Michigan Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing is still good for us on the Muskegon River, dropbacks are plentiful and traffic is minimal.  Ed is pictured below with a few he caught back bouncing today.

4/15/2012  Ed with a nice dropback Steelhead.

4/15/2012  Steelhead fishing has been great.

4/15/2012  The sun came out for a while but the camera was a bit wet from the rain.

4/15/2012  Back bouncing for dropback Steelhead.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Muskegon River Steelhead fishing has been pretty good.  Below are a few pics from the last 2 days.

3/26/2012  Alex with a nice buck from this afternoon.

3/26/2012  Fishing was great on our evening trip.

3/26/2012  Dave with a buck he caught back bouncing this morning.

3/26/2012  Gene with a drop back hen from this morning's trip.

3/25/2012  Ed with a bright hen from yesterday.

3/25/2012  Muskegon River Steelhead.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Steelhead Fishing on the Muskegon River was great again today in the high water.  Unseasonably warm weather has water temps above normal and the fish have taken notice.  Mark and Jim are pictured below with a few of their fish from a short day on the river. 

3/16/2012  Jim with a great hen from this morning.

3/16/2012  Mark with a nice buck he caught back bouncing.

3/16/2012  There are some bright hens like this one around.

3/16/2012  One of the darker bucks from today.

3/16/2012  One of Jim's Steelhead had a lamprey in tow.

Spring Steelhead

Santiago and Alex from Mexico slipped in a Steelhead trip on the Muskegon River before their week of business meetings.  They did a good job picking up the back bouncing technique and put some nice Steelhead in the net.  Water is right where I like it, high and dirty and there are some chrome fish around.  Water temps in the lower river have been in the high 30's on these warm afternoons and should have big numbers of fish on the move soon.  I still have March 18, 19, 21, 26 and April 8 available for full day trips, there will also be 4 hour evening trips available in April for $200. 

3/11/2012  Santiago catches Redfish in Mexico but I think he likes Michigan Steelhead!! 

3/11/2012  A chrome hen from this afternoon.

3/11/2012  You couldn'y wipe the smiles off their faces.   

3/11/2012  Alex with a nice buck from 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!!!

 

Michigan Steelhead Fishing

Muskegon River water level is up around 2,900 cfs. since the recent rain and has a nice stain.  Steelhead have bit spawn and plugs pretty well over the last couple days.  A few fish taken on both techniques are pictured below.

3/4/2012  Tom with a winter buck caught back bouncing.

3/4/2012  This Steelhead hammered a plug.

3/4/2012  Travis with his first ever Steelhead!! Congrats.

3/4/2012  Another plug eater.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Kris and Mike with a few Steelhead from another productive half day on the Muskegon River.

2/9/2012  Kris with a very hard fighting Steelhead.

2/9/2012  Mike with a nice buck caught back bouncing spawn.

2/9/2012  Muskegon River Steelhead .

2/9/2012  Mike with a very nice hen from this morning. 

Muskegon River Steelhead

Steelhead fishing has been very good over the last week and today was no exception.  Ed and Fritz hooked into good numbers of Steelhead float fishing and back bouncing today, we also caught so many trout they were almost a nuisance.  Boat traffic was pretty heavy but there are plenty of fish to go around.  My next openings are tuesday, wednesday and friday of next week if anyone wants to get out and enjoy the mild winter weather and great Steelhead fishing.  Ed and Fritz are pictured below with a few of today's Steelhead.

2/3/2012  Ed with a plump hen.

2/3/2012  Fritz with a colored up Winter buck.

2/3/2012  The mid Winter bite has been good.

2/3/2012  Lots of Steelhead in the upper Muskegon around Pine St.

  

Muskegon River Steelhead

After the river turned to chocolate milk yesterday from swollen creeks I was not sure what to expect this morning, we drove into the launch to find much improved clarity over yesterday.  The river flow is now just over 3,000 cfs. and visibility is 5 to 6 feet.  Steelhead fishing was outstanding today as Ed and Derek learned the technique of back bouncing spawn, they must have put in a reservation because we were the only anglers in the section of river we fished!!  Fishing should be great over the next week or more with this shot of water and less boat traffic with the turn of the calendar into December. 

I sill have November 30 and plenty of openings in December for those wanting to get in on the fall Steelhead action on the Muskegon River.

11/28/2011  Derek with some Muskegon River Chrome.

11/28/2011  Ed with a colorful buck caught back bouncing.

11/28/2011  Back bouncing for Muskegon River Steelhead.

11/28/2011  November chrome!!

  

Happy Thanksgiving Report

The Muskegon River is still fishing very good for Steelhead.  The river dropped a bit today to around 1,500 cfs. and is clear, water temp is still in the 40's.  Despite low, clear water and bright sunny skies today the bite was quite strong, maybe it was the Steelhead's Thanksgiving feast??  Steve and Greg are pictured below with a couple of their fish from today.  Happy Thanksgiving to all.

11/23/2011  Greg with a bright hen under bright skies.

11/23/2011  Steve had to wrestle this big buck out of a very woody spot.

11/23/2011  Back bouncing for Muskegon River Steelhead.

11/23/2011  Steve with a nice buck caught back bouncing.

  

Muskegon River Fishing Report

  The Muskegon River is at a great level for this time of year and water temp is holding in the upper 40's.  Steelhead fishing was outstanding again today and boat traffic was surprisingly light.  Ed and Fritz are pictured below with a few Steelhead from today.

11/16/2011  Fritz with a chrome hen with a big belly.

11/16/2011  Ed broke this fish off on a hookset just about a minute before it bit again!!

11/16/2011  Back bouncing for Steelhead is deadly in the right hands.

11/16/2011  Ed with a hefty buck Steelhead caught back bouncing.

Muskegon River Guide

Alex treated himself to a half day guide trip on the Muskegon River for his birthday today and it proved to be pretty productive putting double digits in the net before noon.  We are catching a mixture of chrome and darker fish but the chrome fish outnumber the dark ones.  Boat traffic was very light today as we only ran into two boats at the end of our day and hopefully tomorrow will follow suit with the firearm deer opener here in Michigan.  Good luck to all the hunters and be safe!!!

11/14/2011  These fish fought hard today.

11/14/2011  Gotta love November chrome.

11/14/2011  Alex with another birthday Steelhead.

11/14/2011  Alex with a nice chrome hen caught back bouncing.