Our guides were frozen, our faces raw, toes a tad bit chilly–you'd think we'd waive the flag of surrender? Nope, not Don and Wayne! With temperature crashing into the low 20's by midday and snow squalls that erased the river banks and beyond, the guys...
We certainly don't choose to swing flies off the two-hander because its the simplest way to catch a steelhead. We choose to swing flies simply because its not the easiest! Here are some of my top reasons for why I love to swing. –A challenge, constently...
I knew today was going to be a great day when I met George in person this morning at the lodge. We quickly got the greetings out of the way and talked about our day ahead of us. George explained how excited he was to...
Art returned for his second ever fall steelhead trip today. A year ago he had just learned to fly fish and wanted to try swinging the Spey which he did with great success. As a realist and having been told how lucky he was to...
Finally, finally, today my best fishing buddy, Don Graham, and I were able to spend some time on the Muskegon River fly fishing for steelhead. And what a special time it was to catch up after a busy fall guiding only to soak up the...
Conditions are headed back to normal after some unseasonally high-water from the past weekends storm. It will still likely take another day or so to get our water clarity cleared up completely, though the steelhead didn't seem to mind a little color today. Water temps...
What a delight it is to host guests who respect our beloved steelhead and Muskegon River fishery. Gary, an Ohioan who fly fishes across the United States frequently enough to make even the most fanatical trout chasers drool, simply gets it; he understands that our...
Don't even know how to begin to describe the conditions for today. With leftover wind from last night's, now confirmed, tornado just south of the lodge, water rising at an unbelievable rate bringing with it a fresh batch of leaves and various other pieces of...
Just another windy day on the Muskegon–sounds like a broken record! Seriously, I might actually buy into this whole wind energy thing if this trend continues. Anyways, Devin and son Keegan joined me today. Oak leaves and strong winds made for some trying times today...
The tale of two different days. While yesterday's bite was exciting and uncomplicated, today was very slow. That said, today was extremely meaningful for my angler–Kevin. While some people resort to methods that are much like "wristband day at the fair–get as many rides as...