As some you who fly fish with us at RiverQuest Charters or who follow our Fishing Reports or the RiverQuest/Muskegon River Lodge Newsletter, RiverQuest guide and my best fishing buddy, Don Graham, underwent significant surgery this winter—surgery that kept him off the river all winter...
The Willets were back for their annual family spring steelhead outing. Conditions certainly were different than past years with our late arrival of Spring. However, the Willets never seem to care–family & fishing no-matter the conditions! I must say, their motto is pretty cool. Having...
Dealing with low & clear winter like waters on the Mo' is nothing out of the ordinary during January or early February, but mid March? Certainly not the case in many many years. Swung fly presentations continue to be productive. Setting up and sneaking in...
8:30 am, 2 deg/f , and we are cruising up the MO. Steam is rolling off of the 33 deg/f water telling of arctic like conditions. Stopping periodically to remove slush that is clogging the jet intake. Man card in tow. A story that could...
45 degrees and sunny skies made for a very enjoyable day on the water. We haven't had a day of weather this nice in over 3 months. Top it off with a beautiful steelhead on the swing and it was just what the doctor ordered. The...
There is a distinct sense of desperation in voices of most when talking about this WINTER. To that end I say make the most of the days that are “possible” to fish. Everybody has their limits but I find that this limit can be over...
When 2013 comes to an end in a few hours it will mark the end of arguably the most successful year we have had at RiverQuest Charters and Muskegon River Lodge. It would be remiss of us to not send out a word of thanks...
The holiday season would just not be quite complete without a bit of fishing…Well at least not for my Dad. An excursion in the jet boat was necessitated, even at this time of year. After my Dad got me and my sis AKA Mak into...
Mark and Tricia joined me today for the first of two days swinging for steelhead. When some of my friends said I was crazy for working, and they were crazy for fishing on Dec 30 & 31 especially taking into account the weather forecast I...