Everyday on the river is a special opportunity enjoyed by only a small number of people who get to fish for a living. Sharing these days with our guests is what it really is all about. Sometimes the stars even align and some pretty special...
Glen with his bucket list, to catch six salmon on the fly rod, well his bucket is overflowing and a sore arm to prove it. I think Dean spent almost as much time taking photos of Glens fish as he did fishing himself. Glen and...
For the Past two days Jay, Don and I hosted the Willet Family up from Ohio while the boys had a break from school. I had Cullen & Holden with me for both days. Aside from being pretty good Lacrosse players both boys are excellent...
Early light on the Muskegon River as Boyd fly fishes for salmon with first-timer Jim, who below holds the first fly-caught fish of his life. Little did Boyd or Jim know, though, that after lunch a 26 lb. behemoth would suck in Boyd's nuke egg. We...
[caption id="attachment_8065" align="alignnone" width="300"] Tom's arm cried "Mercy!" on this King.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8066" align="alignnone" width="300"] At 17 lbs., this was the smallest Chinook Tom met today.[/caption] Given the prodigious scope of the Chinook salmon run on the Muskegon River and the extraordinary size of the four year...
Dean along with son Mason joined me today. Fishing was very productive after the past couple days of rain and the chrome gods smiled on multiple occasions, however they, like the salmon are proving to be extremely difficult to land. As the title eludes, today was...
From rain to sunshine, Damion and Frank spent the day fly fishing for Salmon on the Muskegon river. We used indicators and C&D fishing for the salmon today. Capt. Don Graham...
[caption id="attachment_8051" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dan's 22 lb. hen.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_8052" align="alignnone" width="300"] "Take that Grandpa! 23 lbs.![/caption] Love the family float trips! Jonathon and Grandfather Dan, first-time salmon fly fishermen both, joined me on the Muskegon River for some Michigan Chinook salmon fly fishing. With one of...
This is the kind of weather I like to fish in, overcast skies and Salmon that like to test our equipment. The test started with Sean-Paul landing a giant Salmon first thing this morning,and the hooking was steady all day. Thanks Sean-Paul for a great day. Capt....
Father/son duo Tom and Max joined me for an informative day of salmon fishing. Right out of the gate, one of the two guys asked me to explain everything I could about the "how's" & "why's" of the days fishing. Little did I know that...