Tyler and his Dad, Jeff, have fly fished with me a number of times now, and Dad selflessly does everything he can for Tyler to hook the most fish—and, if Tyler's recounting of those trips is accurate (and Jeff says it is)—Tyler has had the...
Great finish to a shorty holiday week with the Martin Family. Jonathan and his three sons joined us for a quick steelhead trip before their family celebrates Thanksgiving together. Fishing continues to be tough and every steelhead seems to be well earned. A decent rain...
Pretty cool when Dad asks his three sons gathered for Thanksgiving, if they would like to chase some chrome on the Muskegon River with us at RiverQuest the day before the holiday! Needless to say, they were all in. So, Matt and Andrew piled into...
Peter and his son Peter joined me for their annual Spey fall steelhead trip on the Muskegon River. It couldn’t have possibly been a more beautiful day on the river. Sunny skies and mid 50’s made it very nice. Blue Bird weather is definitely not...
Tony and his daughter Kristen joined me the last two days to swing flies on the Muskegon River. I’ve fished with Tony a number of times over the years and each have been memorable. Certainly some years have featured numbers of steelhead, big fish, or...
It certainly felt seasonable today on the Muskegon River today swinging flies. The temperature hovered around 40 degrees most of the day, only about 35 degrees cooler than the past 5 days. I’m not gonna lie, I was cold. Thankfully our fall steelhead were happier today...
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a stretch of November weather like this before. The 70 degree weather continues...
The Muskegon River is ultra-clear right now. Combine this with bright skies and near 70 degree weather and Steelhead fishing has been like hunting unicorns. Thankfully persistence proves key and some nice steelhead can be found. Pictured is Mark with a dime under the watchful...
Last couple days swinging flies with the Stewart group has made for enjoyable days on the river but tough overall steelhead fishing. We’re finding fish, but man they’re not coming easily! Hopefully tomorrows cloud cover will make up for tough conditions while they enjoy their...
Hannah and her brother, Jace, joined RiverQuest guide, Jay Allen, and me along with their dad and longtime family friend and business colleague, Jeff, for a day of fly fishing for fall steelhead on Michigan’s Muskegon River. Jace kicked the day off with the fine...