Continuing the “former Jenison High School students theme,” I recently guided Scott Deemter, (the bearded one), who was a student in my American Literature class, a scant few years ago…. With him was John Meyers, who, with his wife Karen, are dear friends of my...
Former Jenison Public High School student of mine, Kevin Shrock, with his son-in-law, Ian, pose the first of numerous steelhead they hooked and brought to hand today. Occasionally, fly fishing for steelhead on Michigan's Muskegon River can be so good that the customers take a...
Dear friend, former colleague, and now retired Jenison Pubic Schools superintendent, Tom TenBrink, launched one cast and met this Muskegon River buck. Of course, I had to tease him about his magnifying it’s size by nearly having it kiss my camera phone! Steelhead are coursing the...
When Don Graham retired as a long time RiverQuest fly fishing guide due to health challenges, the Muskegon River guide community lost one of its own. Don is sorely missed on the river, and today exemplified that fact as guide after guide expressed happiness that,...
Finally, female Chinook salmon are getting serious about prepping their redds and getting on with their spawning chores. More salmon are in evidence than in just days ago, and, as a result, fly fishing success rates are rising. Today, guide James Sunderman and I had the...
The heavens opened repeatedly on Muskegon River valley today as I guided two dear friends and former educational colleagues, Tom and Dave. Tom recently retired as superintendent of the Jenison Public Schools, located in the Jenison suburb of Grand Rapids, and Dave preceded Tom in...
Friend and long time customer Paul dusted off his fly casting stroke on an perfect Chamber of Commerce day on Michigan's Muskegon River with me today. A few tips here and there, and he was into great fun tossing top water poppers for smallmouth bass,...
Tyler and his Dad, Jeff, have fly fished with me a number of times now, and Dad selflessly does everything he can for Tyler to hook the most fish—and, if Tyler's recounting of those trips is accurate (and Jeff says it is)—Tyler has had the...
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 last time Jake and I fished together was in 2018. We and four families spent a couple weeks taking in all that Yellowstone Park could offer by RV. The lasting memories we share fly fishing Slough Creek are nothing short of comical as we...