Early King Salmon Fun in the Sun

Each summer before I head to Alaska to guide for 3 months Ed and I like to head north to a fairly well known "little river" in search of the run of early kings it holds. While there may not be big numbers of these chrome beasts, for the motivated angler there is enough fun to be had.  We found fish coming in this morning chasing bait, what fun to watch!!  When you do hook, (or should I say encounter),  one of these early King Salmon in tight quarters the chances it will come to hand for a picture are very slim, Ed made it happen today with the great fish pictured below, nice job Ed I am looking forward to casting Thundersticks for Salmon when I return in September.

6/8/2011  Ed with a very hard fighting little river Salmon.

Muskegon River Fishing Report

Had a cancellation today so guide buddy Nathan and I backbounced spawn for a short 3 hour trip this morning to see if the fish would still bite in the super high water.  The end result was Yes they will bite, you may fish a few spots and get blanked but then you run into a spot where you might hook as many as 5 fish, they are definately clumped together and when you put your bait in their face they eat, location, location , location!  We also caught a half dozen chunky little trout that have obviously been gorging on eggs.  Once again there was a mix of pre spawn fish, dropbacks and actively spawning Steelhead, as strange as the weather has been Spring Steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River is going strong.  Back bouncing spawn should remain good atleast through the high water and depending on how fast the dropbacks head for Lake Michigan, even longer.  Pictured below is Nathan and myself with a few Steelhead from today.

4/28/2011  Myself with a dropback hen.

4/28/2011  A nice pre spawn hen from the Muskegon River.

4/28/2011  A tight hen that came out of a soft seam in a pool.

4/28/2011  Nathan with a good buck that fought very hard.

Guide's Day Off

Fished with friend and fellow guide Kris for a couple hours this morning in the lower river and found a good number of willing biters.  Steelhead fishing on the Muskegon River should continue to improve over the next week with warmer temps.  I am pictured below with a few of the fish I caught, Kris was the cameraman today.

3/15/2011  A nice hen Steelhead from the Muskegon River.

3/15/2011  Fishing on our day off keeps us on top of things.

3/15/2011  A nice buck Steelhead.

3/15/2011  Muskegon River Steelhead.