Chad Spawr and his son Ryan joined me today for a day swinging for steelhead before the gun deer opener tomorrow. Pictured above is Ryan with a beautiful specimen. Fishing lately has been tough and the key to success is simple, fish hard, fish each...
Bye-bye fall, hello winter--at least for the last two days! Scott and Mike from the Columbus area joined me for some challenging Spey fishing the past two days. Brutal wind and cold temperatures pounded us yesterday and despite several good hook-ups none were brought to...
Dennis with a bright steelhead from today.
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Jim and Bill joined me on the Muskegong river today, Jims steelhead didn't want to be photographed. Bill, first time steelhead fishing, landed his first steelhead today.
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Gary w/ a zero to sixty slam
Gary picked up a spey rod for the first time today and was quick to get in the rhythm. After a bit of practice he was laying out nice casts. A bit into the day and this buck gave...
David w/ his first fall steelhead on the swing!
Had a great time on the river w/ John and David. While fishing has been tough for steelhead the two pushed through and after a few tugs connected with a zinger. David managed to keep his composure...
Frequent flyer (guest) William Stewart returned to try for a little redemption with the two-hander. This time Lady Luck was smiling pretty as he concurred his first on the Spey! I must say, I'm pretty happy for him since we've been on the back-side of...
First hook up of the day, Shane lands his first steelhead on the fly rod, nice job Shane.
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Patience, patience, patience is the name of the game right now. Low-clear water combined with relatively high fishing pressure is making it a bit tricky for the two-handed anglers. That said, some superb steelhead are being posed in-front of the camera. Pictured is Bob with...
On his first cast this morning Mike hooked and landed this nice steelhead and a little later Mike landed this nice brown.
Mark with a great steelhead from today.
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