both techniques are keeping smiles on our guests faces. Pictured are Tom and Hunter who recently spent...
Great day fly fishing the Muskegon River today with two of my dearest colleagues and friends from my teacher/administrator days with the Jenison Public Schools! Dave Dresslar, the retired superintendent, and Tom TenBrink, the current superintendent, annually fly fish with me in the spring for...
Matthew and his daughter Sofia joined me for the day to try their hand at some top-water smallmouth bass fishing. Having spent most of their time on the rivers of Northern California this would be their first big river experience here in the mid-West. Fishing was...