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...
Dad Talal and son Kadin had long wanted to learn how to fly fish, so into my boat and onto the Muskegon River they went today. Since neither of them had cast a fly rod, we spent an hour or so teaching the physics of...
Just a great time with Dad Gil and son Marshall on the Muskegon River chasing spring steelhead. Marshall had fished steelhead with RiverQuest before, but Gil had not. An experienced fly fisherman, Gil caught on quickly, as did Marshall. High winds and high water made...
Spectacular day on the Muskegon River today with son Ryan and his two buddies, Ken and Brandon! With a glorious sunrise to greet us, the guys got into the king salmon big time with hookups throughout the day and good numbers of them finding their...
Since he had never fly fished, today was a whole new deal for Joe on the Muskegon River. In short order, though, he got his cast and drift down , and bang! A skipper steelhead took a liking to Joe's offering, and out of the...
Gorgeous day on the Muskegon River yesterday, though the 80 degree temp at day's end was a bit much! Jennifer, Paul's daughter, had never touched a fly rod until then, and I must say, she took after fly rod experienced Dad in catching on to...
Today's bass bugging on the Muskegon stands as a reminder that just because the calendar tells us it's September, it's not time to set aside one's bass poppers and streamers. Today, it was top water action for RiverQuest guide Don Graham and me. Although the...
The kids are back in school: moms are smiling; and unofficially, the youngsters hitting the books marks the beginning of our favorite season of the year—fall! Cool nights and with it, dropping water temperatures, transition us from summer bass and trout to the eventual arrival...