Heading into a weekend off, I couldn't have asked for a better finish to the the week. Not only were the steelhead cooperative, but Jeff manganed to land a really special steelhead near the end of the day. Its these special opportunities shared with my...
Perfect weather, light rain all day and steelhead willing to cooperate and give us a great fight. Pictured is Sid with a great steelhead that went around the boat two time before we could land it. Capt. Don Graham ...
Perfect conditions greated us this morning as we headed out on the water. Low skies and rain, what more could you ask chasing chrome–should be a perfect day for swinging! Only one issue, everyone needed to be off the water @ 11am to catch their...
Long-time friend Herb Theodore joined me today. With the tough swing bite the last couple days I wasnt too sure as to what to expect. It wasn't long before we had our answer–much improved. Pictured is a tremendous buck steelhead that crushed one of Herb's...
Judging by Ohioan Rod's expression, Michigan can elicit a Buckeye smile! And why not when, on the second day of persistent casting, the steelhead gods send some love. So it was for Rod and Greg, and the rest of the Mad River Outfitters crew, who...
Dr. Eastway and his son Jay joined me on the Muskegon river today fly fishing for steelhead. Pictured is Jay with a great Fall steelhead. Capt. Don Graham ...
Well sometimes you just gotta grind it out--today was one of those days for sure. Bob and AJ despite the tough bite kept their smiles all day, testaments of their seasons on the river as fly fisherman. I couldn't really ask for anything more...
Fishing is a great way to meet new people and make new friends. This is one of the things I like most about guiding. Getting to know friends better on the water and sharing in their triumphs is a blast. Finding out where they have...
[caption id="attachment_8289" align="alignnone" width="400"] Happiness is silver![/caption] Great time with Steve and his son Joe today on the Muskegon River as the guys chased chrome. Tough bite today and tough luck as the double digit chromer Steve hooked busted off at the end of the day. ...
[caption id="attachment_8284" align="alignnone" width="400"] Bob cradling chrome.[/caption] Well, not quite, but when Bob hooked a late September-bright hen Chinook that just made her appearance on the Muskegon River, she tore down the river with the speed of a steelhead. No problem, except yours had truly neglected...