Wonderful day on the Manistee today: gorgeous fall weather and great company. Very few fish in the upper river, however, but John and his 91 year-old father-in-law Harold, managed to connect with some kings. Our landing percentage wasn’t the best, but it didn’t matter to...
New scenery was in-order today as my guests Dan Holtrop and his friend Patrick from Chicagoland area joined me on the Manistee River. We ventured up-stream today only to find the pockets of fish just as spread out as those in the lower river. Fish...
Dan Henevelt and his Florida friends joined Captains Dave, Don, and myself for a beautiful sunny day on the Manistee River. Salmon numbers vary from section to section but new chrome is on the move daily. We are having no issue getting the fish to...
Tom Hedke and the company of Jim, Bryce, and Marcus joined Captains Tom and myself for an exceptional day on the lower Manistee River. Fishing today was full of battles with very chrome salmon--fresh from Big Blue. While the action was fantastic, the landing ratios...
Today was the beginning of my busy fall season. I was joined by my friend Jon Donehoo for a little "sticking" on the lower Manistee. Today was all about finding the perfect drag setting. Too little and you were in the lumber. Too much to...
Salmon numbers continue to grow on the Manistee River as do the number of fisherman. It was a busy day on the river as Dr. Shen and his brothers joined me on a beautiful day for salmon fishing. The lower river is carrying a good...
Here's to hoping the heat and humidity is behind us!!! Day-to-day salmon season kicked off for me today, and as promised on Facebook, some chrome Chinook! John Steen of New York, and his son Kevin joined me on the lower Manistee for some early September...
Seasons come; seasons go, and so it was with mixed feelings today that Captain Don Graham and I hit the Muskegon for one last smallie float. We were sad to say "Good-bye" to the smallmouth bass that have given us and our clients such a...
Brad and his son Dan joined me on the Muskegon river today for some smallie fishing before Dan heads back to college. Thanks Brad and Dan for a great day on the river. Capt. Don Graham...
Dewie and his wife Nancy joined me on the Muskegon river today for small mouth bass fishing. We started out with poppers, and then switched over to leech patterns on a six weight rod. Nancy holds her first smallie on a leech pattern. Capt. Don Graham...