Happy Thanksgiving!

The last two days on the Muskegon have been challenging in my boat. With slowly rising water conditions you would think chrome would be easy, this however has been far from the truth. Success has come through “will” of the customers to keep casting and fishing as though they had been catching fish all day as I search through countless patterns to find just the right one. Just when it would seem as though you have tried them all-one of you “go to” flies pops a fish. Basically what I am saying is fish very diligently-fish every pocket, every seam, and just when you think you have fished it thoroughly make another cast.  John Rudolph and his friend Wayne joined me and found success on the Mo’ with some very long difts with small egg flies suspended off the bottom.

Tight lines,

Steve

Jim Penrod and I had a great day on the river, cloudy, rain and fish that took Jim’s fly that he tied. What else could you ask for? Thanks Jim.

Don

Fishing on the Muskegon for steelhead now is good; fish can be found throughout the system but not in all of the spots. ‘Fish and move’ seems to be the key. Clown eggs and steelhead orange nuke eggs seem to be producing most of the fish for me lately. Pictured is Don Vrune with one of his three steelhead from yesterday.

I will be absent from the river for the next week as I pursue my other passion in life-hunting!

Tight lines,

Steve

Mike, Don, Tom and Mel joined Dave and I on the Muskegon river for steelhead fishing, we boated some very nice rainbows, salmon and steelhead. Pictured is Mike with the salmon and Tom with one of his steelhead he hooked today.

Don

November 6 and finally weather that seems to fit. Wind, rain, and snow greeted us today on the river; a large cold front swept through last evening leaving the warm temperatures behind. With the front the steelhead bite certainly was slow for us today but we were able to work through the tough conditions. Scott Misaad and his father-in-law Sandy joined me for an interesting day on the water. Small eggs again were key to success along with a positive attitude. Pictured is Sandy with one from today.

Tight lines,

Steve

Steve, Dave, and Jessey joined me today on this seasonable but blustery day. Fishing was quite good with three nice Muskegon River steelhead making it to the net. Clown eggs and steelhead orange nuke eggs were top producers. Jessey on his first cast after lunch hooked and landed one of the most beautiful fall male steelhead I have seen in a long time! This great fish tipped the scales at 17.5lbs on the boga. A special thanks goes to Captain Don Graham for coming down stream a couple miles to deliver us a scale to weigh this special fish.

Tight lines,

Steve

After a couple days of “Treestand” time I was back on the river yesterday with the Logan’s from Cinci. This was a first time trip for the husband and wife duo. I told them as we were going down the river in the early morning light- we needed to capitalize on the morning darkness to ensure success. Both Jenny and Josh took this to heart and landed some beautiful fish. By 10:30 am the action had all but diminished to a few maybe’s. Small pale egg patterns with a bit of “Mykiss Mousse” sealed the deal. Pictured is Jenny with a beautiful brown and Josh with his first steelhead.

Get prepared for a harsh dose of reality in the weather department-forecasters are predicting the first snow flakes of the season this week along with wind and rain! Dress warm!

Tight lines,

Steve

The weather was too nice, the river too clear and low, but we still hooked some nice fish, pictured is Donna McClelland with a nice salmon.

Don