As I've noted in the past, family trips—and especially those with three generations—are the best. Today was no exception with my hosting grandfather Arlan who brought his son, Doug, and six year old grandson, Grant. Arlan was the successful bidder for the float...
Home Again! Just as Steve mentioned yesterday the peacefulness of the Muskegon after a few weeks on the Manistee was a welcome relief. I was joined for my homecoming by David Murdoch & Mark Shepard. Fishing Floating lines and indicators with Green Caddis & Pale...
Dr. Mary Yurko and her husband Mark Gurney along with Stacey Maas joined Don and I today on the Muskegon River. Another peaceful day was had as we roll cast to targeted Chinook. Stacey was rewarded mid-morning with my first steelhead of the season on...
Today was special because I had the privilege of hosting Dave, who was the high bidder on a float trip River Quest donated to the Grand Rapids, Michigan organization, Adoption Associates. A Christian adoption service, Adoption Associates connects families seeking a child with mothers who,...
Well after another rewarding early season on the Manistee River for salmon I was very glad to be back on the Muskegon today. Joining me today was Matt Darby and his good friend Nate. Salmon numbers on the Muskegon are thin when compared to the...
Joining me today were Mike, Pete Vredeveld's business partner, and his friend, Craig. We passed on the shallow water bedded fish to concentrate on the deeper runs and redds. Hookups were frequent but our landing percentage was less than we had hoped for...
Pete Vredeveld and Bill Lettinga joined me for their last trip (scheduled) of the year. Both Pete and Bill lived up to their reputations for getting the job done! Green caddis, pale nuke eggs, and small stone flies rounded our top producers. Steelhead numbers on...
Today was about redemption and new hobbies. David Murdoch brought his friend Joe Allred out for a day of fishing before Joe gets married this coming Saturday. David got his redemption, his trip a couple of weeks ago was a little light on landed fish,...
rToday, Steve, Don, and I hosted the Colburn group from Oklahoma (and John from Arkansas). All the guys had multiple hookups with plenty of kings landed. The number of fish in the river has increased markedly from last week with new arrivals joining the darker...