It is Saturday morning, I am lounging around the house enjoying a nice quiet cup of coffee relaxing a bit after a very good spring steelhead season. It has been a great season and I am looking forward to the many opportunities that lay ahead...
With steelhead fishing continuing to be the focus for another week or so the Muskegon River trout fishing is knocking at our doors. Streamers and dry flies will soon be our mainstay as we head into the later part of the month. Water flows with...
Today, for the second time this year, it was easy for me to remember everyone's name. Dave & Dave joined me today for a little late season steelheading and a bit of trout fishing. As they say, a picture is worth 1000 words. The pic...
Bob and Gary of the Chicago area joined me today for a trip two years in the making. While this trip was to take place last year I believe the weather today more than made up for the wait. Sunny skies and temps near 70...
Their are just some things that can't be learned or for that matter taught in the classroom. Joining me today on river was my eldest son Masen (almost 7) and his middle brother Zach(5). While Masen had joined me before on the river this was...
Happy Mothers Day! Hard to believe that Mothers Day has arrived already especially if you look at the numbers of fish the Mo' has been putting out lately! Bill Sidor joined me Friday for a very beautiful and sunny day on the water. We spent the...
Another very memorable day on the Muskegon river with Jim Reed and Randy Park, Randy with the really big smile landed his first steelhead today. It's great to share the excitement and satisfaction with someone who has just landed their first steelhead. Thanks Randy and Jim...
Absolutely superb atmospherics, great company, and willing steelhead! Now that's a winning combination! Joining me today were my friend Dick and his Pastor, Jerry. Let's see: we had turkeys, an osprey diving into the water to take a trout, waterfowl galore, and a mink. What...
Today Jim Petty and Michael Mulvahill joined me on the Muskegon river. The rain in the morning and sun in the afternoon didn't seem to make much difference on the bite today as we hooked fish quite regular all day long. this is just a...
For the past two days my son Tim and his two boys Kieron (11) and Kory (9) came up from Georgia to fly fish the Muskegon and build memories with me. And what great memories we will share for a very long time. My grandsons...