A made-to-order streamer day was in store for Ben Elanbaas and Chris Miller on the Mo’. Deep over-cast skies with a warm rain brought the

Absolutely the most gorgeous conditions possible on the Muskegon today:  clear skies, temps in the 70’s, and calm winds.  Orioles, lots of orioles, sang their

Capt Dave DeVries and myself, had the pleasure of hosting several wonderful women of  The Fly Girls of Michigan, for the last two days. While

Day two with Patti and Duane was perfect for streamers; rising water, slight stain, steady barometric pressure, minus the wind. The wind made things rather

Patti Beasley, fly fishing club president of Reel Women & Reel Men, Indianapolis Indiana, along with Duane Riddle joined me today for a very wet,

Captain Don Graham and I spent a delightful day stripping streamers and literally boating more trout than we could count. Most were plants of this

Dr. Tom Lambert and his father Tom joined me today. The rain from yesterday has brought the river up a few inches but the overall,

Trout fishing is now the full-time game on the Muskegon River. While a few new and old steelhead remain, the river is prime for trout.

For their final time this spring, the Dan Bowen group joined Captains Dave, Don, and myself for a late season steelhead trip. With the previous

Captain Don and I came prepared today for whatever the MO would give us:  C&D rods and indicator/fat line rods for steelhead; sinktips and weight