Summer fun continues

Fly fishing for summer smallmouth continues to be very good on the Muskegon River. Whether you’re a fan of top-water action or twitching streamers of

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Absolutely Perfect!

Great day fly fishing the Muskegon River today with two of my dearest colleagues and friends from my teacher/administrator days with the Jenison Public Schools!

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Father/Daughter time

Matthew and his daughter Sofia joined me for the day to try their hand at some top-water smallmouth bass fishing. Having spent most of their

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Father/Son Great Times!

Smallmouth bass fishing on the Muskegon today didn’t disappoint father Dick and son Doug or their guide, yours truly.  With flows at 1,100 cfs, which

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Some like it hot

Summer smallmouth fly fishing is heating up. While the warm weather has us leaving our resident trout alone, smallmouth bass love the hot weather! While

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A bit of everything

The Muskegon River is a diverse fishery, some days you just don’t know what you’re in for. As the river slowly warms up streamer fishing

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September Delight

Today’s bass bugging on the Muskegon stands as a reminder that just because the calendar tells us it’s September, it’s not time to set aside

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Double Trouble?

Uh, not so much! Double hookups on smallies TWICE? Yup! So it was for self-proclaimed “novice” fly fishermen, Chicagoans Jared and Jeremy. Fly fishing poppers

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Beginners Luck?

Introducing new fisherman to the craft of fly fishing is always rewarding. Today was Eric’s first time fly fishing and if there’s any such thing

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