Fall steelhead

There are steelhead scattered throughout the river system and fishing has been generally good but spotty at times.  After a solid salmon run that peaked pretty late this fall we can only hope the best is yet to come for fall steelhead numbers. I've been slacking on my updates so here come some fish pictures.

Muskegon River Fishing Report

Salmon fishing on the Muskegon River has been great this fall.  We have been catching good numbers of fish float fishing with eggs most days.  We should have another week or two of good fishing in deep water for kings.  There are still some fish trickling in and some that have been here a while are starting to do what they came up the river to do.  Boat traffic has increased significantly since some fish have become visible in shallow water which means it's almost time for us to transition from Salmon to Steelhead fishing, once they show up.  Here are a few pictures from recent trips.

Salmon

Salmon fishing has been pretty good overall for us so far this season.  We have been hooking good numbers of fish most days, mainly float fishing.  Water temp is finally on the drop with the cooler weather we've had lately.  There are good numbers of fish moving thru the system and if you land on an area they are stopping to rest it can be game on.  Here are a couple recent pictures of the Kings we've been catching.

Michigan King Salmon.

It's good to be back home and catching Kings on Michigan rivers.  The fishing is not red hot but there are some fish willing to bite.  Water temp is a bit high so some cooler weather will be welcome.  here are a few fish from my first two days back home from Alaska.

9/17/2015  Jim with a nice King in the heat of the day.

9/17/2015  Mark with one that couldn't resist a crankbait.

9/16/2015  The crankbait bite was decent in the morning.

9/16/2015  Fritz scores a good fish.

 

Alaska 2015

Had a great season in Alaska.  The weather and fishing were outstanding and the summer seemed to go by too quickly.  I am back in Michigan chasing Salmon around the rivers hoping for cooler weather.

Teaching her cubs how to fish on Moraine Creek.

A tundra fire along the Togiak River.

A great Rainbow I caught on a day off.

The trout were healthy.

A Coho taking on some color.

Tiarna with a good Rainbow.

Kvichak River Rainbows remind me of Steelhead!!