Rain, sleet, and eventually snow made for a true November day on the river. Joining me was Jens, and Tim to try their hand at swinging flies for a couple days on the Mo'. With the waters running high from the recent rains and visibility...
Traffic on the river was significantly down today from what it has been the past few days. Maybe it was the day with perfect steelhead weather that kept a few people home. No matter, Stewart and Greg threw on an extra layer of fleece and...
Dark, dreary, and rainy, three key elements to make a great day of fall steelhead fishing. While these conditions certainly don't rate high on the list with the Chamber of Commerce, steelhead certainly love to exploit them! Joining me for his first opportunity to swing...
Had a day off today and was planning on doing some overdue maintenance on the boat before another string of fall trips. With my dog Belle in tow we headed up to the lodge for a work day. Well, when you put a guide and...
Josh w/ one for the road! Hit the water at daybreak this morning w/ good friend Josh. As always, wish we had had more time. Purple and black leeches/streamers and still a few fish on egg patterns. Jay Allen, guide This buck hammered a purple and...
Perfect day, minus the wind and the abundance of leaves this afternoon in the water column. Joining me today was Dr. Peters and his good friend Scott. While Dr. Peters is a seasoned fly fisherman, Scott had never fished a fly rod, let-alone a two-handed...
"Saturday patience" was a necessity today as many people were out enjoying the November sunshine. While I can certainly understand the desire to be out on a day like today; I really have a hard time understanding people just driving around looking for the "right"...
Brothers Randy and Rick joined me on the Muskegon river for a day of steelhead fishing, the weather and fish cooperated for a great day on the water. The aerial show that the fall steelhead put on is spectacular, now is the time to book...
Swinging flies continues to reward both the single-handers and Spey fishermen alike. Finding player fish seems to be a daily challenge as the cooler brigade continues to plunk out the easy fish. Working waters of the "less traveled" variety seems to be the key to...