Today was special because I had the privilege of hosting Dave, who was the high bidder on a float trip River Quest donated to the Grand Rapids, Michigan organization, Adoption Associates. A Christian adoption service, Adoption Associates connects families seeking a child with mothers who,...
Well after another rewarding early season on the Manistee River for salmon I was very glad to be back on the Muskegon today. Joining me today was Matt Darby and his good friend Nate. Salmon numbers on the Muskegon are thin when compared to the...
Joining me today were Mike, Pete Vredeveld's business partner, and his friend, Craig. We passed on the shallow water bedded fish to concentrate on the deeper runs and redds. Hookups were frequent but our landing percentage was less than we had hoped for...
Pete Vredeveld and Bill Lettinga joined me for their last trip (scheduled) of the year. Both Pete and Bill lived up to their reputations for getting the job done! Green caddis, pale nuke eggs, and small stone flies rounded our top producers. Steelhead numbers on...
Today was about redemption and new hobbies. David Murdoch brought his friend Joe Allred out for a day of fishing before Joe gets married this coming Saturday. David got his redemption, his trip a couple of weeks ago was a little light on landed fish,...
rToday, Steve, Don, and I hosted the Colburn group from Oklahoma (and John from Arkansas). All the guys had multiple hookups with plenty of kings landed. The number of fish in the river has increased markedly from last week with new arrivals joining the darker...
Fall weather will barrel into Michigan this week as seasonal weather finally makes an arrival. We have been stuck with beach weather for most of the month. Salmon should finally fill the voids in most of the river systems around the state. Jeff Segard and his...
Karl Droppers and his his two friends Dan and Tim made the flight from Orlando FL. to fish with me today on the Manistee River for kings. Karl has joined some of our regulars in the past but this time it was his show for...
Today was a short day since Robert needed to catch an early flight back to California. In the short time he had on the river, though, he boated the largest King of the two day eight man outing. The 18 lb. male took...