Uncle and nephew pair in my boat today; Pat brought his nephew Mark for a day of steelhead fly fishing. Mark had his chance—actually two

Boy, where did the boat traffic come from? No matter, John and Matt both new to the world of the swung fly, stayed the course

Andrew and his son A.J. joined me on the Muskegon river today, first timer A.J. got an education in fighting fall chrome. The salmon gave

What a day! Will and Steve were a blast to have in the boat. They consistently got good drifts and the fish were eager to

Fished the morning with Andy and Andreas. Andy made quick work of this fine brown. Many other well proportioned hold-overs have been making their presence

Great day with a couple old friends and two new. Joining Capt. Dave and I were Dr. Brieden, Todd, Lathe, and Ryan. Doc and Ryan

The steelhead fishing is definitely in a time of transition. The salmon run is winding down and the steelhead are starting to spread out a

Nice to be back on the river after a couple unplanned days off. The steelhead are becoming at bit more challenging with most river go’ers

“Some days are diamonds; some days are stones…” A former beloved boss of mine would often so characterize his day at the office.  Well, today

Gorgeous day on the river:  sunshine, clear water, happy steelhead, and, again, some surprisingly fresh salmon, one of which, a male, which Jim is holding,