Gary and Berry joined me for their second day of steelhead fishing on the Muskegon river, a day they will probably never forget. The hooking was very good, it was the landing part that gave us a challenge, still it was a fun day of...
Day one with Gary and Barry of Missouri, was a hunt and peck kind of day. While Gary and Barry are no strangers to the chase with us, conditions kept us playing our hold cards. Sneaky spots that the casual angler over-looks are paying dividends...
Pleasant day on the Muskegon today—sunny skies, clearing water, wonderful company, and some willing steelhead to boot. Friend and neighbor Dick and his pastor Jerry joined me for a repeat of their performance of last spring. 2009 was Jerry’s day; today, it was Dick’s turn...
Paul and Tod joined me on the Muskegon river today, pictured is Paul with a nice steelhead. Capt. Don Graham...
Fishing the last couple days has been anything but easy; lots of boats and strong winds blowing from every direction possible! Small egg patterns, caddis, stone flies, and hexes are giving the determined angler success. 12 year old John Dilorenzo of Rochester joined me along...
I’ve said it before: father/son trips are the best! Great time today with dad Kevin and son David. Last spring, David missed his first steelhead photo-op, when the eight pound buck he landed in my boat slipped back into the drink before the camera clicked! ...
A cold, rude day was in store for us on the river as Capt. Tom and myself hosted the Dan Challa group. Big water is the story of the day, while I try to ignore the snow flakes! The water jumped about a foot mid-day...
Nice rise in water flow + perfect color + advanced fly fisherman= Lots of pictures! Chris and Scott of Maple Ridge Custom Homes joined me me today on the Muskegon. Chris and Scott are not new to the world of steel, in fact they are pretty...
Some much needed rain fell in the Muskegon River watershed today! The river took a nice jump in flow and added some much needed color. Joining me today was long time customer and friend Harry Boesch and his friend Russel. Fishing was good overall today...
Wow, sorry for the delay on posts since Thursday! Our host provider decided they didn't want to support the version of the blog we have been using, and with the holiday, I was unable to have our Webmaster fix the problem until today. For the...