With the river dropping and clearing, the trout went on the feed today as RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I enjoyed a day on the river. We fished streamers on 300 grain sinktips with success all day, and closed it out by taking a crack...
Megan brought in this sweet brown cast,mend,hook set,fight...
The warmth of summer was finally back in the air today, and I must say it felt pretty good. Joining me was long-time guests and friends the Lambert's. As with any trip in the past, these father/son outings were always a special time for the...
It's trout time; the birds are singing it, and the flowers are showing it. RiverQuest guide Don Graham and I enjoyed a well deserved "guides' day out" on the river. For whatever reason, the large trout bite was nonexistent for us, but the little guys...
After yesterday's big fish action today's streamer bite was undeniably soft! The Muskegon River is blessed with buffet-like food opportunities for its resident trout. All this food makes days like today a little easier to understand, though not dulling the pain completely. Pictured is a...
Jimmy, Jim, Joe & Sean joined Jay and me for this years trout opener. The traffic on the river was lighter than I would have expected but we were all pretty okay with that. While there may be a few steelhead still around they are...
Dave, Don, and myself had the pleasure of hosting the Bowen group today. While the day was to be cut short due to scheduled return flights to Florida, we had the pressure on us to produce in short order. Lady luck smiled once again on...
Some days the stars align and great things happen! Joining me today was Dan and Dan, both long-time Muskegon River patrons. Drop-back steelhead numbers far exceed numbers spawning or yet to spawn--steelhead in the river. Since the streamer trout bite continues to be a little...
The Hollobaugh group joined Dave, Jay, and I for the last couple days. On a normal year these dates would have been as close to 100% certainty in the world of fly fishing for steelhead. This year however mother-natures fast track through spring handed off...
Long time customer and friend "Uncle" Pat hosted his two nephews (brothers both) for some late season fly fishing for steelhead. When the weather gods turned nasty, Pat felt it all the more important for the guys to do the trip to create a memory,...