Muskegon River Spring Steelhead

Steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River has been very good lately.  Boat traffic has been heavy most days with the great weather but being patient and fishing spots after others leave has produced plenty of fish.  There are good numbers of new chrome Spring Steelhead mixed in with the colored up Winter fish.   I had a boat full today with Dalton, Jed, Suzan and Jeremy and everyone was into fish, what a great day!!  Congrats to Dalton and Suzan on their first ever Steelhead.

3/18/2012  Dalton with his first ever Steelhead, a bright chrome hen!!

3/18/2012  Suzan with her first Steelhead.

3/18/2012  Chrome fish are plentiful right now.

3/18/2012  Here is a hen with some color to compare to the chromers.

   

Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing was exceptional on the Muskegon River today.  There has been a lot of other anglers out enjoying the great mid March weather but there seems to be plenty of fish to go around.  Water level is still over 5,700 cfs. with 3 to 4 feet of visibility and temps are in the high 30's over night to 40 during the day.  We are still catching plenty of colored up Steelhead along with a few chrome ones mixed in so the big wave of Spring fish is yet to show up.  Some of the winter fish are spawning and will hopefully get done and leave before they have too many flies stuck in them.  I am down to March 18, 19 and April 7, 8 for full day openings, there are a number of dates that afternoon trips will be available. 
Call or E-mail for more info.  616-204-4999
Ed is pictured with a few of many Steelhead from today.

3/15/2012  A bright hen from this morning.

3/15/2012  A double header Ed and I landed.

3/15/2012  There are some new fish showing up in the high water.

3/15/2012  Ed with aother bright fish caught back bouncing.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Although not fast and furious like yesterday Steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River was pretty good today, we did have a lot of boat traffic to work around and despite the river coming up to just over 5,000 cfs.  there was more visibility than yesterday.  Ed and Fritz are pictured below with a few Steelhead from today.

3/13/2012  Ed with a nice buck out of the first run of the morning.

3/13/2012  Fritz with a nice Muskegon River Steelhead. 

3/13/2012  A colored up buck under blue skies. 

3/13/2012  We found a few chrome fish like this one today.

 

Pere Marquette River Steelhead Fishing

The Steelhead fishing on the Pere Marquette River was bordering insanity today,  it seemed like every fish in the lower river wanted to eat and who are we to say no??  The river is at a great level and has some pretty heavy color which I think worked to our advantage.  While we did not see any real dark fish today only a few were true chromers so we can rest easy as the "run" won't be over before it starts as some might think.  Ed and Fritz are pictured below with a couple of Steelhead they caught back bouncing spawn today.

3/6/2012  Ed with a hefty 13lb. PM buck.

3/6/2012  Fritz with a nice hen from today.

3/6/2012  There seems to be plenty of these plump girls around.

3/6/2012  Back bouncing for Steelhead on the Pere Marquette River.

3/6/2012  Hey Ed, the reel goes on the bottom!!!

 

Pere Marquette River Steelhead

Float fishing for Steelhead was outstanding on the Pere Marquette River today.  We had a bit of a slow start with chilly air temps cooling the water off to just over 32 degrees over night but once the sun started to warm things up the fish went on the bite in a big way.  We found good numbers of slightly colored bucks and bright hens today along with a fair number of darker fish as well.  The Muskegon River and Pere Marquette River have both been fishing well for us so give me a call if you want to get in on the action.  Ed is pictured below with just a few of the piles of Steelhead he landed today.

2/20/2012  Ed with a Pere Marquette River Steelhead..

2/20/2012  Bright hens were abundant.

2/20/2012  This buck took us for a ride.

2/20/2012  There were a good number of these slightly colored bucks today.

 

Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing was great on the Muskegon River today.  The river is at a great fishing level and the fish are still fighting like it's November.  I have wednesday and friday open this coming week if anyone wants to get out on the river before Christmas and enjoy the great fishing we have had lately.  Ben and Dan are pictured below with a few of today's Steelhead.

12/18/2011  Dan with a great hen from the lower Muskegon.

12/18/2011  Ben with a nice buck from the Muskegon River.

12/18/2011  These fish were on fire today!!

12/18/2011  A bright buck from the Muskegon.









Muskegon River Fishing Report

It was great to be back on the Muskegon River after a three day trip to Toronto, Canada to stand in a wedding for a good friend.  The Steelhead fishing is still great despite very clear water conditions.  Back bouncing spawn is still our most productive method for putting good numbers of Steelhead in the net.  The water temp is holding in the 40's and as long as it does not much should change meaning great fishing going into December.  Aside from a cancellation for tomorrow I have November 30 open then my schedule opens up for December so give me a call if you want to get out and chase some Michigan Steelhead.  Ed is pictured below with a few Steelhead from today.

11/21/2011  This buck is just starting to take on some color.

11/21/2011  Muskegon River Steelhead fishing has been great this fall.

11/21/2011  Back bouncing spawn for Steelhead has been great.

11/21/2011  A chrome Michigan Fall Steelhead.
\

    

Steelhead Fishing

11/5/2011  Steelhead are very healthy this fall.

11/5/2011  Back bouncing spawn for Muskegon River Steelhead.

11/5/2011  Fritz with a nice one from this morning.

11/5/2011  Ed with a great buck Steelhead.

 

Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing remains consistently good at this point.  There was a bit of an increase in boat traffic to work around today but it did not seem to effect the bite much.  Mike and John put a bunch of Steelhead in the net this morning.

11/2/2011  Mike with a good buck.

11/2/2011  Back bouncing spawn has been very good for us.

11/2/2011  Chrome bullet!

11/2/2011  John with a chrome hen.

Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing

There is not much new to report on the river, we are still putting up unbelievable numbers of Steelhead each day.  I don't know how long fishing can stay this good but we will enjoy it while we have it.  Mike, Barney, Tom and Gerald Joined Kris and myself today for some Steelhead fishing,  Barney and Tom were in my boat and had more fish than they knew what to do with, Mike and Gerald fished with Kris and they put a beating on the Steelhead as well.  This was Barney's 90th birthday present from his son and he caught fish like it was his birthday, he and Tom are pictured below with a few Steelhead.

10/23/2011  Tom with a nice buck from this morning.

10/23/2011  Tom and Barney with one of multiple double headers.

10/23/2011  Another Muskegon River double header.

10/23/2011  Barney hits the first one of the day!!

Muskegon River Guide

Back bouncing spawn was very good today, we had about 20 Steelhead hooked by 12:30 and landed half of them, we also missed quite a few short bites from aggressive Steelhead.  There was a mix of fish ranging from fairly new arrivals, dropbacks and fish that were pushed off gravel that were on the bite today along with more trout than anyone wants while Steelhead fishing.  The water took a big drop mid morning and is clearing but back bouncing should remain good until there are just no Steelhead available.  Pat and John are pictured below with a few good fish from this morning.

5/3/2011  John with his first Steelhead from the Muskegon River.

5/3/2011  Back bouncing spawn has been producing good numbers of Steelhead.

5/3/2011  This bright hen was still tight in skein.

5/3/2011  Pat with a nice hen from just below the Croton Dam.

  

Happy Easter and Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing

What to say about the bite today but WOW!!!!  I took Steve my JV football coach and 10th grade biology teacher from Kent City Steelhead fishing until just after noon today and we landed more Steelhead than most full days over the last week.  There were a mix of bright chrome fish, slightly colored pre spawn fish and even a half dozen or so drop backs in the mix. All the fish were caught back bouncing spawn, the bites were aggressive and the fish fought hard in the 44 degree water.  With the amount of fresh tight hens we are still seeing we should have good numbers of spawning fish for weeks to come, we even boated a couple actual chrome males, not "camera flash" chrome.  Boat traffic was significantly less than the two previous days and I believe that played a part in the excellent fishing today.  Pictured below are a few shots of Steve and myself from this morning.  Happy Easter to all.

4/24/2011  Steve with an actual chrome buck Steelhead on April 24!!

4/24/2011  Another hen still tight in skein.

4/24/2011  Steve with a bright Muskegon River Steelhead.

4/24/2011  Chrome Chrome Chrome.

4/24/2011  This fat hen is getting close to spawning time.

4/24/2011  A nice hen that has not hit the gravel yet.