Goodbye October Salmon, Hello November Steelhead!

Salmon fishing is officially a thing of the past, at least for this guide as a nice push of fall steelhead are in the Muskegon River. Steelhead numbers are rising and the excitement is just beginning. Temperatures are still high, and once the water temp drops I imaging we will see more of them. With steady numbers everyday, here are a few pictures from the last couple trips. Goodbye October Salmon, see you next fall and hello November Steelhead! If you'd like to book a trip, I still have some open dates. Give me a shout! 

Steelhead

Steelhead numbers are improving daily and there is rain in the forecast!!  Sunday was cut short with the starter going out in my boat but we had enough time to get into some fish and make a fisherman out of a newbie.  Mari caught her first ever Steelhead and will surely be back for more.  The boat is fixed and I promise to start taking more pictures and updating here more often.

Fall Fishing in Michigan

It's been way too long since my last update here so I am going to try to cover the last month or so since coming home from Alaska.  Salmon fishing has been ok, with a decent amount of fish holding in pools it was nowhere near as good as it should be.  Water temp played a big role in the tough bite as for the most part never dipped below 60 degrees before the fish decided to just hit gravel to spawn.  Now it's time to let those fish do their thing and target Steelhead.  Steelhead numbers are decent and improving,  a shot of cold and rain to bring the water level up and temp down should kick things into high gear.  As of right now egg imitations behind spawning salmon are the best bet to find steelhead as these fish are taking advantage of the easy food source.  We should have another good fall steelhead fishery with great fishing thru December just like last year with the slowly cooling water temps.  I have just a few late November openings and a decent amount of December openings for anyone looking to get on the river and catch some Steelhead.  Here are just a few pictures of what we've been catching lately, salmon and steelhead.

Rainbows

Trout fishing has been great lately.  Only one more week in Alaska then it's back to Michigan for Kings!  Here are a couple nice rainbows from the Kvichak River.

Summer 2016

With 2 weeks left in the season here at Mission Lodge another summer is almost past.  Fishing has been outstanding!  While it's always sad to leave at the end of the season I am really looking forward to fishing back in Michigan. Rumor has it the Kings are pretty big out in the lake which should make for some excitement in the rivers this fall. Anyone looking to get out and test your arm against some big kings this fall give me a call, I have a couple dates left in late September and early October.  Here are a few pictures of fish we've been catching in Alaska lately.

Alaska Kings

King salmon season in Alaska is coming to a close and what a season it has been!!  With the exception of a few days here and there we have had warm sunny weather so far this summer.  The King numbers were great on the Nushagak, Togiak and Goodnews Rivers and fishing was fantastic.  Now we just need some of that nasty rainy August weather to get the silvers on the move.  Here are just a couple pictures of Kings from this season.